Kalinaw News: Local community tip-off leads gov’t troops to communist terrorists food cache in Cagayan

Posted to Kalinaw News (Jan 7, 2022): Local community tip-off leads gov’t troops to communist terrorists food cache in Cagayan



Camp Aquino, Tarlac City – Jan 7, 2022

Government troops from the 17th Infantry Battalion of the Joint Task Force (JTF) Tala discovered a food cache owned by the Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) of the New People’s Army (NPA) in the vicinity of Sitio Darigan, Brgy San Juan, Rizal, Cagayan around 5:00 in the afternoon of January 4, 2022.

According to Acting Commander of the Northern Luzon Command (NoLCom), Maj. Gen. Andrew Costelo, the military discovered the enemy’s food cache following a tip-off by concerned local residents of Barangay San Juan in Rizal, Cagayan.

“The local residents of Barangay San Juan sought the help of our troops by reporting the food cache after they were sicked-and-tired of the lies and deceptions of the communist terrorists in their peaceful communities,” said Maj. Gen Costelo.

On a report submitted by Brig. Gen. Steve Crespillo, Commander of the 501st Infantry Brigade, the troops recovered a total of 40 kilos of rice believed to have been forcedly taken from the local residents by the members of the communist terrorist group operating in the province of Cagayan.

Meanwhile, Maj. Gen. Laurence Mina, Commander of the Joint Task Force Tala mentioned that “the willingness and active participation of the local residents and the community to end the local communist armed conflict led to the discovery of the food cache.”

“I commend the active participation of the community and partner stakeholders in ending the local armed conflict. You rest assured that JTF Tala will always be on your side on our quest for lasting peace in our region,” Maj. Gen. Mina added.

Maj. Gen. Mina also commended the troops of the 17th Infantry Battalion led by Lt. Col. Angelo C Saguiguit for going an extra mile with their civil-military cooperations and intensive information-gathering that led to the discovery of the food cache.

Maj. Gen. Costelo continues to call out to the few remaining members of the dwindling terrorist movement to yield to the government.

“We will be relentless with our offensives as we continue to press on the remaining terrorists to yield and start anew,” said Maj. Gen. Costelo.

“Now is the time for you to heed the call of the government to abandon your useless armed struggle, return to the folds of the law, and have a chance to rebuild your lives with the help of the government’s Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program,” Maj. Gen. Costelo added.

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