The New People’s Army (NPA)–Southwest Negros (Armando Sumayang Jr Command) reported that its units carried out five military actions in March. These included three harassment operations and two disarming actions.
On March 1, Red fighters fired at the 15th IB detachment in Barangay Haba, Candoni Town, Negros Occidental Province. The town is a center of expansion of the oil palm plantation of Hacienda Asia Plantations Inc (HAPI), which grabs land from farmers and indigenous people. The 15th IB protects the company.
In Cauayan Town, the NPA fired at soldiers encamped and rampaging in Sitio Patol, Barangay Caliling, on March 9. The soldiers panicked and scampered in fear. To cover up the humiliation from the Red army’s attack, the soldiers spread false tales that their own troops merely quarreled and caused the gunfire.
A week later, the NPA hit the military detachment in Sitio Tagaytay, Barangay Narra, on March 16.
The unit carried out disarming operations against counterrevolutionaries and criminal elements in its jurisdiction on March 12 and March 19. Red fighters seized two firearms from their targets, proven guilty of offenses against the people and the revolutionary movement.
According to the unit, the armed actions were carried out amid ongoing focused military operations in the area, especially in the cities of Kabankalan and Sipalay, and the towns of Cauayan and Candoni. The military has deployed hundreds of troops and spent millions of pesos on these operations that began as early as February.
Source : https://philippinerevolution.nu/angbayan/npa-southwest-negros-carries-out-5-military-actions-in-march/