CAMP BANCASI, Butuan City – The Army’s 36th Infantry Battalion (36th IB), under the operational control of 402nd Infantry Brigade (402nd IB), scored anew against the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NP) after a rebel was killed while an undetermined number of other rebels were believed wounded during a gunbattle Monday in Kiskis area, Barangay Siagao, San Miguel, Surigao del Sur.
Shown in photo are the war materials and medical supplies seized from the CNTs after a gunbattle with government troops in Kiskis area, Barangay Siagao, San Miguel, Surigao del Sur on Monday, May 18, 2020. (402ndBrigade-CMO, 36th IB via Mike U. Crismundo / Manila Bulletin)
Maj. Francisco P. Garello, Jr., Civil Military Operations (CMO) officer of the 402ndBrigade based here, told The Manila Bulletin on Tuesday that elements of the 36th IB were responding to the report of the villagers in Kiskis area about the presence of the rebels when they figured in that armed confrontation.
“At 11:30 a.m. Monday, May 18, elements of the 36th IB clashed with some 30 heavily armed terrorists for 45 minutes before the rebels withdrew in disarray in the Diwata ranges in Kiskis area,” the 402nd CMO officer said.
The rebels were believed members of the Sub Regional Command (SRC) 2130 of the CPP-NPA North Eastern Mindanao Regional Committee (NEMRC) under a certain Kumander Salem, Garello said.
The 36th IB also clashed with the same group in that province just over a week ago.
The insurgents scampered towards different directions after sensing that they were out positioned, leaving behind their dead comrade, the 402nd Brigade CMO officer said.
The military seized at the encounter site two AK47 rifles, bomb-making materials, including two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), various war materials and medical supplies.
“The troops also overran an NPA hideout which can accommodate around 40 individuals in Kiskis area,” Garello said.
“At 11:30 a.m. Monday, May 18, elements of the 36th IB clashed with some 30 heavily armed terrorists for 45 minutes before the rebels withdrew in disarray in the Diwata ranges in Kiskis area,” the 402nd CMO officer said.
The rebels were believed members of the Sub Regional Command (SRC) 2130 of the CPP-NPA North Eastern Mindanao Regional Committee (NEMRC) under a certain Kumander Salem, Garello said.
The 36th IB also clashed with the same group in that province just over a week ago.
The insurgents scampered towards different directions after sensing that they were out positioned, leaving behind their dead comrade, the 402nd Brigade CMO officer said.
The military seized at the encounter site two AK47 rifles, bomb-making materials, including two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), various war materials and medical supplies.
“The troops also overran an NPA hideout which can accommodate around 40 individuals in Kiskis area,” Garello said.
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