Two Philippine soldiers killed, three wounded by alleged NPA landmines in Camarines Sur. Dos soldados filipinos asesinados, tres heridos por presuntas minas terrestres del NPA en Camarines Sur.

Two Philippine soldiers were killed and three wounded Friday in Balatan, Camarines Sur, when anti-personnel landmines—allegedly planted by the New People's Army (NPA)—detonated during military operations. Dos soldados filipinos murieron y tres resultaron heridos el viernes en Balatan, Camarines Sur, cuando las minas terrestres antipersonal - supuestamente plantadas por el Nuevo Ejército Popular (NPA) - detonaron durante operaciones militares. The NPA, a communist rebel group active since 1969, remains present in rural areas across Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao, though its strength has declined to about 1,000 fighters from a peak of 25,000. El NPA, un grupo rebelde comunista activo desde 1969, sigue presente en las zonas rurales de Luzón, Visayas y Mindanao, aunque su fuerza ha disminuido a unos 1.000 combatientes de un máximo de 25.000. In response, the military announced intensified operations against the group. En respuesta, los militares anunciaron operaciones intensificadas contra el grupo.