A top military commander confirmed the link of several deliberate security operations against the communist rebels in preparation for the May 13 elections.
Major General Ariel Bernardo, commander of the 10th Infantry “Agila” Division said on Tuesday that from January to March, his troops conducted a total of four division-initiated military operations, 13-brigade initiated operations, 52 battalion level operations.
He revealed that the soldiers engaged the rebels in armed encounters 12 times because of these government-initiated-operations.
“Every month, each of my 11 battalions conducts a battalion-size operation, aside from the 5,800 small-size operations,” Bernardo said.
He also noted the rebels conducted 37 hostile activities against the government troops, including nuisance harassment like firing from afar.
Bernardo said the rebels are also active, carrying out orders from their higher leadership to conduct tactical offensive against government soldiers.
He also disclosed that the operations yielded two rebels killed and seven soldiers, who offered the supreme sacrifice.
“The best results of the operations were the surrender of 60 rebels to the government fold and the recovery of nine high-powered firearms,” Bernardo said.
He also said the peace and development outreach program (PDOP) has been completed on 54 barangays for the past four months.
Bernardo said that currently, 204 barangays in the region are undergoing PDOP with the continued immersion of soldiers to the communities to assist local governments and national agencies in the delivery of basic services to the residents.
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