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| New People’s Army (NPA) |
By Gilbert Bayoran
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines – New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Central Negros claimed that the recent operations against government forces are the answer to the “all-out war” policy of President Duterte.
JB Regalado, in a statement posted on the NPA’s Leonardo Panaligan Command website, said that 12 policemen and military personnel were killed in month-long military operations in Negros Oriental.
Regalado cited the ambush conducted by guerrillas in Guihulngan City where six policemen and a civilian were killed while 17 firearms, more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition and four cellular phones were seized by the rebels.
He justified the ambush of policemen, stressing that they are legitimate targets of the NPA.
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