Anicito and these six unclaimed bodies were killed in an encounter with soldiers of the Army’s 47th and 15th IBs in Sitio Cogon, Barangay Gatuslao, Candoni, Negros Occidental, on Thursday, Nov. 21.

In the past years, Barangay Gatuslao in Candoni has been the site of numerous encounters between government troopers and rebels operating in southern Negros. While the KR NCBS Southwest Front and ...