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Eastmincom Commander Lt. Gen. Greg T. Almerol (File photo) PANACAN, Davao City - The Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) capped off the year 2021 by neutralizing more than 2,071 combatants and supporters of the New People's Army (NPA), the armed group of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). In a statement Monday, Lt. Gen. Greg T. Almerol, commander of Eastmincom, said through their intensified focused military operations and the strong support of the communities, local government units, and former rebels and cadres, a total of 70 NPA rebels were killed in combat operations; 147 were apprehended, arrested and captured; 630 capitulated; and 1,224 allies withdrew their support for the CPP-NPA. He said the government troops have also recovered 690 high-powered and low-powered firearms through combat operations and surrender, and around 97 landmines. "Our troops have proven their true mettle not only in combat operations but also in times of crisis. Navigating through th
SURRENDERERS. Some 19 CPP-NPA Terrorists (CNTs) surrender with 12 firearms at Sitio Mahayag, Barangay St. Peter in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon on Oct. 27, 2021. A total of 20,579 former rebels have surrendered to the government from July 2016 to November 2021. (Contributed photo) MANILA - Almost PHP500 million worth of cash assistance has been given to the former rebels (FRs) under the government's Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (ECLIP), according to an official of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). Navy Captain Ferdinand Buscato, executive director of Task Force Balik-Loob and representative of E-CLIP and Amnesty Clusters of NTF-ELCAC, said a total of 20,579 FRs have surrendered to the government from July 2016 to November 2021. Buscato said since the creation of NTF-ELCAC through Executive Order No. 80 in 2018, a total of 3,751 FRs have been given livelihood assistance worth PHP50,000 each (PHP187.2 million) while 6,171 rece
SURRENDERERS. Some 19 CPP-NPA Terrorists (CNTs) surrender with 12 firearms at Sitio Mahayag, Barangay St. Peter in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon on Oct. 27, 2021. A total of 20,579 former rebels have surrendered to the government from July 2016 to November 2021. (Contributed photo) MANILA - Almost PHP500 million worth of cash assistance has been given to the former rebels (FRs) under the government's Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (ECLIP), according to an official of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). Navy Captain Ferdinand Buscato, executive director of Task Force Balik-Loob and representative of E-CLIP and Amnesty Clusters of NTF-ELCAC, said a total of 20,579 FRs have surrendered to the government from July 2016 to November 2021. Buscato said since the creation of NTF-ELCAC through Executive Order No. 80 in 2018, a total of 3,751 FRs have been given livelihood assistance worth PHP50,000 each (PHP187.2 million) while 6,171 rece
FOOD DELIVERY. Military trucks loaded with food packs transport relief goods to Leyte and Southern Leyte provinces in this December 26, 2021 photo. Government forces have stopped plans of the New People's Army to disrupt relief good distribution in a remote village in Abuyog, Leyte on December 27.(Photo courtesy of Philippine Army) TACLOBAN CITY - A top official of the Philippine Army in Eastern Visayas has condemned the New People's Army (NPA) plan to disrupt the distribution of relief goods for typhoon-hit families in an upland community in Abuyog, Leyte. Major General Edgardo De Leon said on Wednesday a band of rebels was about to set up a roadblock to disrupt food aid distribution in a remote spot in upland Katipunan village when they had a brief armed encounter with government troops around 9:45 p.m. on December 27. No one was hurt among the government forces but fleeing rebels left one rifle, food supplies, and personal belongings at the encounter site. "Their action
TIRED, WEARY. One of the five members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters who surrendered to the Army's 40th Infantry Battalion in Sultan Kudarat province shares his life story during an event on Monday (Dec. 27, 2021). Two New People's Army rebels also yielded to the 40IB on the same day. (Photo courtesy of 6ID) COTABATO CITY -Five Moro extremists, four of them bombmakers, and two communist rebels have surrendered in separate occasions in Sultan Kudarat province, a top military official here said Tuesday. Maj. Gen. Juvymax Uy, the Army's 6th Infantry Division commander and concurrent head of Joint Task Force Central (JTFC), said the seven men turned in firearms and explosives to the 40th Infantry Battalion (IB) during separate surrender rites held Monday inside the 40IB headquarters in President Quirino, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao. Lt. Col. Edwin Alburo, the 40IB commander, said the four extremists belonged to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), while t