Suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) abducted two soldiers belonging to 39th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army in Columbio, Sultan Kudarat.
This was confirmed by Captain Rhyan Batchar, chief information officer of 10th Infantry (Agila) Division in a phone interview on Thursday.
Batchar said the soldiers were on board a motorcycle on their way to their headquarters when flagged down by more or less 10 heavily armed NPAs at around 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday in Purok 7, Barangay Tilapas, Columbio, Sultan Kudarat.
The two soldiers were supposed to report to their headquarters to undergo re-enlistment when abducted, he added.
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