INQUIRER.NET: Firearms recovered in clash with NPA in Zamboanga del Norte town
The military recovered a 50-caliber sniper’s rifle and other high-powered firearms after a 10-minute clash with communist rebels in the villages of Siayan town in Zamboanga del Norte on Saturday, July 11.
Lt. Col. Jo-ar Herrera, commanding officer of the 53rd Infantry Battalion, said troops of the 53rd IB ran into a 10-minute firefight with communist New People’s Army along the boundaries of Sitio Tumanong of Macasing village and Sitio Lacnapan, Pange village of the town.