Posted to Kalinaw News (Apr 9, 2022): Army, PNP recover arms cache and IED in Davao de Oro town
New Bataan, Davao de Oro- Joint efforts of the troops of 25th Infantry Battalion, 28th Infantry Battalion and Philippine National Police (PNP) Counterparts of Davao de Oro Police Provincial Office (DDOPPO) have led to the recovery of arms cache that contained seven (7) High-powered firearms and one (1) Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at Sitio Mission, Brgy. Andap, New Bataan, Davao de Oro on 08 April 2022.
These seven (7) HPAs composed of (1) M60 Machine gun, (1) K3 Light machine gun, (1) M203 Grenade Launcher, (4) M16 Rifles and (1) Claymore mine (IED) were discovered through the revelation of former rebels named alyas Jack, alyas Mar-Mar and alyas Wenwen who were members of Regional Operations Command (ROC), Southern Mindanao Regional Committee (SMRC) and Weakened Guerilla Front (WGF) 2 who surrendered to Davao de Oro Police Provincial Office. These firearms and IED were believed to be owned by the Regional Headquarters (RHQ) and ROC, WGF 2 and Southern Regional Guerilla Unit (SRGU), all of SMRC.
It can be recalled that since February of this year government forces and the said Communist Terrorist Groups (CTGs) figured in heavy armed skirmishes in the area where the CTGs suffered strategic blows causing most of their members to surrender.
Meanwhile, Lieutenant Colonel Michael T Aquino, Battalion Commander of 25th Infantry Battalion lauded the Former Rebels for their confidence and cooperation to the government forces. “These Former Rebels made the right decision to peacefully return to the folds of the law. We are very much grateful for their cooperation which led to the discovery of these firearms and IEDs that may cause harm to the civilians. The government always gives a hand to those remaining members and supporters of the CNTs to abandon the armed struggle.”
These accomplishments were the result of the relentless efforts of the government forces to end the insurgency and the continuous efforts and initiative of the Local Government Units (LGU) of Davao de Oro in Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC).
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