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3 rebels killed in Abra clash

Artemio Dumlao, Victor Martin - The Philippine Star

August 5, 2026 | 12:00am

Troopers from the Army’s 50th Infantry Battalion and the 98th IB clashed with around 10 armed guerrillas in Barangay Bonglo, Licuan-Baay town at around 11 a.m., according to Capt. Ed Rarugal of the Army’s 5th Infantry Division public affairs office.

Interaksyon / File

BANGUED, Abra, Philippines — Three suspected New People’s Army guerrillas were killed as the military intensified its operation against members of the NPA’s Ilocos-Cordillera Regional Committee in Abra yesterday.

The remains of the fatalities were recovered at the scene of the encounter. No trooper was killed in the firefight.

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