Clash with NPA kills soldier, wounds 5 others
TACLOBAN CITY—A soldier was killed while five others were wounded in a clash with New People’s Army (NPA) at Barangay Mabini, Basey town, Samar on Friday (Aug. 30).
The lone fatality was identified as a certain Cpl. Tabanao.
The soldiers, led by 1Lt. Reyzander Ga of the 46th Infantry Batallion, were on patrol in the area when they encountered the rebels.
Eastern Visayas, particularly Samar Island, remains to be a hotbed of communist rebellion./TSB
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