Published March 17, 2021, 12:08 PM
ILOILO CITY—An elderly lady believed to be a New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was nabbed following an encounter with the Philippine Army’s 12th Infantry Battalion (12 IB) in Janiuay town, Iloilo province.
Major Cenon Pancito III, spokesman of the 3rd Infantry Division (3ID), only identified the elderly lady rebel as “Bing”.
The 66-year-old native of La Carlota City was caught during the pursuit operations following the Tuesday encounter in Dabong village.
Pancito said she was nabbed after soldiers were tipped that she sought refuge at a house of a local villager when her NPA comrades fled following the encounter.