GOVERNMENT forces overran a training and bomb-making camp of the New People’s Army in Aroroy, Masbate after a firefight with a large group of rebels, the military reported yesterday.
Maj. John Paul Belleza, spokesman of the Army’s 9th Infantry Division, said the troops assaulted the camp on Monday afternoon based on information provided by concerned citizens.
Belleza said 60 rebels, from the NPA’s Larangan 1 under one Arnold Rosero alias Star, retreated after incurring an undetermined number of casualties.
The troops occupied the camp composed of 23 huts, a training site complete with obstacle course, and a separate bomb-making area.
Recovered at the camp were a molotov bomb, binocular, food stuff, a 30-meter wire, training paraphernalia, NPA propaganda materials, and personal belongings.
Military commanders told the retreating rebels to surrender.
