From the Philippine News Agency (Feb 18, 2019): NPA rebel killed in Misamis Occidental clash
A New People’s Army (NPA) member was killed in a clash with government forces in the Misamis Occidental town of Aloran, military officials said Monday.
Lt. Col. John Andrada, the Army’s 10th Infantry Battalion commander, said the firefight broke out around 9:40 a.m. Monday as the troops were checking the reported presence of NPA communist terrorists, who were recruiting young people and extorting money from the residents.
Andrada said the firefight lasted for about 30 minutes before the NPAs--some of them believed to have been wounded--fled.
He said the troops recovered from the clash site an AK-47 rifle with ammunition and subversive documents with high intelligence value.
Brig. Gen. Roberto Ancan, the Army’s 1st Infantry Division commander, expressed sympathy to the family and relatives of the slain NPA member, whose identity was not released.
“It is very tragic that he has taken arms against the people of Misamis Occidental when only through peace, development and social justice can be achieved,” Ancan said.
Meanwhile, Col. Bagnus Gaerlan, the Army’s 102nd Infantry Brigade commander, has called on the remaining NPAs in the province to lay down their arms peacefully.
The United States has already declared the NPA and Abu Sayyaf Group as terrorist organizations.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1062197
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