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RECOVERED. The war materiel recovered by government troops in Oas town, Albay province on Saturday (Feb. 25, 2023). The 9th Infantry Division believes that the buried equipment and ammunition were owned by rebels who encountered their troops and killed a soldier on Feb. 15. (Photo from the 9ID's Facebook page) LEGAZPI CITY - Government troops have recovered war materiel belonging to communist terrorist groups (CTGs) in Barangay San Antonio, Oas town in Albay province over the weekend. Capt. Frank Roldan, 9th Infantry Division (9ID) spokesperson, told the Philippine News Agency on Monday that troops from the 49th Infantry Battalion (49IB) were patrolling in the area on Saturday when they found and recovered eight anti-personnel mines, 1,747 pieces of ammunition and 180 meters of electrical wires after receiving information from a civilian. On the other hand, Maj. Gen. Adonis Bajao, commander of 9ID and Joint Task Force Bicolandia (JTFB), assured residents of security in the area wit ....
Two soldiers were killed when suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels ambushed government forces conducting search operations on a crashed Cessna plane in Albay on Monday, Feb. 20.
Photo: 9th Infantry Division / 9ID
Captain German Franco Roldan, officer in charge of the 9th Infantry Divisi ....
(Infographic courtesy of 9ID, Philippine Army) LEGAZPI CITY - Two soldiers of the Philippine Army's 31st Infantry Battalion died in an ambush perpetrated by suspected communist-terrorist group (CTG) members while buying supplies for a search and rescue mission in Albay province on Monday. In a report on Tuesday, Capt. Frank Roldan, 9th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office (DPAO) chief, identified the fatalities as Private John Paul C. Adalim and Private Mark June D. Esico who suffered severe bullet wounds in their bodies that caused their immediate death when ambushed at a market in Barangay Cotmon, Camalig town. "The CTG took advantage of the fact that the troops of the 31st Infantry Battalion were busy assisting in the search and rescue operation of the crashed Cessna aircraft in Albay after they ambushed two soldiers who were just buying supplies. It was learned that while the two soldiers were in the market, five armed men ambushed them and three of them indiscriminatel ....