Rebels claim to have seized firearms and ammunition from policemen during the August 9 ambush.
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – The New People’s Army has claimed responsibility for the August 9 ambush that left one killed and three others wounded in Sitio Calanugan, Barangay Minapasok, Calatrava town in Negros Occidental.
According to Captain Judesses Catalogo, spokesperson for the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office, the policemen were en route to arrest several fugitives wanted for murder and illegal possession of explosives in Sitio Icogan, Barangay Minapasok, when the fierce encounter took place for about 30 minutes.
Estrella said the villagers – Felix Resotay Jr. and his nephew Elesio Resotay – were meted the “death sentence” by the NPA. Relatives of the killed civilians told Radyo Bandera-Bacolod criticized the NPA and denied that they were military informants.
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