Cavinti, Laguna: Philippine Army troopers from the 1st Infantry Battalion, 202nd Brigade engaged a group of suspected communist rebels in a firefight on Saturday at Sitio Magipang, Brgy. Mahabang Lalim, General Nakar, Quezon.

The firefight against armed men believed to be members of the New People’s Army (NPA) sub-regional guerrilla unit lasted for about 40 minutes.