3 soldiers dead in ambush by suspected NPA rebels

Three soldiers were killed in an ambush by suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Legazpi City, Albay on Sunday morning. | cgonzalesINQ

Three soldiers were killed in an ambush by suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Legazpi City, Albay on Sunday morning.

ADVERTISEMENTThe ambush took place at 8:25 a.m. in Barangay Banquerohan.Capt. John Paul Belleza, the spokesman of the Philippine Army’s 9th Infantry Division, told reporters in an interview that the victims were riding motorcycles when they were ambushed by around 10 suspected NPA rebels.