MANILA, Philippines 鈥� A former University of the Philippines Los Ba帽os (UPLB) student who became a New People鈥檚 Army (NPA) fighter was killed in an encounter with government troops in Gloria, Oriental Mindoro, authorities confirmed.
鈥淥ne student from the UPLB聽 died last week in one of our combat operations,鈥� said Brigadier General Randolph Cabangbang, commander of the Army鈥檚 203rd Infantry Brigade, during the anticommunist taskforce鈥檚 press conference on Wednesday.
Cabangbang identified the rebel as Jethro Isaac Ferrer.
Ferrer鈥檚 body was already claimed by his parents for proper burial, according to the military official.
On Tuesday, the Communist Party of the Philippines also confirmed the death of Ferrer.
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