LEGAZPI CITY -- A member of the New People's Army (NPA) was killed on Sunday morning in a clash with Philippine Army soldiers in a village in Milagros town, Masbate province.
Army Capt. Joash Pramis, 9th Infantry Division (9ID) public affairs chief, said soldiers were on combat patrol operation when they engaged a 10-man NPA group in a firefight in Barangay San Antonio, at around 6:30 a.m.
The brief encounter resulted in the death of a rebel whose identity is not yet known.
Pramis said as the insurgents fled, soldiers recovered from the clash scene an M16 rifle, M653 rifle, two improvised explosive devices and subversive documents. (PNA)
