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LEGAZPI CITY, Albay, Philippines – Police are tracking a man who confronted government forces in a shooting on Saturday in a remote village in the city of Mandaon in Masbate province.
Maj. Maria Luisa Calubaquib, a spokeswoman for the Bicol Regional Police Office, said the police and Army soldiers were on an intelligence gathering mission in Barangay Cabitan. At around 10:45 a.m., the gunman, identified as Manuel Rubio, fired on the operating team, causing a five-minute shooting.
The suspect was able to evade arrest, but his wife Genevie was arrested.
A search of the couple’s house yielded a hand grenade and two cell phones.
Police investigators have yet to determine whether the suspects are members of the New People’s Army (NPA) or a criminal union operating in the province.
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