A soldier from the 1st Special Forces Battalion was killed while an undetermined number of New People’s Army (NPA) insurgents were wounded during a two-hour clash in Valencia City, Bukidnon Friday afternoon.
Location map photo courtesy of WikiPilipinas.org
The incident took place at 2 p.m. at Sitio Kambangon,
Barangay Lilingayon, said 4th Infantry Division spokesperson Capt. Joe Patrick
Martinez.
Government forces were deployed in the area after several
residents forwarded complaints of the ongoing NPA extortion mission in their
locality.
The clash ended with the NPAs retreating some two hours later.
Several blood trails were discovered by troops, indicating that many of the
rebels were wounded in the fighting.
Recovered from the encounter scene were two AK-47 automatic
rifles, two M-653 carbine, five M-16A-1 rifles, an improvised explosive device,
eight AK-47 magazines, three M-14 magazines, one M-16 magazine, a rifle
grenade, five gallons of gas, three handheld radios, and numerous NPA
belongings and subversive documents with high intelligence value.
“I congratulate our troops for successfully pushing the NPA
extortionists away from that peaceful community. Unfortunately, while our
troops are performing their duty, one of our soldiers have paid his ultimate
sacrifice when he offered his own life just to free our people from NPA
atrocities. To our brave soldier, your heroism will always be remembered by the
people to whom you dedicated your life and service,” 4th Infantry Division
commander Major Gen. Benjamin Madrigal said.
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