A 16-YEAR-OLD medical officer of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) was killed in a firefight with government troops in Candoni, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, the military reported.
The Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (ID) based in Capiz identified the slain child warrior as Anthony Tecson, alias Kisap and Boyca, a medical officer of the NPA’s Platoon 3, Southwest Front.
Troops from the Army’s 15th Infantry Battalion conducted security operations in Sitio Tigmaya, Barangay Gatuslao in Candoni town after receiving information on the presence of an armed group in the area.
The soldiers clashed with the rebels at around 5:30 p.m., leading to the death of Tecson.
Troops recovered the remains of Tecson at the encounter site, along with an M16 rifle, a cal. 45 pistol. an anti-personnel mine, four magazines, ammunition, a commercial radio, a cellphone, and personal belongings.
