By Manny
Galvez
CARRANGLAN, Nueva Ecija-A
political officer of the New People s Army was killed while his comrade was
captured in an encounter with government troops here Wednesday.
Maj. Gen.
Angelito de Leon, commanding officer of the 7th Infantry Division, identified
the slain NPA leader as an alias Paulo and the arrested rebel as 19-year-old
JeoffreyTolentino.
Two M16
rifles, two hand grenades, subversive documents and three improvised explosive
devices were recovered at the scene.
De Leon
said the clash occurred in Sitio Kabisalan in Barangay Digdig around 6:30 a.m.
Col.
Filemon Santos, 703rd Infantry Brigade commander, said the rebels burned
several construction equipment of Pacific Concrete Products (PCP) on Sept. 30.
PCP is
constructing a bypass road between Carranglan and Sta. Fe that passes through
the Caraballo mountains.
The road
will serve as an alternate route to the landslide-prone Dalton Pass.
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