The military retrieved a New People’s Army (NPA) arms cache following a clash in a barangay in Quezon province on Wednesday, April 16.
The Army’s 2nd Infantry Division reported that the seized items included an M16 rifle, 14 long magazines, a hand grenade, two rounds of 40mm live ammunition, an ICOM radio, five backpacks, two bandoliers, personal belongings, and subversive documents.
According to the 202nd Infantry Brigade, soldiers from the 80th Infantry Battalion were conducting routine security operations when they engaged the NPA in a 20-minute firefight.
No government casualties were reported, while possible NPA casualties are still being verified based on bloodstains found at the scene.
