AYUNGON, Negros Oriental – The Army’s 94th Infantry Battalion seized a third Communist NPA Terrorist (CNT) hideout in Sitio Mabunga of Brgy. Buenavista, Himamaylan City on May 24, 2020, after two-weeks of combat clearing operations.
According to 94IB Commander Lieutenant Colonel Angelo S Guzman, the newly discovered hideout could accommodate at least 100 CNTs and could possibly be used for training recruits. It has three (3) security outposts, battle positions, a noticeable formation area, makeshift classrooms, kitchen, barracks, and some improvised training facilities. A solar panel, training materials, and paraphernalia were also recovered.
It can be recalled that on May 13, operating troops discovered a CNT hideout at Sitio Bunsad wherein an IED and AK-47 ammunitions were recovered. Also, another CNT hideout was discovered at Sitio Lower Olitao on May 23, 2020. Both Sitios are part of Brgy Buenavista, Himamaylan City.
“These discoveries are indicative that Brgy. Buenavista is frequented by the CNTs. Such presence is detrimental to the progress of that barangay and consequently, of Himamaylan City as a whole,” said 303rd Infantry Brigade Commander Colonel Inocencio I Pasaporte.
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