NPA rebel dead in clash with gov’t troops in Laguna
Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 06:44:42 +0000
SAN PEDRO CITY – An alleged member of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) was killed in a clash with the Philippine Army in Luisiana town in Laguna province on Thursday.
The firefight which erupted around 9:30 a.m. in Sitio (sub-village) Pinamintian, Barangay (village) San Buenaventura, prompted government troops to set up road checkpoints in Luisiana and in the adjacent town of Lucban in Quezon province.
A report from the Calabarzon police said a platoon of government soldiers overran a rebel camp and recovered three bags of bomb detonators and ammunition. They also found a cellphone.
At least one “from the enemy’s side” died, the regional police report said.
Pursuit operations were ongoing in directions where the rebels were believed to have escaped. Maricar Cinco/lzb