AN Army soldier was killed when government troops overran a camp of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) after a firefight in the hinterlands of Bukidnon, a military report said Thursday. Capt. Norman Tagros, the spokesperson of the Army’s 8th Infantry Battalion, said the armed encounter took place in  Kitao-tao, Bukidnon Wednesday morning. Tagros identified the lone casualty as Pfc. Glen Rojay Bacas. He said the soldiers recovered an improvised explosive device, some detonating cords, empty shells of AK-47 rifle, foodstuffs, medical supplies and subversive documents in the rebel camp. Tagros said the rebels fled toward different directions after the firefight. He said that the Army, in coordination with the local police, conducts combat operations in the area in response to reports that an armed group has been threatening farmers through force taxation and extortion. -pna