TACLOBAN CITY – Two New People’s Army rebels were killed and an arms cache was seized in an encounter with the military in Barangay Santo Niño, Paranas, Samar, on Wednesday, Feb. 5.
TACLOBAN CITY – Two New People’s Army rebels were killed and an arms cache was seized in an encounter with the military in Barangay Santo Niño, Paranas, Samar, on Wednesday, Feb. 5.
Troops launched an operation after residents reported a group of armed men conducting extortion activities in the area. The communist rebels fled but three hours later at around 8 a.m., troops from the 87th Infantry Battalion encountered them, triggering a three-minute gun battle where two guerillas were killed and an M16 rifle, a caliber .45 pistol, two anti-personnel mines, a rifle grenade, assorted magazines, and ammunition were recovered.
He urged their comrades to surrender and embrace the government's reintegration programs for a more peaceful and progressive future.
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