Kalinaw News: CTG mass base in Cagayan crumbles as 38 terrorist supporters yield

Posted to Kalinaw News (Feb 1, 2022): CTG mass base in Cagayan crumbles as 38 terrorist supporters yield



Camp Aquino, Tarlac City – February 1, 2022

38 Communist terrorist supporters voluntarily surrendered to the troops of the 17th Infantry Battalion of the Joint Task Force Tala on January 29, 2022, in Sta Teresita, Cagayan.

“In a report submitted by Joint Task Group Valiant which covers the area of Cagayan, 27 of the surrendered personalities are from Brgy. Alucao while 11 are residents of Brgy. Aridowen, who all had the experience of being harassed and blackmailed by Communist terrorists in the area per the revelation of the surrendered personalities,” said Lt. Gen. Ernesto Torres Jr, Commander of Northern Luzon Command.

Joint Task Group Valiant Commander Brig. Gen. Steve Crespillo expressed that the localized peace engagements and non-stop community support programs orchestrated by the military, their PNP counterpart, and with the support of the local government units has helped greatly in “making headways in their peacekeeping and counter-insurgency operations in the area just like this mass surrender.”

Moreover, Maj. Gen. Laurence Mina, Commander of the JTF Tala commended the troops of the 17th Infantry Battalion led by Lt. Col. Oliver Logan for their accomplishment and instructed all units under JTF Tala to heighten their efforts in engaging the remaining communist terrorists and their supporters to take the arm of peace.

“The notable accomplishments we are achieving manifest the efforts of the Filipinos and their yearning to sustain peace and order in our communities. I am not only thanking our security forces, but I also extend my gratitude to the former members and supporters of the CTG who have chosen the path for peace and return to the fold of the law in order to live their lives in peace, and of course, the citizens who have cooperated and extended their assistance in making this possible,” said Maj. Gen. Mina.

Meanwhile, Lt. Gen. Torres expressed extreme abhorrence to the deceitful and manipulative acts of harassment and blackmail of the Communist terrorist groups to the populace.

“The threats these terrorists have imposed to the communities will no longer happen here in Cagayan, the defenders of the North will ensure that there will be no more members of our peace-loving communities become violent means for the CTG to fight for their false beliefs and ideologies,” added Lt. Gen. Torres.

It can be recalled that 41 members of Kasigudan Aywanan Takderan Binangon di Kabunyan Organization (KATABIKO), a mass base support group for Communist terrorists voluntarily surrendered to the 69th Infantry Battalion of the JTG Defender under JTF Kaugnay, and took their oath of allegiance to the government last January 30, 2022, at Bunga National School, Bunga, Tadian, Mountain Province.

“NOLCOM will continue its thrusts in gaining grounds of the Executive Order 70 to end local communist armed conflict with the support of the community, other government agencies, and partner stakeholders to win the battle against the Communist terrorist groups so that the people in the north and central Luzon may enjoy a life of lasting peace and security,” Lt. Gen. Torres concluded.

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