Friday, March 20, 2015

Campaign vs. rebels effective: army officer

From the Mindanao Times (Mar 19): Campaign vs. rebels effective: army officer

THE MILITARY claimed it’s gaining good ground in the implementation of Integrated Peace and Security Plan (IPSP) Bayanihan based on the number of NPA surenderees for the first quarter of the year.
 
Maj. Gen. Eduardo Ano, commander of 10th Infantry Division, said that since January of the year they continued their peace and development outreach program in all barangays in the region. The division recorded a total of 27 NPA surrenderees in the first three months.
 
They also recorded 25 clashes against the communist guerillas which claimed the lives of 14 rebels, resulted to the recovery of 19 high-powered firearms and eight low powered firearms, and the disbandment of 30 NPA encampments.
 
Under the Eastern Mindanao Command (EastMinCom) area, the 10th ID recorded 39 NPA encounters resulting to the recovery of 56 firearms in the first quarter. During that time, 29 rebels surrendered and 13 arrested in hot-pursuit operations.
 
Three NPAs allegedly involved in torching seven heavy equipment units were arrested by troops under the 403rd Infantry Brigade in Palacapao, Quezon, Bukidnon on March 15.
 

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