A soldier was killed following an encounter with New People's Army (NPA) rebels Thursday morning in Sitio Lanao Kapanglao, Barangay Datal Bukay in Glan, Sarangani.
A belated report reaching the 10th Civil Military Operations Battalion in Camp Panacan here, did not identify the fatality pending information of his family.
The report said members of the 73rd Infantry Battalion and the 102nd Division Reconnaisance Company were conducting a security patrol when waylaid by more or less 40 heavily armed men which led to several minutes of firefight.
The soldiers recovered one Armalite rifle, one improvised explosive landmine, a hand grenade, one radio transceiver, an improvised scanner, solar charger with battery and several documents.
Lt. Colonel Lyndon Paniza, spokesperson of the 10th Infantry Division, said the patrol was preceded by information on the presence of the rebels allegedly mulcting on the residents.
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