Sixteen soldiers and 17 policemen received commendation medals for demonstrating bravery in a series of encounters against communist rebels in southern Negros Occidental last week.
On Oct. 6, the troops of 31st Division Reconnaisance Company encountered more or less 15 NPA- terrorist at Sitio Bugo, Barangay Buenavista, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental.
After a 15-minute gun battle, the estimated 10 communist rebels retreated. Soldiers recovered a rifle grenade, two magazines of AK 47, 117 rounds of 7.62 live ammunition, and electrical wires for anti-personal mines, among others.
[The Civil Relations Service (CRS) is the unit of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that engages the public through its public information and community relations programs “to create a favorable atmosphere between the community and the AFP. The CRS is the equivalent of the Psychological Operations and Civil Affairs units of the US Army.]
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