About 100 people have evacuated to safer ground as fighting
rages in the hinterlands of Salay, a coastal town east of Misamis Oriental
since Tuesday.
The military has not issued an official statement. The local
government, however, reported two army soldiers and an unidentified rebel of
the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed.
Francisco Dy, head of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction
Management Office (PDRRMO), said that the provincial government has readied
relief goods for the displaced families.
“Our relief team that includes doctors and medical workers
have been dispatched to Salay to assist the evacuees,” Dy said.
He said that each family would be provided two food packs
and a hygiene kit.
The fighting between the government troopers and the NPA
rebels took place in the hinterland village
of Bunal
Until Wednesday, the running gun battle continues prompting
village residents, mostly farmers, to evacuate to safer grounds in the town
proper of Salay for fear of being caught in the crossfire, the local government
reported.
Dy said that the PDRRMO is concerned on the health of the
children and the villagers who have been reportedly affected by the “traumatic”
experience.
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