Kalinaw News: Suspected abandoned CTG’s hideout seized in Zambales

Posted to Kalinaw News (Feb 27, 2022): Suspected abandoned CTG’s hideout seized in Zambales (By Christian Malabanan)



FORT MAGSAYSAY, Nueva Ecija – A suspected abandoned hideout was seized by the 3rd Combat Troops composed of Modified Community Support Program teams of 3rd Mechanized Battalion and 84th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army, believed to be owned by the members of Komiteng Larangang Guerrilla -Tarlac -Zambales (KLG-TarZam) in the hinterlands of Candelaria, Zambales on February 24, 2022.

According to the Commander of the 7th Infantry (KAUGNAY) Division, Philippine Army, Major General Andrew D. Costelo PA, the recovery of CTG’s hideout in Zambales was the result of the Army’s Focused Military Operations (FMO) to locate and fix the enemy.

“Our troops found food containers and torn pieces of CTG’s propaganda materials in the area. The place must be the KLG-TarZam’s cooking area or their drop-off point. Nevertheless, its recovery is vital to weaken the operations of the enemy in Zambales,” said MGen Costelo.

The 3rd Combat Troops led by 1Lt Jeffrey C. Mongato, while conducting their regular patrolling discovered a nipa hut (cooking area) wherein they also recovered food containers placed in a sack and torn pieces of CTG’s propaganda materials.

The Commander of the 703rd Infantry (AGILA) Brigade, Colonel Joseph Norwin Pasamonte, said that they believed that the strength of KLG-TarZam in its Areas of Operations has significantly weakened because of its intensive implementation of Focused Military Operations.

Also, the Resolution of all Local Government Units in Zambales, declaring the members of the Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) as Persona Non-Grata (PNG) have a great impact on the presence of the KLG-TarZam in the area as the local officials and its constituents are committed to supporting the declaration for the benefit of their community.

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