MANDAUE CITY, CEBU, Philippines — Two soldiers were killed while four other soldiers were wounded during an armed encounter with at least 20 members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Sitio
Tiyos, Barangay Quintin, Moises Padilla town in Negros Occidental on Wednesday afternoon, November 3.
Captain Kim Apitong, officer in charge of the 3rd Division Public Affairs Office, said many were also wounded on the NPA side after they saw several NPAs dragging their wounded comrades with them as they fled from the area of the encounter. The rebels planned to stage attacks and extort money along the ongoing Hilaitan-Trinidad Farm to Market Road in Guihulngan City, which is a road project that has been 90 percent complete, said Apitong.“The presence of NPA terrorists in Brgy. Quintin Remo, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental aims to stage attack, conduct their extortion scheme and regain their masses in the area,” the report said.
But as of press time, the Philippine Army has yet to name the troops who died and those who were injured during the encounter, pending notification of their immediate families.
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