NPA leader, 18 other rebels slain in Negros

BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — At least 19 alleged members of the New People’s Army (NPA), including a wanted rebel leader with a P2-million bounty, were killed in a series of encounters with Army troops in Barangay Salamanca, Toboso, northern Negros Occidental, on Sunday, officials said on Monday. Brig. Gen. Ted Dumosmog, commander of