Joint military and police units figured in an armed encounter with suspected communist groups in Ragay, Camarines Sur on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 12.
An alleged communist rebel dies after an encounter with joint military and police forces in Ragay, Camarines Sur on December 12, 2021. (Photo: Philip
ENCOUNTER SITE. The area in Barangay Salvacion in Ragay, Camarines Sur, where a clash occurred between government soldiers and New People's Army (NPA) rebels on Sunday (Dec. 12, 2021). A still unidentified rebel was killed in the armed encounter. (Photo courtesy of 9th Infantry Division) LEGAZPI CITY - A New People's Army (NPA) rebel was killed in an armed encounter between government troops and the communist guerrillas in Barangay Salvacion, Ragay, Camarines Sur on Sunday afternoon. In a statement on Monday, Maj. John Paul Belleza, the 9th Infantry Division spokesperson, said the gunfight lasted for 30 minutes and resulted in the killing of the still unidentified rebel and the recovery of two M16 rifles and a bandolier. "Joint elements of 9th Infantry Battalion (9IB), 92nd Division Reconnaissance Company (92DRC), 1st Camarines Sur Provincial Mobile Force Company, Camarines Sur Police Provincial Office (CSPPO), 1st Camarines Norte Provincial Mobile Force Company, Camarines