CABANATUAN CITY - The hightened campaign by the government against insurgency resulted to the killing of three more suspected New People’s Army guerrillas under a certain Ka Rasul in a daytime encounter with military forces.
Five rifles were recovered in the firefight, which happened in Sitio Lomboy, Barangay Tayabo, San Jose City, about 7 a.m. on Monday.
Lt. Col. Joselito Kakilala, commander of the Army’s 48th Infantry Battalion, said that about 40 fully armed rebels figured in the encounter with the soldiers led by 2nd Lt. Jover Tutanes.
The fatalities were identified as Aries del Prado alias Bosyong or Ken from Villa Marina, San Jose City; a certain Henry from Quezon, Nueva Ecija; and Mar from Mangaldan, Pangasinan.
A rebel returnee who went to the funeral parlor identified the victims, said City Police Chief Supt. Peter Guibong.
Recovered from the encounter area were two M-16 Armalite rifles and one M-14.
In a separate incident, a troop led by 2nd Lt. Tony Pilas encountered some 12 rebels about 11:30 a.m. and recovered two more M-16 rifles. Kakilala said the success of these anti-insurgency operations depends on the cooperation of the residents. --Armand M. Galang
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