Posted to Kalinaw News (Apr 10, 2021): Army thwarts NPA attempt to infiltrate Iloilo village, recovers war materiel
CAMP PERALTA, Jamindan, Capiz – The 12th Infantry (Lick’Em) Battalion figured in another brief encounter with the CPP-NPA Terrorists in Barangay Alabidhan, Bingawan, Iloilo at early in the morning of Wednesday, April 07, 2021.
It happened after the troops received reports from the local populace on the presence of armed communist-terrorists passing through the village.
The brief encounter yielded to the seizure of two shotguns, two magazines for shotgun with ten rounds ammunition, magazine for 9mm pistol with 7 rounds of ammunition, four rounds carbine ammunition, shrapnels for landmine, 15 meters electrical wire, two backpacks, grocery items, two hammocks, cooking pot, personal belongings, and propaganda materials.
On Monday, April 05, the Community Support Program (CSP) Team of the 12IB also figured in a brief firefight with the members of NPA’s Baloy Platoon, Central Front, Komiteng Rehiyon -Panay (KR-P) in Barangay Aglubong, Janiuay, Iloilo. The said encounter is also a result of the vigilance of the local populace in giving reports to the Army troops about the movement and location of the communist-terrorists.
Major General Eric Vinoya, the Commander of the 3rd Infantry (Spearhead) Division attributed the two successful armed engagements to the support and cooperation of the peace-loving people in the area.
“In order for the Army to remain at the upper hand in the fight against the CPP-NPA Terrorists we need to be relentless in our operations against this group. Any information relayed to us by the locals and the communities will be acted promptly. We cannot cover every inch of Panay Island but we have forces strategically located in different areas that can ably react to any information that needs our attention. The collective approach of the security forces, of the government agencies and that of the people is the right solution to end the local communist armed conflict. While firefights may suggest disruption of the normal environment, but these are necessary in our fight to finally end insurgency in Panay Island,” MGen Vinoya said,
With the series of firefights as results of the people’s vigilance, the 3ID Commander warned the remaining NPAs. “You can no longer hide from the eyes of the Ilonggos. Wherever you go there are always people who are ready to report your presence and whereabouts. This is an indication that Iloilo towns are no longer safe havens for the terrorists like you,” MGen Vinoya stressed.
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