BACOLOD CITY – The Army 15th Infantry Battalion (IB) seized a temporary hideout of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Sitio Tunap, Barangay San Jose, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental, following an encounter with at least 15 communist guerrillas on Saturday, September 16.
The gun battle with remaining members of the weakened Platoon 3 of South West Front lasted for about 10 minutes.
Soldiers recovered a .45 caliber pistol with magazines and ammunition, a homemade shotgun with ammunition, cellular phone, medical paraphernalia, personal belongings, and subversive documents.Military working dogs are tracking the NPA withdrawal route to detect presence of Anti-Personnel Mines . It underlines their unwavering commitment to fight terrorism and maintain their safety and well-being, he added.
Major Gen. Marion Sison, 3rd Infantry Division chief, said that there will be no letup in their focused military operations until the NPA has no place to hide.
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