From the Philippine News Agency (Aug 11, 2022): 2 NPA fighters killed in MisOr clash (By Nef Luczon)
Google map of Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental.
Two combatants of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed Thursday during an encounter with military troops in Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental.
In a statement, Lt. Col. Ricky L. Canatoy, the Army’s 58th Infantry Battalion (IB) commander, said soldiers clashed with the rebels around 6:30 a.m. in Barangay Lunotan following a civilian tipoff of the rebels' location.
Canatoy said the slain rebels – a male and female – belong to the NPA's North Central Mindanao Regional Command. Their identities were still being verified as of posting time.
Recovered from the 20-minute encounter were two M16 rifles, an improvised explosive device, mobile phones, and other personal belongings.
“This encounter should serve as another eye-opener to the remaining members of the NPA to voluntarily surrender and avail the different programs of the government that are enough for them to start a new life,” Canatoy said.
He said the 58IB will coordinate with Gingoog City's Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office to inform the dead rebels' families.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1181130
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