FOUR members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed while two others surrendered following a series of encounters with government security forces on Saturday in Negros Oriental.

Maj. Ray Tiongson, spokesman of the 3rd Infantry Division (3ID), on Sunday said government troops from 79th Infantry Battalion (79IB) were conducting security patrol at Sitio Pitawa, Barangay Sto. Nino in Tanjay City when they were fired upon by more or less 30 rebels.

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