BY ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.
DAVAO CITY – At least two members of New People’s Army (NPA) were killed during an encounter with the troops of 27th Infantry Battalion (IB) at Barangay Saloy, Calinan District Wednesday here.
10th Infantry Division Public Affairs Officer Maj. Jerry Lamosao said the slain NPA members were believed to be under Guerilla Front 55, Sub-Regional Committee 5, Southern Mindanao Revolutionary Committee (GF55, SRC 5, SRMC).
The military, however, failed to identify the slain rebels.
Lamosao said the troops just responded to the information of some locals in the area about the presence of an armed group at Sitio Kanacan.
He said upon reaching the area for verification at around 11:30 a.m., a firefight ensued resulting in the death of the male NPA members. (Armando B. Fenequito Jr.)
