CAGAYAN DE ORO – Two members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed in a series of encounters in San Rafael, Talakag Bukidnon on Sunday.
Brigadier General Edgardo del Rosario, chief of the Army’s 403rd Infantry Brigade confirmed the battle between troops of 65IB againsts fully armed members of the communist party.
The said encounter lasted for 10 minutes which resulted to the death of “Bibs”, as identified by a former rebel, and another unidentified armed men.
Recovered from the suspects were two M-16 and M-14 rifles.
Del Rosario believed that most of the members of the NPA fighters were severely wounded since they miscalculated the force of the 65IB around the area.
The troop led by 2nd Lieutenant Neri are still on hot pursuit operation on more or less 20 guerillas from North Central Mindanao Regional Command./ edited by Bombo Sol Marquez.
