Kalinaw News: Army scores against NPAs in Negros Occidental, nabs 2 NPA members, several firearms seized.

Posted to Kalinaw News (Aug 6, 2021): Army scores against NPAs in Negros Occidental, nabs 2 NPA members, several firearms seized.



CAMP PERALTA, Jamindan, Capiz – Two CPP-NPA Terrorists (CNTs) were captured by the 94th Infantry Battalion after an armed engagement in Barangay Santol, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, August 3, 2021.

The troops were conducting combat operations after armed men were confirmed in the area, following several reports from the civilians, when they encountered some 30 members of the New Poeple’s Army.

Aside from the captured NPAs, the 10-minute firefight also resulted to the seizure of an M653 Baby Armalite, one M14 rifle, one M16A1 rifle, one homemade shotgun, six (6) magazine of M14 rifle with ammunition, four (4) magazines (long & short) M16 with ammunition, one shotgun magazine with ammunition, two (2) cellphones, medical kit, two backpacks, two (2) handheld radios, solar panel and other war materiel.

The communist-terrorist group suffered undetermined casualties based on the reports of the residents who have seen absconding NPAs carrying with them their wounded comrades. No one was hurt on the government side.

The captured NPAs were identified as George Esoy Y Francis a.k.a. Pakyaw/Pakner, and Eduardo Estrada Y Mission a.k.a. Edo, both residents of Guihulngan City and members of the NPA’s Central Negros Front 1. The residents of the said barangay pointed them out as the two NPAs were seen hiding in a creek line before the troops captured them.

As he lauds the 94IB for the successful operation, MGen Eric Vinoya, the Commander of the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division, also recognized the vigilance of the local populace in reporting the presence and movement of the communist-terrorists to the Army.

“As I’ve said before, Negros is no longer a safe place for the NPAs. The Negrenses are already fed up with their lies and deceptions; they are now our eyes and ears against these ruthless communist-terrorists. With the Negrenses on our side, we are optimistic that we can achieve a CPP-NPA-free Negros,” MGen Vinoya said.

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