Two Americans were among 19 suspected communist guerrillas who were killed in clashes with Philippine troops in a central province earlier this week.
The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) – a government anti-insurgency task force – said on Saturday that the Americans were killed with 17 other suspected New People’s Army guerrillas in a series of clashes with army forces on April 19 in the coastal town of Toboso in Negros Occidental province.
The deadly clashes were first reported on Monday.
The NTF-ELCAC identified the deceased US nationals as Lyle Prijoles and Kai Dana-Rene Sorem.
According to the task force, Prijoles arrived in the Philippines in March 2026 along with Sorem.
