The two suspected NPA rebels arrested by government troopers and the six homemade guns recovered at the encounter site in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental at 7:51 a.m., yesterday.
Two suspected New People’s Army rebels were captured, and six guns were recovered by the combined troops of the Philippine Army and elite police Special Action Force during an encounter yesterday with about 30 communist guerillas in Brgy. Codcod, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental.
Lt. Col. Rommel Cordova, 62nd Infantry Battalion commander, said the encounter took place at about 7:50 a.m. yesterday, while his troops, the 6th Special Action Force Battalion and NOPPO Public Safety Company were responding to reports of civilians about the presence of armed rebels in their place.
The rebels, believed to be under the command of a certain Ka Reboy, were surprised by the sudden appearance of government troops, and an about 15-minute of running gunbattle ensued, Cordova said.
The fleeing rebels left behind five shotguns and a 357 magnum revolver.
Cordova said two suspected rebels, identified as Felipe Bolo, 34, and Conrado Sison, 19, of Sitio Bedio, Brgy. Codcod, San Carlos City, were captured at the encounter site and were immediately turned over to the San Carlos City police station for detention and inquest proceedings.
No casualty was reported on the government side, while pursuing government troopers are still trailing the fleeing rebels, following traces of bloodstains along their withdrawal routes, he added.
Maj. Gen. Rey Leonardo Guerrero, 3rd Infantry Division commander, in a statement he issued yesterday, reminded government troops, in pursuit of the rebels fleeing towards Canlaon City, Negros Oriental, to strictly observe the rule of law.
The 62IB, in tandem with 6th SAB and NOPPO Public Safety Company, have been conducting security operations since last week in the hinterlands of Escalante City and Toboso, as the NPA is set to mark its 46th founding anniversary on March 29.
Cordova said they are ready to provide medical assistance to injured rebels, who may wish to come down and rejoin the mainstream society.
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