GATTARAN, Cagayan – Two soldiers were wounded in an encounter with the New People’s Army in Barangay Tanglagan here on Saturday, March 18.
Troops recovered two improvised explosive devices, blasting caps, 15 cartridges containing bullets, a solar panel, C4, various medical supplies, a cellphone, subversive documents, and personal belongings after the skirmish.
The gunbattle with the Cagayan and Isabela Provincial Committee, Regional Committee-Cagayan Valley lasted for 40 minutes.
Troops are tracking the fleeing rebels who left behind a trail of blood on their escape route.
The wounded soldiers were taken to the Camp Mechor F. dela Cruz Station Hospital in Gamu, Isabela.