{"id":33586,"date":"2014-12-03T20:18:58","date_gmt":"2014-12-03T12:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=33586"},"modified":"2014-12-04T20:28:43","modified_gmt":"2014-12-04T12:28:43","slug":"4-soldiers-1-rebel-die-in-bukidnon-encounter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/12\/03\/4-soldiers-1-rebel-die-in-bukidnon-encounter\/","title":{"rendered":"4 soldiers, 1 rebel die in Bukidnon encounter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MANILA — Four troopers from the Army’s 68th Infantry Battalion were killed along with one New People’s Army (NPA) rebel following an encounter in San Fernando town, Bukidnon province early Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n

The encounter stemmed from rebel efforts to torch heavy equipment on an ongoing road construction project around 5:00 a.m. at Sitio Salinguton, Barangay Magkalungay, San Fernando, said 10th Infantry Division spokesperson 1st Lt. Vergel Lacambra.<\/p>\n

At the time of the rebel attack, troopers from the 68th Infantry Battalion were on routine security patrol along the Barangay Bacnotan-Halapitan roadnet when informed by concerned civilians of the large NPA presence in the area.<\/p>\n

Lacambra said the rebels detonated a landmine after spotting the responding soldiers, triggering a heavy firefight which lasted for 30 minutes.<\/p>\n

Four of the heavily outnumbered soldiers and one rebel were killed in the ensuing gun battle.<\/p>\n

The names of the fallen soldiers were not revealed pending notification of their next-of-kin.<\/p>\n

Lacambra said the NPAs immediately retreated leaving their slain companion. Soldiers recovered one M-653 automatic rifle.<\/p>\n

Reinforcing government troopers also recovered dozens of backpacks and other war materiel.<\/p>\n

Pursuit operations are ongoing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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