AFP, PNP winning war vs CPP-NPA

From the Manila Bulletin (Feb 8): AFP, PNP winning war vs CPP-NPA

Field commanders of the government security forces yesterday claimed strategic victory in Mindanao in the war against the New People’s Army (NPA), armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP).

Because of continuous peace and development programs implemented, more provinces such as the provinces of Misamis Oriental, Province of Dinagat Islands, and Camiguin have already been declared insurgency-free while the province of Agusan del Norte has been hailed as an investments province by the AFP.

In the battle front, the Northeastern and Northern Mindanao AFP’s 4th Infantry (Diamond) Division (4th ID) announced the arrest the other day of Reboy Gandinao, commanding officer of the SPP4/SDG of Front 6 of the CPP-NPA North-Central Mindanao Regional Committee.

Maj. Christian C. Uy, regional spokesman of the Army’s 4th ID said Gandinao was arrested by the combined elements of 403rd Infantry Brigade and Valencia City Police Office (BCPO) by virtue of warrant of arrest at vicinity Lumintao in Quezon town, Bukidnon province.

Seized in his possession were a .45 caliber pistol with a loaded magazine and cellphone.

The suspect is now in the custody of VCPO for further tactical investigation.

The other day, a couple who were also carrying key positions in the CPP-NPA in Davao region were also arrested in Davao del Sur.

Last week, government security forces composed of the elements from the 13th Regional Public Safety Battalion (13th RPSB) and the 402nd Brigade, encountered undetermined number of heavily armed NPA’s at far-flung mountainous areas of Barangay Rojales, in Carmen town, Agusan del Norte.

The joint police-military team pressed on the armed men forced them to scatter and flee towards the hinter areas dragging along with their unaccounted number of killed or wounded leaving behind their supplies and armaments.

The operating troops seized a huge cache of arms in the scene of gunbattle.

This included three units of M16 A1, three AK 47 rifles, a US Carbine Caliber 30, a M203 Grenade Launcher, two home made guns, two caliber .45 pistols, several rifle grenades of 40mm;  a large number of live ammunitions and magazine of rifles,
Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), assorted blasting caps, 50 meters of electric wire, rifle cleaning kit, two bolos, handsaws; two homemade rifles, five handheld radios, eight bandoliers, 12 cellular phones with SIM cards, several backpacks, subversive documents and various assorted medicines and drug paraphernalias.

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