A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was killed in an encounter with government soldiers in Igbaras town, Iloilo province on Saturday, Nov. 26.
ILOILO CITY – A New People’s Army rebel was killed in an encounter with government soldiers in Igbaras town, Iloilo province on Saturday, Nov. 26.
THE body of a New People’s Army rebel lies on the ground after an encounter with government soldiers in Igbaras town, Iloilo province on Saturday, Nov. 26. His remains were left behind when his comrades withdrew in the firefight with the 61st Infantry Battalion in Barangay Tigbanaba. Costas, also known by the aliases “Evan” or “Ivan,” was a squad member for the NPA Southern Front Committee in Panay Island.
Lt. Col. Harold Garcia, 61st IB commander, said that soldiers recovered war materials – two M16A1 rifles, an AK47 rifle, an M203 grenade launcher, a rifle grenade, and paraphernalia for improvised explosive device .
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