Military denies the encounter had anything to do with the acquittal of the Himamaylan 7 in Negros Occidental
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Lieutenant Colonel J-Jay Javines, spokesman for the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division , said the encounter took place past 4 am in Sitio Cogon in the village of Gatuslao, Candoni town. Brigadier General Joey Escanillas, commander of the 302nd Infantry Brigade , said the soldiers went to the village to check on reports from villagers about the presence of an armed group in their area.
The encounter site is just five kilometers away from a controversial palm oil plantation whose operations were being opposed by some residents, particularly by indigenous peoples groups, Escanillas said. The area, he added, is a rebel stronghold along the boundaries of Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental.
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