Army: Ongoing firefight with alleged NPA rebels in Oriental Mindoro

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Government troops are engaged in an ongoing firefight with suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Naujan town, Oriental Mindoro, on Wednesday (July 29), according to the Philippine Army’s 76th Infantry (Victrix) Battalion.

In an initial report that was posted mid afternoon on social media, the battalion said ...