A NEW People’s Army rebel was killed while a Cafgu member was hurt after a firefight with the rebels in Sitio Agsan, Barangay Datu Ampuran in Laak, Compostela Valley at 7 a.m. on Saturday.
Meanwhile, troops were able to recover M14 rifle at the scene.
Capt. Rhyan B. Batchar, spokesperson of 10th Infantry Division, said combined elements of 60th Infantry Battalion and Cafgu Active Auxilliary of Delta Company of 72nd IB were checking on reports of the NPA presence led by alias Macatindog in the area.
They chanced upon a group of rebels believed to be members of Guerilla Front 34 in Southern Mindanao Regional Committee which triggered a 30-minute firefight.
Meanwhile, the wounded Cafgu identified only on his surname was CAA Casigtuanwas was brought to Metro Davao Medical Research Center. The unidentified slain NPA was also brought to Camp Panacan station.
In a statement, Maj. Gen. Rafael Valencia, commander of the division, expressed his grief on the death of the rebel.
“We urge the remaining NPAs to return to the folds of the law,” Valencia said. “The futility of the armed struggle have only brought countless misery to the filipino families.”
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