5 rebels slain in Cagayan clash, says Army
TUGUEGARAO CITY––Army soldiers found on Wednesday, Sept. 22, five bodies of suspected New People’s Army rebels believed to have died during a gun battle with the military in Sta. Teresita town, Cagayan province, the previous day, authorities said.
Maj. Jekyll Dulawan, 5th Infantry Division spokesperson, said the government troops likewise recovered three high-powered firearms, three anti-personnel landmines, four mobile phones, assorted medical supplies and equipment, and anti-government documents.
“The accurate information provided by the locals and the timely, precise, and well-coordinated actions of the ground troops and the Philippine Air Force led to this decisive engagement against the NPAs without any casualties on the government forces and the civilians,” Dulawan said in a statement.
On Tuesday, the military discovered an anti-personnel landmine manufacturing hideout in Barangay Dungeg during a clearing operation.
