• GILBERT P. BAYORAN
Two remnants of the New People’s Army were killed in two encounters on August 1 in Barangay Camindangan, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental.
Brig. Gen. Joey Escanillas, 302nd Infantry Brigade commander, disclosed yesterday that the first encounter took place in Sitio Bactolon, Brgy. Camindangan, Sipalay City, between 15th Infantry Battalion soldiers and about seven rebels, believed to be remnants of the dismantled South West Front of the Komiteng Rehiyonal Negros/Cebu/Bohol/Siqujior.
Escanillas disclosed that a certain Regie Fundador, a member of the Special Partisan unit of the NPA engaged in liquidation activities, died in the first encounter.
Pursuing Army soldiers then figured in another encounter with the fleeing rebels in Sitio Cambugi-ot of the same barangay, which led to the death of another rebel, initially identified by the Philippine Army as a certain Ian.
Assorted firearms left behind by the fleeing rebels were also recovered by 15IB soldiers.
The two encounters took place, following a gun battle on July 29 in Brgy. Basak, Cauayan, where a suspected rebel identified as Ramon Enseniales, also died in a firefight with 15 IB soldiers.
A 12-gauge shotgun with ammunition and two fragmentation grenades were also recovered by Army soldiers.*
