Top NPA leader, 3 others killed in Misamis Oriental encounter

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A top commander of the New People’s Army (NPA) and three others were killed in a firefight with state forces in the hinterlands of Talisayan, Misamis Oriental, the military reported on Monday.

Lt. Col. Roy Derilo, commander of the army’s 58th Infantry Battalion, identified the rebel commander as Almonte Lindayao, 36, of Claveria, Misamis Oriental.