TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur -- Elements of the 36th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army under the 402nd Infantry "Stingers" Brigade seized recently another CPP-NPA Terrorist (CNT) lair at Sitio Suba, Brgy. Mabuhay, this city.
The CNT lair has an estimated area of about 50x100 square meters that can accommodate around 50 CNT members. It was believed to be abandoned days ago. After a careful search on the lair, the troops seized two anti-personnel mines (pipe type) with 50 meters wire, ½ sack of rice and CNT personal belongings.
The 402nd Brigade has intensified its operation against the CNTs in the outskirts barangays and the hinterlands due to the persistent appeal of the people to ensure safety and security so that peace and development efforts in their communities continue.
Since January 2019, the Stingers Brigade has already seized 57 lairs during armed encounters and routine security patrols. For the last quarter alone, a total of 14 CNT hideouts were seized wherein most of them were tipped off from the civilian residents. (Major Francisco Garello, Jr., 402nd Bde-CMO/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
Source: Civil Military Operations, 402nd Infantry Brigade, Philippine Army
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1029329
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