Government troops recovered these guns from the skirmish site in Gattaran town, Cagayan province on Wednesday, Dec. 8. (Photo courtesy of the 5th Infantry Division)
TUGUEGARAO CITY—Army soldiers from the 77th Infantry Battalion recovered three guns after a five-minute skirmish Wednesday, Dec. 8, with New People’s Army rebels, in Gattaran town, Cagayan province, the military said Friday.
Capt. Rigor Pamittan, 5th Infantry Division’s new spokesperson, said the government soldiers were patrolling Sitio Salong in Barangay Tanglagan when an undetermined number of communist guerrillas attacked them.
Pamittan said the rebels belong to the Komiteng Probinsya Cagayan- Komiteng Rehiyon-Cagayan Valley.
He said the soldiers fought back, forcing the rebels to withdraw. No one was killed or injured from both camps.
Seized after the encounter were a carbine and two Springfield rifles used by the rebels.