AT LEAST 89 families or 357 persons were evacuated after suspected New People’s Army (NPA) guerrillas attacked a village in Agusan del Norte on Wednesday. Lt. Col. Glenn Joy Aynera, Philippine Army’s 29th Infantry Battalion commander, said the rebels attacked Barangay Hinimbangan in Kitcharao town where the military was conducting development support and security operations. The assault was followed by two more harassments, prompting the evacuation of the residents to a municipal gymnasium in Barangay Crossing. Meanwhile, the NPA also claimed to have raided the house of a police agent in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato and seized assorted weapons. He said Dinampo’s house is just near the headquarters of the Army’s 39th Infantry Battalion and the city police headquarters.

Source: Manila Times March 16, 2017 15:11 UTC