Kalinaw News: NPA’s Arms Cache recovered thru Former Rebels’ Revelation

Posted to Kalinaw News (Jun 18, 2022): NPA’s Arms Cache recovered thru Former Rebels’ Revelation



Troops of 28th Infantry (Kamagong) Battalion under the leadership of LTC Roni Desingaño, Battalion Commander, 25IB under LTC Michael Aquino and other operating units under 1001st Infantry (Pag-Asa) Brigade under the leadership of BGEN JESUS P DURANTE III, Brigade Commander together with Maragusan Municipal Police Station and Davao de Oro Provincial Police Office (DDOPPO) sucessfully recovered several High-powered Firearms cached by the CTGs as they were on survival mode and eventually surrendered to governemnt forces due to the relentless focused military operations in the Brigade Area of Operations.

The recovered firearms are as follows:
(1) M16 Elisco (SN RP 036683),
(1) Firebird M4 (SN 000478-09) and
(1) Sniper Rifle Winchester-898

All three firearms were retrieved at Sitio Singapore, Barangay Anitapan, Municipality of Mabini while another (1) M16 RIFLE with a bandolier was recovered at Sitio Mission, Barangay Andap, Municipality of New Bataan during a follow on operations. In all, a total of four (4) high-powered firearms owned by the CTGs were recovered.

The operation was made posible thru the confession of @Jeg, forme Commanding Officer of WGF 2 and @Dandan, firmer Secretary of same guerrilla unit after their peaceful surrender last June 10, 2022 along with their comrades.

Brigadier General Jesus P Durante III lauded the troops accomplishments. “This proved time and again that even the CTGs in the Brigades AOR are defeated, our troops never rested. In the pursuit of peace, you have sacrificed alot and we noticed your dedication to your duties and I thank you for that. Congatulations and carry on.”

The recovered firearms are now in the custody of the military for proper disposition and will undergo cost valuation and evaluation to determine its enrollment to firearms remuneration under the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (ECLIP) – a government intervention for the Former Rebels.

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