NPA leader slain in Quezon clash
MANILA, Philippines — A suspected New People’s Army (NPA) leader was killed while a soldier was wounded in an encounter in Buenavista, Quezon yesterday.
Ronnel Batarlo, alias Marwin, and his comrades engaged soldiers in a 45-minute firefight in Sitio Pung-uy, Barangay Masaya, according to Capt. Jayrald Ternio, 2nd Infantry Division (ID) public affairs office chief.
Ternio said an M16 rifle and an M203 grenade launcher were recovered at the scene.
He said Batarlo’s group is tagged in the ambush of police officers in Barangay San Juan in San Narciso town in February last year.
Ternio said the NPA unit also clashed with Army troopers in Barangay Bulo in Mulanay town on Tuesday.
Maj. Gen. Greg Almerol, 2nd ID commander, said the wounded soldier is now in stable condition in a hospital.
Checkpoints on possible exit routes of the rebels as the police and military launched pursuit operations. – Ed Amoroso, Michelle Zoleta
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