A terrorist NPA was killed and two others were wounded following an encounter transpired between the members of the Army’s 20th Infantry Battalion and the terrorist group after responding to the civilian tip that some armed rebels are collecting foodstuff and extorting money to the local folks of barangay
Meanwhile, an M16 rifle, two handheld radios at various subversive documents were left and recovered by the pursuing troops in the area of encounter after about 10 minutes of firefight.
Initial information reveals that upon approaching of the troops under Lt. Tayo the said terrorist group immediately fired upon unto them the initiated the firefight between the groups.
One soldier was slightly wounded, Sgt Floro Lozano who was immediately air-evacuated and now in a stable condition at
It is also believed that more wounded rebels were dragged by their comrades towards their secured places as evident in their route of withdrawals. This was confirmed by some of the local folks who personally saw some withdrawing rebels.
This incident is another proof that our localities can no longer stand with the terrorist’s different modes of sourcing out support in order to sustain their existence. With this, the 20IB thru their commander, Lt. Col. Jose Narciso continued their pursuit operations in order to track down with the fleeing rebels and let them face charges against the law.
