Kalinaw News: Another Communist Terrorist Killed, High Powered Firearms and Explosives Captured as Gov’t Troops Hunt Down CTG who Murdered Barangay Officials in Masbate

Posted to Kalinaw News (Jan 20, 2021): Another Communist Terrorist Killed, High Powered Firearms and Explosives Captured as Gov’t Troops Hunt Down CTG who Murdered Barangay Officials in Masbate



CAMP ELIAS ANGELES, Pili, Camarines Sur-A communist NPA terrorist (CNT) was killed while high powered firearms and explosives were captured after two separate armed encounters broke out between the government troops and the Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) in Masbate province, Wednesday, January 20.

Joint elements of 2nd Infantry Battalion (2IB) and PNP conducting hot pursuit operations following the murder of a Barangay Councilor and a Tanod in Barangay Cabas-an in Aroroy town yesterday, clashed with the fleeing communist terrorists in the towns of Mandaon and Baleno.

During the said armed skirmishes, no one was harmed in the government side but one CTG member who is yet to be identified was killed.

Operating troops also captured two M16 rifles, anti-personnel mines, medical paraphernalia, terroristic propaganda materials and personal belongings from the encounter sites.

Lt. Col. Siegfried Felipe Awichen, Battalion Commander of 2IB thanked the local populace for helping the troops locate the enemies by sending reports about the CTG’s presence in their area.

Enraged about the latest incident, residents in Masbate are eager to help the government in arresting the perpetrators and hold them accountable for their gruesome crime.

Meanwhile, MGEN HENRY A ROBINSON JR PA, Commander of Joint Task Force Bicolandia (JTFB) is confident that with the effective interoperability of the Army, police and other law enforcement agencies, coupled with the public’s eagerness to help the pursuing troops in the area, other CNTs responsible for the said terroristic attack will be put behind bars if not killed in armed encounters if they will not surrender peacefully.

“Muli kaming nagpapasalamat sa mga Bicolano lalo na sa mga Masbateño na patuloy na sumusuporta at tumutulong sa gobyerno upang mapanagot ang mga komunistang teroristang ito. We will sustain this momentum of defeating the communist insurgency here in Bicol. Let us not allow the CTG to continue murdering innocent and defenseless people. We will press on and push this 5-decade armed struggle into its total extinction. Spreading violence in communities is their way of threatening the people and regaining their lost mass bases. But there is no way they can ever escape from the expiration of their lost cause. To all the people who are still supporting and condoning the evil deeds of these murderers and terrorists, you are only contributing to their terrorism. Tolerating their wickedness will give them the guts to murder more innocent civilians, carry out unlawful activities and disrupt our region’s security and stability,” MGen. Robinson said.

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