Government forces from the Philippine Army (PA) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) recovered a total of nine firearms following a series of encounters with the New People’s Army (NPA) in northern Negros Occidental over the weekend.
Four high-powered firearms were left by fleeing rebels at Sitio Dhalia, Barangay Puey in
These included three M-14 and one AK-47 rifles along with 114 rounds of ammunition for M-14 rifle, 32 rounds of ammunition for AK-47, and a backpack containing personal items.
On Saturday, five firearms were seized by government forces during an encounter with the NPA in Barangay Bug-ang, Toboso town, after they captured two rebels identified as Rene “Juan” Villarin, 45, and Richard “Jamil” Gallego, 36.
Found in Villarin and Gallego’s possession were three caliber 5.56 M-16 rifles and two caliber .45 pistols, along with subversive documents and other war materials.
Brig. Gen. Aurelio Baladad, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division of the Philippine Army, said they are intensifying peace and security operations to protect the people and secure their place from lawless elements.
“As we continue with our follow-on operations, our soldiers were instructed to strictly follow the rule of law and put the safety of our people as primary consideration,” Baladad said, as he thanked the residents of Barangay Puey for providing the necessary information for the successful conduct of military operations in the area.
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