9 NPAs killed in Ecija clash with Army

AT least nine communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed while an Army soldier was wounded in an encounter at Caranglan town, Nueva Ecija on Wednesday morning.

Caranglan town police identified the wounded soldier only as Corporal Buenavista of the 84th Infantry Battalion (84IB) under the 71st Infantry Division (71ID) of the Philippine Army.