3 NPAs, 1 militiaman dead in North Cotabato firefight

From Malaya Business Insight (Jan 23): 3 NPAs, 1 militiaman dead in North Cotabato firefight

THREE members of the New People’s Army and a government militiaman were killed yesterday in an attack staged by the communist group on an Army detachment in Makilala town, North Cotabato.

Lt. Lea Canseran, spokeswoman of the Army’s 39th Infantry Battalion operating in the province, said about 20 rebels attacked the Luayon detachment in Barangay Luayon at around 12:15 a.m.

Militiamen manning the detachment traded fire with the rebels belonging to the NPA’s Guerilla Front 72 for almost two hours, or until the insurgents withdrew.
The fighting resulted in the death of one of the militiamen, identified as Julito Apala, and wounding of six others.

In Sultan Kudarat, 10 NPA rebels surrendered to the police.
Chief Insp. Aldrin Gonzales, spokesman of the Soccsksargen regional police office, said the returnees are members of the NPA’s Guerilla Front 73 Cherry Mobile Platoon under one “Mac-Mac.”

Gonzales said the rebels surrendered after negotiations with Mamerto Parong, chairman of Barangay Midtungok in Senator Ninoy Aquino town.

He said the rebels turned over three cal. 45 pistols, two cal. 38 revolvers, a home-made pistolized Garand, a home-made M14 rifle, and a home-made shotgun, and assorted ammunition.

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