Camp Nakar, Lucena City, Philippines – Three suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA), two of them minors, were arrested in Barangay Pansoy in San Andres, Quezon yesterday afternoon.
Col. Generoso Bolina said the three were among the insurgents who engaged members of the 74th Infantry Battalion under Capt Vitalico Socoso Jr. in a gunfight.
Two caliber.45 pistols and a .9mm pistol were seized from the rebels.
One of the NPA rebels identified as Elmer Desoyo, 18, was turned over to the San Andres police station for filing of appropriate charges.
The two minors would be turned over to Department of Social Works and Development for proper disposition. Charges will also be filed with the Commission on Human Rights against NPA leaders for the recruitment of the two minors.