CAPTURED HIDEOUTS. The military attributes to massive military operations the capture of 57 lairs of the communist New People’s Army in Caraga Region since January this year. The latest seizure of a rebel area occurred on October 26, 2019 in Sitio Suba, Barangay Mabuhay in Tandag City, Surigao del Sur. (Photo courtesy of the Army's 402nd IB)
Intensified military operations conducted by the Philippine Army in various parts of the Caraga Region since January this year have resulted in the seizure of 57 hideouts of communist rebels, an official said.
Col. Maurito L. Licudine, commander of the Army's 402nd Infantry (Stingers) Brigade, said the "massive military operations" against New People’s Army (NPA) were conducted in outskirt villages and hinterlands in response to the “persistent appeal of the people to ensure safety and security".
In a statement on Monday, Licudine said the military operations were necessary "so that peace and development efforts in their communities continue".
The 402nd Brigade covers the provinces of Surigao del Sur, Surigao del Norte, Agusan del Norte, and the Province of Dinagat Islands in Caraga Region.
Licudine said most of the captured NPA hideouts occurred during armed encounters and routine security patrols.
Data provided by the 402IB showed that 14 of the NPA hideouts were seized by government forces during the latter part of the year.
Major Francisco Garello Jr., 402IB civil-military operations officer, said the latest NPA hideout to fall is located in Sitio Suba, Barangay Mabuhay, Tandag City in Surigao del Sur.
Garello said the area can accommodate around 50 NPA members and yielded two anti-personnel mines, food items, and personal belongings of the rebels.
Licudine said the capture of the hideouts indicated that "the NPAs are now on the run to make their movements mobile to evade the pursuing government troops".
“The long arms of the law will surely catch them, either they’ll be killed or captured unless they surrender and lay down their arms now,” he added.
He said rebels who decide to surrender will have the chance to go back to normal lives with the support of the government through the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program or E-CLIP.
The NPA, the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines, is listed as a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1084386
Col. Maurito L. Licudine, commander of the Army's 402nd Infantry (Stingers) Brigade, said the "massive military operations" against New People’s Army (NPA) were conducted in outskirt villages and hinterlands in response to the “persistent appeal of the people to ensure safety and security".
In a statement on Monday, Licudine said the military operations were necessary "so that peace and development efforts in their communities continue".
The 402nd Brigade covers the provinces of Surigao del Sur, Surigao del Norte, Agusan del Norte, and the Province of Dinagat Islands in Caraga Region.
Licudine said most of the captured NPA hideouts occurred during armed encounters and routine security patrols.
Data provided by the 402IB showed that 14 of the NPA hideouts were seized by government forces during the latter part of the year.
Major Francisco Garello Jr., 402IB civil-military operations officer, said the latest NPA hideout to fall is located in Sitio Suba, Barangay Mabuhay, Tandag City in Surigao del Sur.
Garello said the area can accommodate around 50 NPA members and yielded two anti-personnel mines, food items, and personal belongings of the rebels.
Licudine said the capture of the hideouts indicated that "the NPAs are now on the run to make their movements mobile to evade the pursuing government troops".
“The long arms of the law will surely catch them, either they’ll be killed or captured unless they surrender and lay down their arms now,” he added.
He said rebels who decide to surrender will have the chance to go back to normal lives with the support of the government through the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program or E-CLIP.
The NPA, the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines, is listed as a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1084386
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