BACOLOD CITY: Three suspected members of the New People's Army (NPA) were killed while 14 others were arrested on Tuesday during an encounter with the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) in Barangay Tabu, Ilog, Negros Occidental.

LtCol. Ryan Manongdo, commander of the Special Action Battalion 6, said four of the 14 arrested rebels suffered injuries during the encounter, including Nilda Natan Bertulano, secretary of the NPA South West Front.

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