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SURRENDERED FIREARMS. Some of the firearms surrendered by four New People's Army rebels in South Cotabato on June 24 and June 26, respectively. The Army's 6th Infantry Division called on the NPA in Central Mindanao Tuesday (June 28, 202) to turn themselves in or face their fate from pursuing government forces. (Photo courtesy of 5th Special Forces Battalion) CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao - Four New Peoples' Army (NPA) rebels separately surrendered to authorities in South Cotabato, the military said Tuesday. Lt. Col. Zandro Alvez, Army's 5th Special Forces Battalion commander, said the rebels yielded in Barangay Ned, Lake Sebu, on June 21 and June 24; the other two also surrendered separately in the towns of T'boli and Banga on June 26. Alvez said the four surrenderers turned over an SLR rifle, two Carbine rifles, a Thompson submachine gun, a .45-caliber pistol, an anti-personnel mine, and ammunition. Maj. Gen. Roberto Capulong, Army's 6th Infantry Division commander
LIVELIHOOD ASSISTANCE. Lt. Pearl Lanuza, Civil-Military Operations officer of the Philippine Army's 11th Infantry Battalion, turns over to former rebel Reynaldo Paculanang P8,000 worth of groceries to start a "sari-sari" store business on Friday (June 24, 2022). The business kit was livelihood assistance from the Department of Trade and Industry aimed at helping surrendered rebels start a new life. (Photo by Judy Flores Partlow) DUMAGUETE CITY - The commanding officer of the 11th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army based in Negros Oriental on Friday lauded the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for its efforts in providing livelihood assistance to former rebels of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA). Lt. Col. Roderick Salayo told the Philippine News Agency that business kits provided by the DTI will help the surrendered rebels start a new life after having returned to mainstream society. "This is the essence of the whole-o
ROAD INAUGURATION. Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo (5th from left) leads the inauguration of the 18.5-kilometer Hilaitan-Trinidad road project in Guihulngan City on Thursday (June 23, 2022). The farm-to-market road is seen to spur economic development, speed up delivery of basic services, and act as a deterrent to the CPP-NPA's recruitment and other activities. (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Army) DUMAGUETE CITY - The newly inaugurated Hilaitan-Trinidad concrete farm-to-market road in the hinterlands of Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental is expected to address the problem on insurgency and boost the economy in the area. The Hilaitan-Trinidad farm-to-market road was inaugurated on Thursday and was facilitated by the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) at Barangay Trinidad in Guihulngan City. Brig. Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte, commander of the 303rd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army, told the Philippine News Agency on Friday that the opening of the road brings with i
BOMB MAKER NO MORE. A bomb maker of the communist terrorist group surrenders to the military in San Jose City, Nueva Ecija on Wednesday (June 22, 2022). He also yielded two improvised explosive devices (IEDs), a 20-meter detonating cord, among others. (Photo courtesy of 7ID, Philippine Army) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - A bomb maker of the communist terrorist group (CTG) surrendered to the military in San Jose City, Nueva Ecija on Wednesday. Lt. Col. Enrico Gil Ileto, commanding officer of the Army's 84th Infantry Battalion (84IB) under the 7th Infantry Division (7ID), said on Thursday alias "Ka Wing", 34, a member of the New People's Army's (NPA) Larangan Gerilya sa Patag 1 (LGP1), also yielded two improvised explosive devices (IEDs), a 20-meter detonating cord, one 500-milliliter (ml) bottle containing 125 ml of phosphorus black powder and two anti-tank IEDs. He said Ka Wing, who has been operating in Nueva Ecija for five years, decided to surrender after re
STORMED. Personal items and subversive documents seized by troops of the Army's 79th Infantry Battalion after they overran a rebels' lair in Sitio Tinibyangan, Barangay Minapasuk, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Wednesday (June 22, 2022). The military vowed to render the group irrelevant in northern Negros.(Photo courtesy of 79th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army) BACOLOD CITY - The Philippine Army seized another lair of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) in a remote area of Barangay Minapasuk, Calatrava town on Wednesday. In a statement on Thursday, Brig. Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte, commander of the 303rd Infantry Brigade, acknowledged the support of the locals in providing valuable information that prevented the attack of communist rebels. "The ever-increasing support from communities and local government units is a clear message to this group that they are unwanted in this area," he added. On Wednesday morning, troops of the 79th