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SEIZED FIREARMS. Four high-powered firearms and an IED owned by the communist NPA rebels are recovered by 29IB troopers in Barangay Bangonay, Jabonga, Agusan del Norte on Wednesday (July 20, 2022). A tip-off from a civilian in the area helped the Army recover the NPA armaments. (Photo courtesy of 29IB) BUTUAN CITY - A tip-off from a resident helped the Army's 29th Infantry Battalion (29IB) recover four high-powered firearms and an improvised explosive device (IED) belonging to the communist New People's Army (NPA) rebels in Barangay Bangonay, Jabonga, Agusan del Norte. Col. Jason Saldua, 29IB commander, said the troops were deployed for a combat operation in the area on July 20 after receiving a report from a civilian on the periodic presence of the NPA insurgents conducting extortion activities. "Our troops, upon reaching Sitio Inayao, discovered a newly-abandoned encampment of the NPA rebels," Saldua said in a statement Friday. The rebels operating in the area belon ....
LEGAZPI CITY - At least nine New People's Army (NPA) rebels and 12 members of the communist movement's Sangay ng Partido sa Lokalidad (SPL) voluntarily surrendered early this week and were welcomed by the 49th Infantry Battalion (49IB) in Ligao City in Albay province, a military report said. Maj. John Paul Belleza, 9th Infantry Division (9ID) spokesperson, in an interview on Thursday said weapons were also surrendered during the presentation of the former rebels and turnover ceremony on Tuesday. "The former rebels also surrendered one M1 Garand rifle, one M2 Carbine rifle, one .45 pistol, and two .38 revolver pistols," Belleza said. He said that Lt. Col. Benjamin Tapnio, 49IB commander, personally met the former rebels who renounced their support for the communist terrorist group. "Ikinagagalak po ng tropa ng 49IB at ng mga mamamayan ng Albay ang inyong pagsuko at pagbabalik-loob, maging daan sana ito upang mas mahikayat pa natin ang inyong mga dating kasamahan, ....