EIGHT suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed in an encounter with government troops in Guihulngan City in Negros Oriental on Tuesday afternoon, March 23, 2021.
Colonel Michael Samson, acting commander of the 303rd Infantry Brigade, said the troops seized firearms, ammunition and other war materiel from the suspected rebels.
Those seized following the encounter were 11 high powered firearms, including six M16 rifles, two M14 rifles, one M4 rifle, one M60 and one KG9.
The troops also recovered two improvised explosive devices (IED), one IED wire, six M14 magazines with ammunition, two backpacks and various documents “of high intelligence value.”
Samson expressed his gratitude to the community whose cooperation has been vital to his unit’s success in the said engagement.
He assured the people of Negros that the 303rd Infantry Brigade and all other Army units will always be on full alert to prevent the NPA Terrorists from doing hostile activities.
“I urge our soldiers to relentlessly pursue the NPAs who had been threatening our people in the countryside. I also encourage the people to continue giving information on the presence of NPAs in their communities in order for us to prevent them from casting terroristic activities that could hamper the ongoing peace and development in the area,” he said. (SunStar Philippines)