CAMP MELCHOR DELA CRUZ, Isabela – A suspected New People’s Army (NPA) member was killed in an encounter between Army soldiers and communist guerrillas in the mountains of Mainit village in Bontoc, Mountain Province that lasted from Thursday night to Friday morning, the military said.
Army Captain Jefferson Somera, 5th Infantry Division spokesperson and public affairs chief, told the Philippine News Agency that the slain rebel has not yet been identified. The body has been brought to a local funeral parlor for autopsy.
No casualty was reported on the government side.
Two M-16 Armalite rifles were also seized from the rebels.
The Army soldiers from the 50th Infantry Battalion pounced on the estimated 30-member communist group, whom they chanced upon during a security operation in the village. (Ramon Monsalve, Jr/PNA)
