War materials of the New Peoples Army members who surrendered to the 66th Infantry Battalion on December 25 in Compostela Town, Compostela Valley Province
DAVAO CITY (PIA) - Four ranking leaders of the New People’s Army, including a bomb expert, recently surrendered to the 66th Infantry Battalion in Compostela town, Compostela Valley province.
The surrenderees were identified as alias Cory, vice commander of the Platun Basil, Pulang Bagani Command 8; alias JB, bomb expert; alias Aldrin, team leader of Segunda Basil; and alias Datu Jeffrey, team leader of Primera Basil.
According to the 66th IB, alias Cory yielded on December 25 and was instrumental in the surrender of the other three communist rebels.
The rebels turned over their weapons, including a defaced M653 rifle, a caliber 45mm pistol, two improvised explosive devices, four blasting caps, 50 meters wire, and two caps batteries. Apart from the valuable war materiel, they also handed assorted medical items including anesthesia and gauze pads, as well as P6,500 cash.
Brigadier General Jose Faustino Jr., commander of the 10th Infantry Division, congratulated the battalion for the relentless military operations that led to the surrender of the NPA officials.
“The reduction of manpower of our enemies and their firepower will surely be a significant development as we exhaust all efforts to put this to an end,” Faustino said.
The general also disclosed in a recent press briefing that in 2018, the division has neutralized 7,939 NPA members and supporters and seized 910 firearms.
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1016687
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