PNP names 6 of 19 fatalities in Negros Occidental clash

BACOLOD CITY—The Police Regional Office Negros Island Region (PRO NIR) has activated a Special Investigation Task Group to establish the identities of bodies recovered following a series of “encounters” in Toboso, Negros Occidental, on Sunday.   Through forensic examination, documentation, and coordination with local government units and relatives, the task group aims to provide a formal accounting of the deceased, said the PRO NIR statement. The Philippine Army earlier said that 19 alleged New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed during a series of encounters with soldiers of the 79th Infantry Battalion in Barangay  Salamanca, Toboso, on April 19.  READ: Army: NPA leadership in Negros wiped out     On Wednesday, PRO […]... Keep on reading: PNP names 6 of 19 fatalities in Negros Occidental clash

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