New People’s Army (NPA)-Northern Negros (Roselyn Jean Pelle Command) Red fighters fired at and disrupted 79th IB troopers operating in Sitio Agtatahor 1, Barangay Macasilao, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on October 6. The harassment operation was conducted at 9:00 am.

According to the unit’s report, the 79th IB troopers was part of a large-scale focused military operation in the area. This operation was accompanied by a Retooled Community Support Program (RCSP), an element of the military’s counter-insurgency operation.

The combat operation covered at least 10 barangays in the town of Calatrava, including Macasilao, Hilub-ang, Hinab-ongan, Lagaan, Minautok, Cambayobo, Marcelo, Minapasok, Malatas, and Pantao.

Under the Marcos regime, Ang Bayan has documented at least 45 cases of human rights abuses committed by Armed Forces of the Philippines soldiers in the town of Calatrava.