CPP/Ang Bayan: NPA seizes firearms in Surigao del Sur

Propaganda article from the English language edition of Ang Bayan posted to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) Website (Oct 21, 2020): NPA seizes firearms in Surigao del Sur

Seven firearms were confiscated by the New People’s Army (NPA)-Surigao del Sur during its raid against a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) station in Barangay Wakat, Barobo, Surigao del Sur on October 12. The PCG men on duty were drunken and failed to defend their post which allowed the Red fighters to control the station within a few minutes without even firing a single shot.

The NPA unit seized a .30 caliber machine gun, four M16 rifles, two .45 caliber pistols, 5 ammo vests, two handheld radios and several rounds of live ammunition. Red fighters were able to withdraw safely despite numerous military checkpoints dotting the national highway.

Coast guards reportedly extort money from small fishermen and oblige them to give out a portion of their catch for free. There was also a complaint against a drunken Coast Guard personnel who slapped a child on the face.

Albay. Four soldiers were killed and ten others were wounded in an ambush mounted by the NPA-Albay along the boundary of barangays Del Rosario and Tobgon, Oas last October 17. The offensive was a response to 9th ID’s continuing focused military operations in the province.

Bukidnon. Four AFP troopers were likewise killed and three were wounded after being blasted by the NPA-Bukidnon in Barangay Salaysayon, Quezon on October 9. The military indiscriminately bombarded the area after the offensive.

Misamis Oriental. The NPA-Misamis Oriental paralyzed three trucks and a bus owned by multinational company Del Monte Philippines, Inc. at Sityo Talambao, Barangay Bulahan, Claveria, Misamis Oriental on October 6.

Earlier on October 5, an NPA-unit also harassed CAFGU elements securing the plunderous operation of Mindanao Energy (MINERGY), a electric company which operates in Barangay Quezon, Balingasag.

The said offensives are the response of the people’s army to focused military operations across North Central Mindanao as well as the destructive operations of plantation and mining companies.

Western Samar. Carlos Diaz, a CAFGU and notorious paramilitary agent, was killed in an NPA ambush in Matuguinao on Sep­tember 28. Diaz was a member of the Dos paramiltary group which is known for perpetrating extrajudicial killings of civilians in the province.

[Ang Bayan is the official news organ of the Communist Party of the Philippines and is issued by the CPP Central Committee. It provides news about the work of the Party as well as its analysis of and views on current issues. Ang Bayan comes out fortnightly and is published in Pilipino, Bisaya, Ilokano, Waray, Hiligaynon and English.]

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