Prior to these gunbattles, 303rd Bde chief Col. Oscar Lactao had bragged that the NPA in Negros had lost its influence, was going hungry, suffering from low morale and fighting spirit and was on the run.
Bago ang mga labanang ito, ipinagyayabang ni Col. Oscar Lactao, hepe ng 303rd Infantry Brigade na humihina na raw ang BHB sa Negros, nawawa-lan na ng impluwensya, ginugutom, mababa ang moral sa pakikipaglaban at palaging tinutugis.