Army tries to ‘zero in' on location of rebels

From the Visayan Daily Star (Aug 19): Army tries to ‘zero in' on location of rebels

The Philippine Army continues its combat operations and intelligence monitoring to pinpoint the exact location of New People's Army rebels, who had claimed responsibility for the ambush-slay of six policemen and a civilian in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental, last month, Maj. Gen. Jon Aying, 3rd Infantry Division commander, said.

“We are now trying to zero in on their exact location, for us to get them,” he added.

The Leonardo Panaligan Command of the NPA, who claimed responsibility for the ambush of the Guihulngan policemen, also reported to have confiscated 17 firearms.

Senior Supt. Henry Biñas, provincial police director of Negros Oriental, said they have already established the identities of the rebel ambushers.

Aying admitted that some of the communist rebels, who had reinforced their comrades in central Negros in the staging of the ambush, splintered into small groups, and already returned to their areas.

But Aying still believes that the main bulk of rebel ambushers are still in central Negros.

The return of the 11 th Infantry Battalion in central Negros is now being requested by local officials in Negros Oriental.

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2017/August/19/negor1.htm