High-powered firearms seized in Sorsogon clash with NPA
Camp Elias Angeles, headquarters of thePhilippine Army in Pili, Camarines Sur (File photo) LEGAZPI CITY - Several high-powered firearms of the New People's Army (NPA) were recovered after an encounter with government troops in Sorsogon province on Wednesday. A social media post of the Philippine Army's 9th Infantry Division (9ID) on Thursday said the encounter occurred in the town of Pilar. Among the weapons recovered were two M16 rifles, two anti-personnel mines, and a Molotov bomb, as well as 10 cellphones, subversive documents, and the personal belongings of the rebels. Based on the...