Six members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed after an encounter with the military in Barangay Tabugon, Kabankalan, Negros Occidental.

In a report by RH 46 Rex Cantong, 302nd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army, Colonel Joey Escanillas said that the members of the 47th Infantry Battalion received a report that there were armed groups in the said area.

Recovered in the encounter were a .45 caliber pistol, a .48 pistol, a grenade, medical paraphernalia, and some personal things.