From the Philippine News Agency (Oct 29): Troops recover NPA arms cache in Zambo Norte (By Teofilo Garcia, Jr.)
RECOVERED. Troops belonging to the Army's 44th Infantry Battalion recover on Wednesday (Oct. 28, 2020) an arms cache containing five M-16 Armalite rifle, one Carbine rifle, and other war materiel of the communist New People's Army in Sitio Palos, Barangay Santo Niño, Gutalac, Zamboanga del Norte. The recovery was made possible through information shared by former rebels who had surrendered. (Photo courtesy of the 44th Infantry Battalion)
Government troops recovered Wednesday an arms cache and other war materiel of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) terrorists in the hinterlands of Zamboanga del Norte, a military official said.
Lt. Col. Don Templonuevo, commander of the Army's 44th Infantry Battalion, said the recovery of the firearms that include five M-16 Armalite rifles and one M1 .30-caliber Carbine rifle was the result of the information provided by former NPA combatants who had earlier surrendered to the government.
Also recovered in Barangay Santo Niño, Gutalac, Zamboanga del Norte, were various types of munition, a cellular phone, medicines, medical and dental equipment, and other belongings.
“The troops were able to gain the complete trust and confidence of high-ranking officials of Guerrilla Front Feliciano 'A', Western Mindanao Regional Party Committee, who surrendered to the unit," Templonuevo said.
“During the conduct of custodial debriefing, these former rebels voluntarily relayed the information of the location of the arms cache,” he added.
Brig. Gen. Leonel Nicolas, commander of the 102nd Infantry Brigade, assured the former rebels who provided the information that they would receive remuneration under the government's Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1120017
Lt. Col. Don Templonuevo, commander of the Army's 44th Infantry Battalion, said the recovery of the firearms that include five M-16 Armalite rifles and one M1 .30-caliber Carbine rifle was the result of the information provided by former NPA combatants who had earlier surrendered to the government.
Also recovered in Barangay Santo Niño, Gutalac, Zamboanga del Norte, were various types of munition, a cellular phone, medicines, medical and dental equipment, and other belongings.
“The troops were able to gain the complete trust and confidence of high-ranking officials of Guerrilla Front Feliciano 'A', Western Mindanao Regional Party Committee, who surrendered to the unit," Templonuevo said.
“During the conduct of custodial debriefing, these former rebels voluntarily relayed the information of the location of the arms cache,” he added.
Brig. Gen. Leonel Nicolas, commander of the 102nd Infantry Brigade, assured the former rebels who provided the information that they would receive remuneration under the government's Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1120017
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