THREE suspected members of the New People’s Army were killed during a clash between rebels and government troops in Misamis Oriental over the weekend, a belated report reaching Camp Aguinaldo said.
The report said that elements of the Army’s 58th Infantry Battalion were on combat operation when they clashed with at least 10 rebels at around 7:05 a.m. at Barangay Plaridel, Claveria, Misamis Oriental. The report said those slain were members of the Guerilla Front Huawei, Sub Regional Command (SRC)1 of the NPA’s North Central Mindanao Regional Committee (NCMRC).
The slain were identified as Agay Taquin alias Kerby, Andrew Odiongan alias Dave and Joan Pajardo alias Amirgo. Another rebel was also captured, the report said.
The military tagged Taquin as the vice commander of Platoon Falcon, Odiongan as a political instructor and Pajardo a team leader of Squad 1, all under the SRC 1.
During the firefight, the soldiers also recovered an M-16 rifle, a KG9, a Carbine rifle, rebel documents and personal belongings, according to the military.