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SEIZED WAR MATERIEL. The high-powered firearms and other materiel seized by government forces after an encounter with New People's Army rebels in Sitio Montenegren, Barangay San Isidro, Marihatag, Surigao del Sur on March 21, 2022. Killed during the skirmish was an NPA rebel whose identity is still being determined by authorities. (Photo courtesy of 4ID) BUTUAN CITY - A New People's Army (NPA) insurgent was killed in an encounter Monday in the Surigao del Sur town of Marihatag, where government forces also recovered firearms and other rebel war materiel. In a statement Wednesday, the Army's 4th Infantry Division (4ID) said troops belonging to the 75th Infantry Battalion (75IB) under the 401st Infantry Brigade (401Bde) had overrun a hideout holding about 20 rebels during the 10-minute encounter in Sitio Montenegren, Barangay San Isidro in Marihatag. "The 75IB troopers, based on the information provided by concerned citizens, were able to track down the 20 NPA rebels who