Three alleged ranking officials of the New People’s Army have been killed in a series of encounters that forced residents to flee from their homes in the hinterlands of Misamis Oriental, authorities said on Saturday.
THREE suspected members of the New People’s Army were killed during a clash between rebels and government troops in Misamis Oriental over the weekend, a belated report reaching Camp Aguinaldo said. The report said that elements of the Army’s 58th Infantry Battalion were on combat operation when they clashed with…
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The Army's 58th Infantry Battalion (58IB) on Saturday said three guerrillas of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) were killed in an encounter with government soldiers in Claveria town, Misamis Oriental on March 18. In a statement, Lt. Col. Ricky Canatoy, commanding officer of the 58IB, said the 10-minute firefight happened between government forces and around 10 armed rebels of GF Huawei of Sub-regional Committee 1 (SRC1) of the North Central Mindanao Regional Committee (NCMRC). The 58th IB identified the slain NPA rebels as Agay Taquin alias Kerby, the vice commander of Platoon Falcon; Andrew Odiongan alias Dave, the political instructor of SR SDG Eagles; and Joan Pajardo alias Amirgo, team leader B of Squad 1, GF Huawei, all under the SRC 1, NCMRC. The first encounter occurred at around 7 a.m. in the hinterlands of Barangay Plaridel, Claveria town, as the troops were conducting military operations while following the trace
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The Army's 58th Infantry Battalion (58IB) on Saturday said that three rebels of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) were killed in a recent encounter in Claveria town, Misamis Oriental. In a statement, Lt. Col. Ricky Canatoy, commanding officer of the 58IB, said the 10-minute firefight happened between government forces and around 10 armed rebels of GF Huawei of Sub-regional Committee 1 (SRC1) of the North Central Mindanao Regional Committee (NCMRC) on Friday. The 58th IB identified the slain NPA rebels as Agay Taquin alias Kerby, the vice commander of Platoon Falcon; Andrew Odiongan alias Dave, the political instructor of SR SDG Eagles; and Joan Pajardo alias Amirgo, team leader B of Squad 1, GF Huawei, all under the SRC 1, NCMRC. The first encounter occurred at around 7 a.m. in the hinterlands of Barangay Plaridel, Claveria town, as the troops were conducting military operations while following the traces of a rebel hideout
The Philippine Army’s 4th Infantry Division (4ID) figured in two armed encounters with suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Claveria, Misamis Oriental on Friday, March 18.
(Courtesy of Philippine Army, 4th Infantry Division) Three male suspects were killed in the encounters between elemen