MAWAB, Compostela Valley Province – The New
Peoples Army’s (NPA) belonging to Guerilla Front 33 of the Southern Mindanao
Regional Committee (SMRC) left behind one AK-47 rifle, one improvised explosive
device (IED), two rifle grenades and six backpacks after a 20-minute firefight
with the government troops on Monday afternoon, here.
In a statement sent by Capt. Rhyan Batchar, chief division
public affairs office of the 10th Infantry Division, the interception of the
firearm and IED is the result of the encounter between the 25th Infantry
Battalion (IB) and the rebel group at the Sitio Bagtok, Brgy San Vicente,
Montevista here.
Batchar further added that the troops acting on the reported
presence of an armed group in the said barangay engaged in a 20-minute
firefight and there was no casualty among the soldiers while the NPAs were
believed to have suffered casualties.
MGen Rafael Valencia, 10ID Commander, lauded the bravery of
the soldiers of 25IB.
"We are committed to serve and secure the people and we
will not hesitate to use legitimate force against the NPAs who use violence to
achieve their discredited political objectives," MGen Valencia
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