Kalinaw News: 4ID troops clash against CPP-NPA Terrorists before Christmas Eve in Surigao del Sur; 1 CNT killed, and High-powered Firearms seized

Posted to Kalinaw News (Dec 27, 2021): 4ID troops clash against CPP-NPA Terrorists before Christmas Eve in Surigao del Sur; 1 CNT killed, and High-powered Firearms seized



CAMP EVANGELISTA, PATAG, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – An NPA member was killed in an encounter with troops of the 75th Infantry Battalion, 401 Brigade, 4ID at Sitio Katabadan, Barangay San Roque, San Miguel, Surigao del Sur on December 24, 2021.

Lieutenant Colonel Jelson D Buyuccan, Commanding Officer of the 75IB, said that while conducting security operations, his troops encountered more or less 15 CPP-NPA Terrorists (CNTs).

After a 10-minute clash, the troops recovered one CNT dead casualty, later identified as Vilma Tawede y Baliguat alias Bel, member of SYP-I/GS (HQF), SRC Southland, NEMRC, and a resident of So Tambonon, Brgy San Roque, San Miguel, Surigao del Sur.

Recovered at the encounter site where one (1) AK47 Rifle, one (1) M16 A1 rifle, two (2) magazines for the AK47 rifle with 55 rounds of live ammunition, six (6) bolos, one (1) power bank, two (2) cellular phones, three (3) cauldrons, thirteen (13) pairs of boots, three (3) head flashlights, one (1) flash drive, six (6) backpacks with personal belongings and assorted food supplies.

Around 10:00 AM on December 25, 2021, troops of 75IB, together with the BLGU Officials of Brgy San Roque of said municipality turned over the cadaver of the slain CNT member to the San Miguel Municipal Police Station for proper disposition.

Meanwhile, Brigadier General Oliver T Vesliño, the Acting Commander of the 4th Infantry Division, extended his condolences to the family of the CNT fatality. He then encouraged the remaining CNTs to go back to the folds of the law and start life anew.

“It is not yet too late for you to reinvent your life. The 4ID and other government agencies under the Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC) will welcome you with open arms. Lay down your firearms and avail of the numerous benefits under the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (ECLIP) of the government,” he said.

BGen Vesliño congratulated the team of the 401st Brigade under its new Commander, Col Rommel B Almaria, and the 75IB, under LtCol Buyuccan for sustaining the peace and security in their AOR.

For the month of December alone, 4ID has initiated nine (9) encounters that resulted in the neutralization of 13 CTG members and seizure of 16 high-powered firearms.

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