[Manila Bulletin] Security forces foiled an alleged New People's Army plot to attack two economic installations in Bukidnon and arrested 12 militants, seven of them minors, following a weekend clash, according to belated reports reaching Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Sunday. The five adults were charged with illegal possession of ammunition and attempted murder.Capt. Norman Tagros said the arrests followed a clash with an NPA unit belonging to Samahang Partido Propaganda 5, Guerilla Front 6, North Central Mindanao Regional Committee in Quezon over the weekend.
No casualties were reported on the government side, but the military believes a number of the Maoist militants were either killed or injured as bloodstains were seen on their path of retreat.