8th ID CG Layug : NPA losing influence in Samar

From the Philippine Information Agency (Nov 29): 8th ID CG Layug : NPA losing influence in Samar

Government troops are moving closer to rebel territory, an official of the Philippine Army in Catbalogan City said. Major Gen Gerardo T Layug, commanding general of the 8th ID Infantry Division, cited recent developments in the anti-insurgency campaign of the military. He said another NPA camp situated in the hinterlands of Brgy Buenaswerte, Victoria, Northern Samar was discovered yesterday by the Charlie Company, 20th Infantry Battalion, 8th ID.

Earlier on November 2, members of the Charlie Company, 63rd Infantry Battalion discovered an abandoned NPA camp in Samar. And on November 5, 8th ID troops discovered two NPA camps situated in Barangay Del Rosario, Matuguinao, Samar and Barangay Sumoroy, Lope De Vega, Northern Samar. Again on November 14, the 34th IB troops discovered an abandoned NPA camp in Barangay Catoto-ogan, Las Navas, Northern, Samar. Still on November 19, 2012, 87th IB troops under Cpt Tuguinay L Agoy discovered an abandoned NPA camp at the boundary of Barangay Canlobo, Pinabacdao and Barangay Antol, Calbiga, Samar. Likewise, the 81st Division Reconnaissance Company under 2LT Louie Torda while conducting security operations discovered an NPA camp on November 23 at the vicinity of Barangay Cuenco, Las Navas, Northern Samar. For the continuing operations, government troops from Bravo Company of the 34th IB under 1Lt Eduardo D Mendoza discovered an abandoned NPA camp on November 23, 2012 in the hinterlands of Barangay Victory, Las Navas, Northern Samar. A day after, on November 24, 2012, 34th IB troops under 1Lt Harold Bryan Llandado discovered another abandoned NPA camp at Barangay Henogawa, Gamay, Northern, Samar. The NPA camp had 30 makeshift bunkers, two comfort rooms, with kitchens and can accommodate 50 NPAs.

“We would like to commend the local populace and the peace-loving communities in the Provinces of Samar and Northern Samar for their untiring support to attain peace and sustain development in their areas. Their information were material to the discovery of these NPA camps,” For the month of November alone this year, a total of nine NPA camps were discovered by military troops in Samar and Northern Samar Provinces. “The discovery of NPA camps is a clear manifestation that the NPA in Samar Provinces is losing grounds literally and losing their influence over the people which eventually will lead to their downfall and collapse,” Layug added.

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