Two communist rebels of the New People’s Army (NPA), one an amazon, were killed in an encounter with government troopers in Bukidnon last Sunday, a belated report reaching here said on Thursday.
Lt. Norman M. Tagros, spokesman of the Army’s 8th Infantry Battalion based in Kalilangan, Bukidnon, said the amazon was identified as Margie Almahan, 18, of Sitio Bendung, Barangay Busdi,
Tagros said that the armed encounter took place in the vicinity of
He said that a 30-minute firefight ensued where the two unidentified NPA rebels were killed. The two dead NPAs were left behind by the remaining rebels who fled to various directions.
Recovered from the encounter scene were two AK-47 rifles, several ammunitions and magazines, personal belongings, and subversive documents.
Tagros said that the military sent a troop to patrol the area after receiving reports of an armed men who were carrying out extortion, coercion, and propaganda activities sowing fears among residents in the area.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=569917
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