Saturday, January 24, 2015

SolCom cites military gains vs NPA

Posted to the Business Mirror (Jan 23): SolCom cites military gains vs NPA

THE Southern Luzon Command (SolCom) said on Friday its units neutralized 124 guerrillas of the New People’s Army (NPA), including 18 ranking leaders, during the course of operations in 2014.

The SolCom killed a dozen NPA guerrillas, captured 33 and accepted 79 who voluntarily surrendered, according to Maj. Angelo Guzman, SolCom spokesman.
Guzman said the capture of these individuals prevented the recruitment of new members for their armed component.

Civil-military operations efforts of Bayanihan teams led to the clearing of 40 barangays from enemy influence, he added.

“Our focused military operations in 2014 gained headway in diminishing mass-based support on the Communist Party and the NPA,” SolCom head Maj. Gen. Ricardo Visaya said.

Visaya claims SolCom’s community-based peace and development efforts in partnership with various stakeholders effectively complemented their focused military operations.

Most of the Bayanihan projects were integral part in the conduct of peace and development operations in the barangays, he said.

A total of 9,443 various projects and activities with stakeholders were conducted, including community services, medical assistance, cleanliness and beautification, feeding programs, sports festivities, and visits to camp facilities, Visaya added.

http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/solcom-cites-military-gains-vs-npa/

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