From the Business Mirror (Feb 1, 2022): Army moves ‘skilled’ battalion to Eastern Visayas in all-out bid to crush insurgency in region (By RENE ACOSTA)
AN Army battalion from Davao has been redeployed in the Visayas region to boost the campaign against New People’s Army rebels in the central part of the country as the military races to end the communist-led insurgency before President Duterte leaves office this year.The 3rd Infantry Battalion (3rd IB), which operated in the area of the 10th Infantry Division (10th ID) in Davao provinces, is heading to Eastern Visayas, which is under the operational area of the 3rd ID to help end the insurgency in the Visayas region.
“The addition of this unit only manifests the sincerity of our government to eradicate the menace of the communist terrorists in this part of the country and sustain the people’s democratic way of life,” said Armed Forces Visayas Command (Viscom) commander Lt. Gen. Robert Dauz.
The 3rd IB, commanded by Col. Juvenal Mark Tayamen, will be deployed specifically in Samar, a deployment that was made in relation to the order of the Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Andres Centino to end insurgency within Duterte’s term, according to Viscom acting spokesman Major Israel Galorio.
Dauz said while the strength of the rebels is already diminishing in Samar, “there will be no let-up in their operations” and the presence of the 3rd IB will “boost the internal security operation and expedite the dismantling efforts to the remaining guerilla fronts in the province.”
Deployed for six years in Davao’s Paquibato District, the 3rd IB dismantled in 2018 the NPA’s Guerilla Front 54 that operated in Davao City and ended the rebels’ Pulang Bagani Command 2 and 3 a year later. In 2020, it also dismantled the Guerilla Front 56 that operated in the area.
The battalion, according to the 10th ID, also played a big role in the dismantling of the Sub-Regional Committee 5 of the NPA’s Southern Mindanao Regional Committee, which partly came with the surrender of its secretary, Ida Marie Montero, alias Ka Mandy, along with other leaders and members of the group.
Galorio said the 3rd IB has gained vast experienced in guerilla warfare and familiar with the rebels’ tactics.
On Monday, a firefight between elements of the 19th IB and rebels under Front Committee 1 of the Sub-Regional Committee “Emporium” transpired in Barangay Senonogan De Tubang, Silvino Lobos, Northern Samar.
Galero said the soldiers recovered an anti-personnel mine, a .45 caliber pistol and an improvised rifle.
The 3rd IB, commanded by Col. Juvenal Mark Tayamen, will be deployed specifically in Samar, a deployment that was made in relation to the order of the Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Andres Centino to end insurgency within Duterte’s term, according to Viscom acting spokesman Major Israel Galorio.
Dauz said while the strength of the rebels is already diminishing in Samar, “there will be no let-up in their operations” and the presence of the 3rd IB will “boost the internal security operation and expedite the dismantling efforts to the remaining guerilla fronts in the province.”
Deployed for six years in Davao’s Paquibato District, the 3rd IB dismantled in 2018 the NPA’s Guerilla Front 54 that operated in Davao City and ended the rebels’ Pulang Bagani Command 2 and 3 a year later. In 2020, it also dismantled the Guerilla Front 56 that operated in the area.
The battalion, according to the 10th ID, also played a big role in the dismantling of the Sub-Regional Committee 5 of the NPA’s Southern Mindanao Regional Committee, which partly came with the surrender of its secretary, Ida Marie Montero, alias Ka Mandy, along with other leaders and members of the group.
Galorio said the 3rd IB has gained vast experienced in guerilla warfare and familiar with the rebels’ tactics.
On Monday, a firefight between elements of the 19th IB and rebels under Front Committee 1 of the Sub-Regional Committee “Emporium” transpired in Barangay Senonogan De Tubang, Silvino Lobos, Northern Samar.
Galero said the soldiers recovered an anti-personnel mine, a .45 caliber pistol and an improvised rifle.
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2022/02/01/army-moves-skilled-battalion-to-eastern-visayas-in-all-out-bid-to-crush-insurgency-in-region.
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