KIDAPAWAN CITY—Three members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed in a clash with government forces in the town of President Roxas, Cotabato province on Monday (Feb. 8), according to police.
Col. Henry Villar, Cotabato provincial police director, identified the slain guerrillas as Buenaventura Dawal, Menandro Villanueva and a certain Alambro.
Villar said Dawal is executive committee chair of NPA’s Southern Mindanao regional committee.
He said police and military were serving warrants of arrest against the guerrillas at a village in President Roxas when the rebels resisted arrest and opened fire at the arresting team. The suspected guerrillas were all killed on the spot.
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