BUTUAN CITY – Combat maneuvering troops of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) found an alleged training camp of the Communist New People’s Army Terrorists (CNTs) in upper Sitio Vertudaso, Barangay San Juan, Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur, 1Lt. Tere Ingente, chief of the Public Affairs Office (PAO) of the Army’s Northeastern and Northern Mindanao 4th Infantry (Diamond) Division (4th ID).
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The 4th ID PAO chief told the Manila Bulletin today the found training camp of the CPP-NPA Northeastern Mindanao Regional Committee came about after four-day military operations (FMOs) conducted by the 3rd Special Forces Battalion (3rd SFBn) in Vertudaso area of the same barangay and city.
Combat maneuvering troops of the 3rd SFBn engaged the rebels in a heavy gunfight on Tuesday upper Barangay San Juan, Bayugan City that also resulted in a running gun battle until pursuing government troops stumbled the said training camp, Ingente said.
“Our operating troops found the CNTs training camp four days after that Tuesday gun battle,” she said.
Found inside the training camp were training facilities and make-shift lecture hall that can also accommodate 15 persons, the 4th ID PAO chief added.
In his report to Northeastern and Northern Mindanao 4th ID chief Maj. Gen. Ronald C. Villanueva, commanding officer of the 401st Infantry (Unity) Brigade, Col. Andres Centino, credited the successful operation to the 3rd SFBn in Vertudaso area.
The 401st Brigade commander claimed that operating troops faced a tough fight during the “last two days.”
“Both sides had suffered casualties,” said Centino, not elaborating further to media if how many casualties on the CNTs and government side.
The offensive operation was linked to the April 24 National Democratic Front (NDF) founding anniversary celebration, he added.
As of this posting, combat maneuvering battalions of the 401st Brigade are still pursuing the running CNTs in Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur, Ingente also said.
Meanwhile, in its goal to achieve peace and development in Agusan del Norte, the officials of the provincial government personally led by Gov. Ma. Angelica Rosedell M. Amante-Matba and top military commanders in the area extended financial and livelihood support to 19 former CNTs, the Army’s 402nd Infantry (Stingers) Brigade reported today.
Matba, who is the concurrent chairperson of the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) in Caraga region and Army commanders of the 23rd Infantry Battalion and 29th Infantry Battalion handed over P72,000 each to the former CNTs under the Comprehensive Local Integration Program or CLIP and another separate P50,000 each as support from the provincial government of Agusan del Norte.
The handover of the check took place at provincial capitol here recently where Matba spearheaded the activity, assisted by 23rd IB commander Lt. Col. Emil J. Cruz and 23th IB executive officer Maj. Redenson Depita.
https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/04/28/afp-troops-find-cpp-npa-training-camp-in-agusan-del-sur/
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