TAGBILARAN CITY —- The families of the five suspected rebels, who were killed in an encounter with government troops in Bilar town, Bohol, have claimed the remains of their loved ones.
The fatalities were identified as Joseph Bautista, 33; Romeo Nabas, 54; Marvin Terig, 22; Junrey Bucar, 20; and Edionela Nuera, 18—all suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA).
1Lt Elma Grace Remonde-Abulencia, civil-military operation officer of the 47th Infantry Battalion, said the corpses were brought to a funeral home in Sagbayan, so they would be given a decent burial.
Abulencia said NPA rebels, who died in an encounter, were usually abandoned by their comrades or buried in th…
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