From GMA News (Jun 28): AFP: Troops recover high-powered firearms after clash with NPA in Agusan Sur
Government troops recovered four high-powered firearms from the communist New People's Army guerrillas after a clash in Agusan del Sur on Saturday, the military said Sunday.
Armed Forces of the Philippines public affairs unit head Lt. Col. Harold Cabunoc said the Army's 26th Infantry Battalion figured in the clash with the rebels at 11 a.m. in Sitio Tagbulete, Brgy. Del Monte Veruela town.
No one was harmed from the government side, he said.
According to 26th IB commander Lt. Col. Rolando Dumawa, the military conducted a combat operation in the area after being informed by residents that there were rebels in the area.
Dumawa added that the troops were able secure a better position against at least 20 members of Front Committee 3, who he said fired the first shots. The firefight lasted about 20 minutes. "We are not certain how many of them were killed or injured," he said about the insurgents.
Cabunoc said the military's Eastern Mindanao Command has so far confiscated 77 high-powered firearms from the NPA since January 1, 2015.
Following the clash, EastMinCom head Lt. Gen. Aurelio Baladad directed the Army's 4th Infantry Division to intensify its patrols to protect indigenous people communities against the NPA, Cabunoc said.
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/512002/news/regions/afp-troops-recover-high-powered-firearms-after-clash-with-npa-in-agusan-sur
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