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2 soldiers killed,
1 injured in battle
BY GILBERT BAYORAN

Two soldiers were killed, while another one was injured in a skirmish at about  9:50 a.m. yesterday with suspected New People’s Army rebels in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental.

This happened   two days after government troopers overran two rebel camps in the hinterlands of Sipalay City.

A platoon-sized unit of the 62nd Infantry Battalion soldiers were on security patrol in Brgy. Andres Bonifacio, Cadiz City, when they figured in an encounter with a group of rebels, which led to the killing of Private First Class Crispy Ryan Toledo and PFC Nazario Buenavidez, a military  report said.

Lt. Col. Isabelo de los Reyes, 303rd Infantry Brigade Civil Military Operations officer, said Sgt. Alfredo Isidro Jr., who was hit  in the left leg, is now being treated at a private hospital  in Bacolod City.

De los Reyes said Army soldiers stationed at the 62IB tactical commander post  temporarily stationed in the place, responded to  information relayed to them about  the  presence of a group of armed NPA rebels.

On their way to a remote area of the barangay, he said, the  government  troopers were waylaid by the armed men and this  led to about 15 minutes of gunbattle and the death  of the  two soldiers, and the wounding of another.

This bolstered  reports that  the ambush  was set up,  and  the