TWO YOUNG REBELS SLAIN IN CLASH
ZAMBOANGA CITY: Two communist rebels were killed by army soldiers in fighting that broke out on Friday in Compostela Valley province, security officials said. They said that the clash occurred in the village called Lebanon in the town of Montevista when patrolling troops ran into a group of New People’s Army rebels. Col. Antonio Florendo, commander of the 66th Infantry Battalion, said that no soldiers were killed or wounded in the fighting that broke out at about 3 a.m. He claimed that villagers complained to the military that rebels were extorting money from them. “Troops recovered one .45 pistol and a landmine from the slain rebels,” he said. Florendo identified the rebels as Joriben Caipan, 20, and Christopher Mawang, 18, both from Montevista town. He said that the families took the bodies of the rebels. AL JACINTO

1st BARANGAY HEALTH SUMMIT
BAGUIO CITY: The city government, through the City Health Services Office, opened recently the First Barangay Health Summit, in line with its thrust to provide quality health care for all city folks and address the health concerns brought by rapid urbanization. The two-day summit, which was attended by local officials, health workers/partners and other stakeholders from Baguio City’s 128 barangays, aims to assist the local communities identify the health gaps and the needed interventions that would promote health equity especially to the poor. It also aims to gather the commitment and support of the barangay officials and community health workers in the preparation of the city’s Barangay Health Action Plan 2013. Dr. Florence Reyes, a Health officer, in presenting the overview of Baguio’s current health situation, outlined the importance of such a momentous event . GABY B. KEITH