Manila, March 24 -- A suspected leader of the New People's Army (NPA) was killed as government troops overran an NPA hideout following an encounter in the hinterlands of Iloilo, the military said on Sunday.
Lt. Col. Sisenado Magbalot Jr., commanding officer of the 61st Infantry Battalion (61IB), said no government soldier was wounded but confirmed that a still unidentified man believed to be an NPA leader was killed in at least 30-minute exchange of gunfire at around 4 a.m. Sunday in Sitio Burak, Barangay Alimodias in Miagao, Iloilo.
Magbalot said the dead body aged between 35 to 40 years old was wearing the typical attire of the NPA, which is black and donned a fatigue-colored cap with a star design.
He said the more or less 20 NPA rebe...