A member of the dismantled New People’s Army (NPA) Central Negros 2 front was killed in an encounter with the Philippine Army’s 94th Infantry Battalion in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental.
The military identified the fatality as 24-year-old Jun-Jun “Gringo” Benoy, a resident of Sitio Ompocon, Barangay Mahalang.
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The clash happened around 4:30 p.m. Friday in Sitio Bugtangan, Barangay Buenavista. Troops recovered an M16 rifle and other belongings from the group of five armed individuals after the firefight.
Maj. Gen. Michael Samson, commander of the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division, credited community cooperation for the operation’s success and urged other NPA remnants to surrender through the government’s reintegration program.
