Army hunting down NPAs in landmine attack in South Cotabato

KORONADAL CITY: The military have launched manhunt against suspected members of the New People's Army (NPA) who harassed a militia detachment and planted landmine on military reinforcement route in Tampakan, South Cotabato Sunday.

Lieutenant Colonel Ronald Jess Alcudia, 27th Infantry Battalion commander, said the operation was on going in the hinterlands of Tampakan where the NPA operates.