LEGAZPI CITY – A group of Mobo Municipal Police Station and the Philippine Army encountered the rebel group in Brgy Sawmill, Mobo, Masbate.LEGAZPI CITY – A group of Mobo Municipal Police Station and the Philippine Army encountered the rebel group in Brgy Sawmill, Mobo, Masbate.
According to Police Lt. Luzanta Contreras, chief of the Mobo PNP in an interview with Morning Standard Philippines said operatives were conducting a combat operation in the area when armed groups of suspected members of the New People’s Army clashed.
The exchange of gunfire took 15 minutes.
The official was thankful that no government troops were injured while they continued to be verified on the side of the rebels.
Authorities also recovered an M653 rifle, two M16 Rifles, a grenade, several magazines and ammunition, several components of the anti-personnel mine, communication materials, and other terroristic propaganda materials.
Following this, the authorities in the town are closely monitoring the situation, especially now that the elections are approaching.
According to Contreras, Armed Forces of the Philippines personnel have also been deployed to maintain order in the area.

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