Kalinaw News: Tactical Offensive Failed: 4 NPA killed, 16 Firearms Captured

Posted to Kalinaw News (Apr 7, 2022): Tactical Offensive Failed: 4 NPA killed, 16 Firearms Captured

Four NPA members were neutralized and 16 high-powered firearms were captured by the 1st Special Forces Battalion in a combat operation at Sitio KM 24, Brgy Tikalaan, Talakag, Bukidnon yesterday afternoon, April 6, 2022.

To divert the relentless combat operations of the 1st Special Forces Battalion against the Sub-Regional Command – 5, North Central Mindanao Regional Committee in Lanao del Sur since the beginning of 2022, one platoon of the said command – PLATUN IPAD, crossed from Lanao Del Sur to Bukidnon to launch a tactical offensive against Private Construction Companies in charge of building road projects, sabotage vulnerable military and police units, kill unsupportive Local Chief Executives and civilians, and for the coercive recovery of their former mass bases in the Province of Bukidnon.

The 1st SF Battalion launched a combat operation to prevent the CTG violent atrocities. An hour and fifty minutes firefight with the elements of PLATUN IPAD, SRC-5, NCMRC transpired that resulted in the neutralization of four (4) communist terrorists and the capture of 16 high-powered firearms, assorted magazines, ammunition, medicines, bandoliers, and backpacks.

LTC VERCISIO G SAN JOSE JR, Battalion Commander of 1SFB said, “There is no chance for them to conduct violent atrocities in the Province of Bukidnon. We will continue the relentless and aggressive fight to hunt down and neutralize every Communist Terrorists NPA element that refuses to heed the government’s call to lay down arms, abandon their twisted and violent communist ideology and to peacefully surrender and avail the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) of the government. We will make sure that they will not hamper the peace and the progressive development of Bukidnon.”

BGEN FERDINAND T BARANDON PA, Commander of the 403rd Infantry Brigade, 4ID, PA, said, “These Communist Terrorists are responsible for the many deaths and sufferings of the people of Bukidnon. They took pride in committing violent acts such as extortion, destruction of government projects, and killing not just the military and police forces, but also unsupportive civilians. We have given our best efforts to end this armed conflict to give way to the peace and development of Bukidnon.”

The outstanding courage and determination shown by the 1st Special Forces Battalion with extreme risk of life above and beyond the call of duty are living proof that your Philippine Army is devoted to serving the Filipino people and protecting the country against violence and exploitation of the CTG.

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