CEBU CITY, Philippines – Seven suspected members of the rebel-communist group were killed in a firefight with state forces in Northern Samar last Sunday, April 30, the military confirmed. The Commander of the Visayas Command (Viscom), in a statement, said their 803rd Infantry Brigade launched a joint-focused military operation in Brgy. Santander, Bobon in Northern Samar on Sunday dawn. It resulted in an armed encounter that led to the death of at least seven rebels, Viscom added. They identified the slain individuals as members of the Sub-Regional Guerilla Unit and remnants of Front Committee 2 (FC2) of the Sub-Regional Committee ‘Emporium' (SRC Emporium) under the Eastern Visayas Regional Party Committee of the New People's Army (NPA).

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