From the Philippine Information Agency (May 22, 2019): Army, NPA clash in Surigao Norte; 1 firearm recovered
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte -- The 30th Infantry "Python" Battalion (30IB) recovered one (1) high-powered firearm after a clash with CPP-NPA Terrorists (CNTs) on May 2, 2019, in Barangay Camam-onan, Gigaquit town.
According to 30IB Battalion Commander Lt. Col. Allen Raymund C. Tomas, while the government troops were conducting security operations in preparation for the mid-term election on May 13, 2019, they encountered more or less 15 CNTs on the afternoon of May 1, 2019.
The following day, in a pursuit operation, the troops were able to track down and catch up with the fleeing disoriented CNTs that led to another firefight that lasted for about 20 minutes.
The troops are all safe and unharmed, while the retreating CNTs scampered in a different location, leaving behind one M16 rifle with long magazine, one backpack, and assorted foodstuffs.
In the first quarter of 2019, series of encounters between 30IB and CNTs were recorded which resulted to the death of four NPA members, recovery of four high-powered firearms and six anti-personnel mines or Improvised Explosive Device (IED). (1LT Ken T. Enciso, CMO-30IB, Philippine Army/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1022326
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