CAMP ELIAS ANGELES, Pili, Camarines Sur-Joint elements of 83rd Infantry Battalion (83IB), 902nd Infantry Brigade and PNP arrested a high-ranking leader of the Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) in Barangay San Roque, Tinambac, Camarines Sur at 2:15 in the morning, Friday, December 4.
Marilou Pascual Tan AKA Tinay, secretary of Komiteng Probinsya 2 of Bicol Regional Party Committee (BRPC) considered as a high value individual (HVI) was arrested by virtue of a warrant of arrest for frustrated murder.
Confiscated from her possession were anti-personnel mines, hand grenade, caliber .38, wires, battery, and propaganda materials.
Col. Jaime Abawag Jr., the newly installed Brigade Commander of 902nd Infantry Brigade expressed his gratitude to the former supporters of the CTG who tipped-off Tan’s location leading to her arrest.
“This development is a manifestation of the continuous collapse of the CTG. Their very own people are now siding with the government and exposing their own top leaders who are supposedly well insulated,” Col. Abawag said.
Furthermore, Joint Task Force Bicolandia (JTFB) under MGEN HENRY A ROBINSON JR PA stressed that the intensified information dissemination campaign to unmask the real nature of the CTG, has opened the eyes of the public to the deception.
As a result, the community is now more cooperative in taking part to ending the 5-decade insurgency by reporting the CTG and their unlawful acts which has led to the series of successful engagements, mass surrenders and apprehension of its leaders.
JTF Bicolandia believes that the efforts of the peace-loving Bicolanos and the government will pave the way towards an armed conflict-free region.
“Christmas is just around the corner. Everyone can almost feel the joy it brings. Its true meaning and spirit is doubled when shared with your family—your home. Sa mga kapatid natin na NPA na nasa kabundukan pa, marami na sa mga kasamahan ninyo ang nagbalik-loob sa pamahalaan. Ngayon na ang tamang oras para magbagong-buhay. Let this be your best Christmas gift to your families: a path of peace and your precious presence. Hindi rin namin gusto na kayo ay makulong o mapatay sa mga engkwentro dahil lamang sa walang saysay na pakikipaglaban. Paliit na ng paliit ang mundong inyong ginagalawan lalo na at mismong mga kabaro niyo na ang nagsusuplong sa inyo maliban pa sa mas pinaigting na operasyon ng militar at kapulisan. There is still hope for you and your family and this hope lies not in the armed movement but in your decision to return to the folds of the law,” MGen. Robinson said.
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