A FIREFIGHT between the government troops and unidentified armed men believed to be communist rebels, ensued Friday, February 17, at 1:30 p.m. in Barangay Bulonay, Impasug-ong town, Bukidnon.
Captain Krisnen Peter Sarsagat, acting spokesperson of the 4th Infantry Division (4ID), said the firefight lasted for some five minutes.
Sarsagat also said government troops were conducting combat gearing operations in the said barangay due to reported presence of the New People's Army (NPA) rebels.
Sarsagat added that there were no injured or recorded casualties on the government side but in a news advisory from Ka Allan Janito, spokesman of the New People's Army's North Central Mindanao Regional Command, claimed that two government troopers were wounded while a red fighter was also wounded.
The army is still gathering more information to verify the claim.
"Nagkataon lang na nagkasugat lang gyud sila (It’s a coincidence that they met) while our soldiers were conducting the operations, so may (there’s a) retaliation talagang naganap (that happened)," Sarsagat added.
In a news advisory from Ka Allan Janito, spokesman of the New People's Army's North Central Mindanao Regional Command, claimed that two government troopers were wounded while a red fighter was also wounded.
It noted that the NPA squad under the Julito Tiro command harassed the soldiers under the 8th Infantry Battalion.
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