PAGADIAN CITY –– A New People’s Army (NPA) guerrilla is now recovering from dengue infection in a hospital here after Army troops rescued him in Midsalip, Zamboanga del Sur on Monday, July 29. ADVERTISEMENTThe soldiers stopped by the hut, allowing John to ask for help. “I admitted to them I was part of the group of armed men doing the rounds in the community,” said John. Because of his sickness, his comrades left him in the hut to pursue their version of community patrols, John added. Patria commended the soldiers for “their humane treatment” of the sick NPA guerrilla.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 02, 2019 06:45 UTC