Gov’t troops seize NPA camp in Northern Samar

From the Philippine Information Agency (Jan 26): Gov’t troops seize NPA camp in Northern Samar

Government security forces discovered an abandoned rebel's camp at Sitio Catmaalad, Barangay Mckinley, Catarman, Northern Samar at around 9:30 a.m. of January 26, 2013.

Lieutenant Colonel Noel A. Vestuir, 20IB’s commanding officer, in his report, said the camp was seized by the operating troops of 20IB led by 1Lt. Raul Delos Santos. The seized camp was reported to have 15 hastily destroyed bunkers that can accommodate more or less 15 to 20 rebels, one kitchen and a comfort room.

Vestuir said the camp was seized after the soldiers launched sustained combat operations in the area of Catarman in response to the information tipped by some residents about the presence of armed men roaming the area extorting money and food stuffs from the residents.

The recent accomplishments by the 20IB troops against the NPAs have disrupted the impending activities being hatched by the latter. The government troops have dislodged them from their guerilla camps and cut-off their supply support lines that they forcibly take from the residents in the area.

Vestuir commended his troops for a job well done. He also thanked the continued support of the people in the government’s efforts of “Winning the Peace. Moreover, Vestuir called on the fleeing rebels to lay down their arms in order to once again live decent and normal lives along with their families.

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