Elementary and high school classes in Malibcong town in Abra province were suspended on Wednesday, following reports of alleged government bombing operations that targeted suspected communist lairs in the area. On March 13, a convoy of Abra police officers, led by Senior Supt. Marcy Grace Marron, Abra police information officer, said the police had not received information about bombing operations in Malibcong. The Army’s 4th Infantry Division said NPA rebels fired at the soldiers who were patrolling the village. The rebels, military reports said, forced school officials in the village to cancel classes that day.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 16, 2017 17:48 UTC