LUCENA CITY —- An alleged leader of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) operating in Quezon province was killed, and an Army soldier was injured in an encounter in Buenavista town early on Friday.
Captain Jayrald Ternio, head of the public affairs office of the Army’s 2nd Infantry Division, said in a report that Ronnel Batarlo, alias “Ka Marwin,” who allegedly headed the rebel unit involved in the firefight, was killed at the height of the clash with government forces in Sitio (sub-village), Pung-uy in Barangay Masaya of the town around 4 a.m.
Soldiers recovered an M16 rifle and an M203 grenade launcher at the encounter site left by the escaping rebels.
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