4 alleged communist rebels die in encounter with soldiers in Guihulngan

BACOLOD CITY -- Four more suspected communist rebels were killed in an encounter with government troopers in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental on Sunday, May 21. According to a statement released by the Philippine Army, the operation was an offshoot of the gunfight that killed five alleged members of the New People's Army (NPA) in Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Saturday. The 62nd Infantry Battalion (IB), the report said, traced the retreating rebels to Sitio Cambawgon, Barangay Trinidad, Guihulngan City at around 5:10 a.m. on Sunday. Seized from the suspects were an M4 Firebird, three M-16 rifles, a .30 caliber Springfield Bar Rifle, three .45 caliber pistols, assorted ...

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