Government troops recover NPA materiel after Bukidnon clash

MARAMAG, Bukidnon—Troops from the 88th Infantry Battalion recovered war materials after a clash with New People's Army guerrillas in a town in Bukidnon last Thursday.

Lieutenant Colonel Dante Bermillo, 88IB commanding officer, said the encounter erupted at 6:40 a.m. and lasted for 45 minutes on November 22, in far-flung Barangay  Santa Felomina of Quezon town in Bukidnon.

Photo courtesy: 88th IB

Recovered after the encounter were different armaments and operational supplies such as an anti-personnel mine, a 50-meter detonating cord, an improvised Grenade launcher, two rifle grenades, two solar panels, two Cignus batteries, some medical paraphernalia, backpacks, and a sack of rice.

No casualty was reported among government troops. 

Bermillo called on the communist insurgents to go back to the fold of law, especially during the Yuletide season to reunite with their families.

“Christmas is approaching and encourage them to be with their family. Their families are waiting for them and this season is the best to be with them,” he said. —LBG, GMA News