Kalinaw News: On the Death of NPA Guerilla Front 2 Secretary

From Kalinaw News (Mar 6, 2021): On the Death of NPA Guerilla Front 2 Secretary

MACO, DAVAO DE ORO – The NPA leader and Guerilla Front 2 Secretary identified as Renante Mantos, alyas “Nante” or “Roy” was neutralized after he drew his firearm when he refused to surrender to the combined elements of 28th Infantry (Kamagong) Battalion and 1001st (Pag-Asa) Brigade last March 2, 2021 at Purok 6, Special Brgy Malamudao, Brgy Anitapan, Maco, Davao de Oro.

Mantos is the Front Secretary of the Guerilla Front, 2 Southern Mindanao Regional Committee of the New People’s Army who is responsible in the series of extortion activities and several land mining to government troops in the Province of Davao de Oro and some parts of Davao Oriental.

The success of neutralization is the result of the massive deployment of Community Support Program Team in the 1001st Brigade Area of Operations, De-Radicalization and the report of a concerned citizen about the presence of the high ranking NPA who were planning to conduct atrocities to civilian communities. This unit immediately planned out and verify the veracity of the report. Unfortunately, when troops reached the area the said personality was able to drew his caliber .45 pistol which led to the troops no choice but to return fire which resulted to his neutralization.

Recovered in the vicinity is one caliber .45 pistol with one magazine loaded with ammunition.

His remains was then brought to the nearest funeral parlor in Mawab for necessary services following forensic examination of the PNP-SOCO. Recovered firearm and ammunitions were immediately turned over to the personnel of the PNP for proper disposal.

BGen Bergante, the Brigade Commander of the 1001st Infantry (Pag-asa) Brigade extended condolences to the families of Mantos. He also lauded the troops for the significant accomplishment that will favorably affect the peace and order situation of the province. He also thanked the people who provided timely information on NPAs presence in their community. He urged the remaining NPAs to think of their families who are waiting for them.

“The communities have felt the government and the delivery of basic services amid Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Thus, realized that they should not support the CPP-NPA but rather rally behind the government in its campaign to end this local conflict. The government is offering lots of incentives if they opt to return to the folds of the law under its Enhanced-Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP). I am appealing to the remaining members of GF2 to give up the armed struggle and instead be our partner, the Philippine Army, in uplifting the lives of your families and people in far-flung sitios. Enough of this useless communist ideology,” he added.

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