A suspected New People's Army (NPA) fighter was killed
following a clash with 30th Infantry Battalion troopers and police officers in
Malimono town, Surigao Del Norte Monday morning.
The incident transpired at 8:00 a.m., said AFP spokesperson
Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla, the first recorded fighting among government
forces and NPA units since the lifting of the unilateral ceasefire Saturday.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte ordered the lifting of the
ceasefire, declared during his State-of-the-Nation-Address last July 25, in
wake of the NPA's failure to declare their own version of the ceasefire last
July 30.
The clash lasted for five minutes and resulted in the death
of one rebel and recovery of an AK-47 automatic rifle, two IEDs (improvised
explosive device), assorted ammunition and magazines and gallons of rice and
other foodstuff.
No losses were recorded among 30th Infantry Battalion
troopers.
Padilla said military and police units were responding to
NPA extortion complaints when the clash happened in a hill near the Malimono City Hall
Allegedly, NPA units were supposed to meet their couriers
there and pick up money and supplies raised by extorting residents of Barangays
San Isidro and Binucayan.
However, this was foiled by the immediate response of
government security forces and resulted in the death of one rebel.
Government forces are still conducting pursuit operations as
of this time.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=909354
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