Arms cache recovered from Nuev Ecija NPA camp

TUGUEGARAO, Cagayan, Philippines — Soldiers recovered an arms cache in an abandoned camp of the New People’s Army (NPA) on the Caraballo mountain range in Barangay Minuli, Caranglan, Nueva Ecija on Friday. 

Maj. Gen. Felimon Santos Jr., 7th Infantry Division commander, said seven M16 rifles, various types of ammunition, three improvised explosive devices, bomb materials, 13 cell phones and accessories and a binocular were found stuffed in a drum unearthed at the scene.

Santos said villagers reported the presence of the NPA camp in the area.