Militiaman, 2 rebels killed in Davao clash
DAVAO CITY, Philippines—A militiaman and two suspected New Peoples’ Army guerillas were killed in an encounter in a remote village in the Marilog district of Davao, the military reported Wednesday.
The incident skirmish occurred Tuesday after government forces responded to a report about the presence of NPA rebels in Malamba village, according to Captain Harold Ho, civil-military operations officer of the Army’s 103rd Infantry Brigade.
Ho identified the slain militiaman as Elmer Wayan.
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He said the military had not recovered the bodies of the slain rebels because these were carried away by their comrades as they fled.
Ho said soldiers recovered two improvised explosive devices during the clearing operations.
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