LUMBA BAYABAO, Lanao del Sur -- Four members of Local Terrorist Group (LTG) and 21 Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) supporters surrendered to the 103rd Infantry (HARIBON) Brigade in Brgy. Sabala Bantayao on August 2, 2019.
They yielded one rocket-propelled grenade, one M1 Carbine rifle, one 1911A1 cal.45 pistol, two caliber 38 revolvers, and ammunition.
On July 28, troops from the 103rd Infantry Brigade encountered the CTG who were in Lumba Bayabao in an attempt to establish a foothold in the area and elude military operations in Bukidnon.
Brig. Gen. Romeo S. Brawner, commander of the 103rd Brigade, said the relentless offensive of the troops pressured the enemy forces to flee and this prompted their supporters to surrender.
“The said supporters revealed that they were obliged to support the CTGs in their area due to the fear that they will be hurt or killed if they refuse to support the CTGs," he added.
Brawner said two of the LTG members were involved in the attack of Butig town in 2016 while one of the supporters was a minor who surrendered to Lt. Col. Edgar Allan Villanueva, commander of the 49th Infantry Battalion.
The local government of Lumba Bayabao has declared the CTG as persona non grata.
The declaration made them the first municipality in the province to assert such an act.
For his part, Maj. Gen. Roberto Ancan, 1st Infantry Division and Joint Task Force Zampelan (Zamboanga Peninsula and Lanao Provinces) commander, lauded the local government unit on the successful surrender of CTGs and LTGs and the declaration of the CTG as persona non grata.
"We thank the local government and other stakeholders for their continued trust and support to our troops in contributing peace and development in the whole province of Lanao del Sur,” Ancan said. (1st Infantry Division, PA/PIA10)
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1025571
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