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Military ops in Negros intensifies

BACOLOD CITY: Military operations against the fleeing New People's Army rebels intensified as another encounter ensued on Thursday in Sitio Banderahan, Barangay Trinidad, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental.

It was the eighth encounter between government troops and the insurgents in Central Negros since October 6. Six of the gun battles took place in Barangay Carabalan, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental.