TRINIDAD, Bohol — A suspected member of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed in a firefight between the rebel group and government troopers on Saturday night here.
A military officer was also wounded and is now in stable condition after the encounter in Barangay San Vicente, Trinidad town.
In a statement, the Philippine Army’s 47th Infantry Battalion, said a certain Ruel Quizon, a member of the newly organized Trinidad-Talibon Integrated Farmers Association, was shot dead by unidentified men inside his residence in Purok Annex in Trinidad town at around 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
The troops of the 47th IB immediately responded and conducted a hot pursuit operation that resulted…
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