DWDD: Soldiers Seize CPP-NPA Terrorists’ Lair, Discovers Food Cache

Katropa DWDD-CRS Virtual RTV (Nov 14): Soldiers Seize CPP-NPA Terrorists’ Lair, Discovers Food Cache

MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon — Troops of the 65th Infantry STALWART Battalion (651B)
seized 78 sacks of rice from a Communist Party of the Philippines — New People’s Army
terrorists’ (CNTs) lair in Lanao del Sur-Bukidnon boundary near Sitio Narvasa, Brgy....
Pinilayan, Tagoloan lI, Lanao del Sur around 2:00 pm, Monday, November 12, 2018.

65IB troops under operational control to the 403rd Infantry Brigade (403Bde) of the Army's 4th Infantry Division (41D) continued its Focused Military Operations in the area. it can be recalled that last Sunday, November 11, 2018, a 20-minute firefight ensued

between troops of the 65IB and more or less 70 members of the CNTs of Guerilla Front
Committee 68 (GFC68), which resulted to the death of a high-ranking terrorist leader and
the seizure of one AK-47 rifle with 6 magazines & ammunitions, one M16 rifle, 27 sacks
of rice, medical supplies, and subversive documents.

The voluminous amount of rice seized are believed to be collected by the said terrorist
group out of intimidation and extortion from the poor farmers in the nearby communities,
as local residents have repeatedly reported such intimidation and extortion to the nearest
Army detachment.

“We condemn the CPP-NPA Terrorists for such a treacherous act of collecting and
keeping voluminous amount of rice while the poor families in that area suffer from hunger.
We will continue to our Focused Military Operations until the communities are free from
NPA terrorists’ oppression.” said Lieutenant Colonel Richard Rabaca, Commanding
Officer of the 65IB.

Meanwhile, Brigadier General Eric Vinoya, Commander of the 403Bde, encouraged the
local populace to continue supporting the government in its effort to free the communities
from CPP-NPA Tenorists threat.

“We take our strength from the people whom we serve. We appreciate the local residents
in the area for cooperating with the authorities, which in tum, enabled us to locate this
seize the huge amount of rice that they have forcibly
son and forced recruitment of the CPP-NPA Terrorists" said Vinoya.

Credits: 403rd Infantry Bde, 4ID, PA



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