Kalinaw News: One Communist terrorist surrenders to military, yields firearm in Zambales

Posted to Kalinaw News (Jan 25, 2022): One Communist terrorist surrenders to military, yields firearm in Zambales



Troops from the 3rd Infantry Mechanized Battalion under the operational control of Joint Task Force Kaugnay facilitated the surrender of one member of the communist terrorist group at Sitio Pinandacpan, Brgy San Lorenzo, Masinloc, Zambales around 9:30 in the morning of January 24, 2022

In a statement, Lt. Gen. Ernesto Torres Jr., the newly installed Commander of the Northern Luzon Command (NolCom), disclosed that “Based on a report submitted by the 3rd Mechanized Battalion led by Lt. Col. Eugene Henry Cabusao, the surrendered personality was identified as alias “Jerry/May”, a member of the SYP Platoon of the Communist terror group Kilusang Larangan Guerilla Tarlac Zambales (KLG TARZAM).”

“Jerry/May also yielded one (1) M16A1 rifle to the military as proof of his clear intention to return to the fold of the law, “added Lt. Gen. Torres.

In a separate statement Col. Joseph Norwin Pasamonte, Commander of Joint Task Group Agila which covers the areas of Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, Bulacan, and Zambales revealed that the surrender of Jerry/May is a manifestation of the changing security landscape of the area as it shifts to a more peaceful environment where Communist terrorists can no longer enact their terroristic plans as they are now scarce in manpower and weaponry.

Meanwhile, Maj. Gen. Andrew Costelo, Commander of Joint Task Force Kaugnay said that the surrender of the CTG personality in Zambales is a result of its relentless pursuit in dismantling the Komiteng Larangang Guerilla Tarlac-Zambales (KLG-TARZAM) in Tarlac, Zambales and Pangasinan combined with the efforts of the PTF-ELCAC.

“We are committed in our pursuit to eradicate the influence of the KLG-TARZAM in the next few months. This CTG unit has been terrorizing the people of the three provinces for decades, hence, with the help of the community and the full cooperation of our Former Rebels, we can attain our mission objectives,” said MGen Costelo.

Likewise, Lt. Gen. Torres commended the operating troops for their latest accomplishment and vowed to clear out the remaining Communist terrorists in northern and central Luzon.

“We will be relentless with our security operations until we put a halt to the nonsense armed struggle of the few Communist terrorists who still fail to see the hand of peace shown to them by the government. The defenders of the north will remain committed to their mandate of making Northern Luzon a region of peace and progress,” said Lt. Gen. Torres.

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