CAMP LUKBAN, Catbalogan City, May 2 -- An information provided by a local resident to the members of the Community Support Program (CSP) team of the 43rd Infantry (We Search) Battalion, Philippine Army pertaining to the buried war material of Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) in their safehouse in Brgy. Sumuroy, Lope De Vega, Northern Samar led to the discovery of items on April 30, 2020 at 6:20 a.m.
Discovered items include the 6.5 hp MAPRO gasoline-operated generator and other war materiel like two M16 magazines (long), two poncho tents, one Motorola hand-held radio, and some subversive documents.
Also, around 8:15 a.m. of same day, while scouring the premises of the said barangay, the troops discovered two sacks containing subversive documents with high intelligence value.
Colonel Lowell R. Tan, 803rd Infantry Brigade commander remarked, “The rebels are on the run since the discovery of their lair in Catubig, Northern Samar. The revelation uncovered by the residents concerning buried war materiel indicates a clear loss of rebel support from the masses.”
“Thanks to the information provided by the locals to the security forces on the ground. It is vital in making our troops always one step ahead of our enemies,” Tan added. (43rd IB, 803rd IB/8ID)
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1040728
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