Kalinaw News: 4ID’s decisive encounter in Talakag, Bukidnon yields 4 NPA key leaders killed and 16 firearms captured

Posted to Kalinaw News (Apr 8, 2022): 4ID’s decisive encounter in Talakag, Bukidnon yields 4 NPA key leaders killed and 16 firearms captured



CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City – The Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) operating in the boundary Bukidnon – Lanao del Sur suffered a major blow anew in a bloody encounter with the troops of 1st Special Forces Battalion under Task Force Peacemaker, 403Bde, 4ID, Philippine Army on April 6, around 5:30PM, in Brgy Tikalaan, Talakag, Bukidnon.

The firefight resulted in the death of four (4) high-ranking leaders, namely Carlisio D. Sumalinog, Jovilito D. Pontillas, Gary I. Juliana, and Jelly A. Sugnot and the seizure of 16 high-powered firearms (HPFAs), consisting of seven (7) M16 Rifles, one (1) M203 Grenade Launcher, two (2) R4 Carbine Rifles, one (1) M653 Rifle, three (3) M1 Garand Rifles, one (1) AK47 Rifle and one (1) M14 Rifle.

In a statement, Maj. Gen. Wilbur C. Mamawag, 4ID Commander, lauded the troops of 1st SF Bn under TF Peacemaker, 403Bde for pressing the fight, which brings us closer to our goal of defeating the CTG before PRRD’s term ends.

He added that this accomplishment is a by-product of the convergence efforts of Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC), which somehow embolden community folks to report on the presence of terrorist group in their locality.

It can be recalled that the same circumstances, a tip off from civilians, befell the recently neutralized top CTG leaders George Madlos, Pedro Codaste, Loida Magpatok, and Ramil Banawan in Bukidnon, which also led to a series of surrenders and successful encounters.

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