Two policemen and a minor in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental were wounded during a roadside encounter with suspected members of Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) in Barangay Bi-ao on Sunday morning.
Police report said Lt. Charles Richard Casalan, the station’s deputy chief of police, and Cpl. Julius Tranquillero, sustained minor injuries during an explosion and were treated in the town infirmary, along with a 15-year-old boy, who was hit by a stray bullet.
Maj. Ellendie Rebusquillo, chief of Binalbagan Municipal Police Station, said 10 of his men were on board a patrol vehicle going to Sitio Nursery, which called for assistance after residents found a dead man in the area.
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Source: Philippine News Agency