From the Mindanao Times (Mar 19): 20 loose firearms turn over
TWENTY loose firearms were formally turned over to the military officials by town government of Sultan Sa Barongis in Maguindanao on Wednesday at the municipal gym.
Capt. Arvin John Encinas, the spokesperson of 6th Infantry Division, told TIMES that the ceremonial turnover was spearheaded by town mayor Ramdatu Angas in the presence of Brig. Gen. Bismarck Soliba, commander of the 1st Mechanize Infantry Brigade, Brig. Gen. Diosdado Carreon, commander of the 601st Infantry Brigade and Police Sr. Supt. Agustin Tello, the Maguindanao police director.
Endorsed were four M1 Garand rifles, four rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launchers, two M14 rifles, two submachine guns, two Barrett M82 rifles, two M79 grenade launchers, one Springfield M1A, one homemade grenade launcher, one M203 grenade launcher and a carbine.
From the period of Jan. 1 until press time, the 6ID recovered a total of 179 loose firearms.
Carreon and Soliba both expressed their appreciation to the people of Sultan Sa Barongis for their genuine gesture in giving up their firearms.
“This endeavor was made possible through the collaboration of the brigades and the local chief executives in the province of Maguindanao in support to the campaign against loose firearms,” said Major General Arnel Dela Vega, the commander of the 6th Infantry Division.
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