GOVERNMENT forces remain on alert as troops conduct clearing operations following a clash with militants of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) in North Cotabato that left five rebels dead, two soldiers wounded and some 2,000 residents displaced.
Maj. Gen. Romeo Gapuz, commander of the Sixth Infantry Division (6ID), said on Sunday that soldiers were clearing Barangay Pagangan of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted by BIFF fighters to stall pursuing government troops.
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