By Taher G. Solaiman
An army soldier identified as Private First Class Ramil T. Flores was wounded in an armed encounter with New People’s Army (NPA) rebels last Sunday evening in Sitio (sub-village) Talahek, Barangay (village) Bacong, Tulunan, Cotabato, a military officer said today.
The soldiers from the 57th Infantry Battalion were conducting patrol when they chanced upon about 30 NPA rebels, said Army Major Randolph Cabangbang, spokesperson of the Eastern Mindanao Command.
Cabangbang said that the wounded soldier was already brought to an undisclosed hospital.
Then, the military conducted air strikes and mortar shelling, Cabangbang also said.
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