Kalinaw News: 3ID Commander Lauds 15IB, 47IB for defeating insurgency in Negros

From Kalinaw News (Jul 15, 2022): 3ID Commander Lauds 15IB, 47IB for defeating insurgency in Negros

The Joint elements of the 15th and 47th Infantry Battalions encountered more or less 10 CPP-NPA terrorists in Sitio Hanot, Barangay Inayawan, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Thursday, July 14, 2022.

This, after the local populace of the said barangay tipped off the soldiers on the presence of the CPP-NPA terrorists in their area and their planned extortion activities, which resulted in an encounter at around 2:30 in the afternoon which lasted for about 10-minutes.

No casualty was reported from the government side, while there were possible fatalities on the enemy side, as seen on the blood stains on their withdrawal route.

Recovered in the encounter site were Home-made Grenada, one (1) Cal. 45 pistol with magazine inserted with seven live ammunition; anti-personnel mine paraphernalia; 50m electric wire; three (3) cellphones; one (1) charger of Baofeng Radio; one (1) charger of cellphone; 4 backpacks; medical paraphernalia; food packs; personal belongings; and subversive documents.

From January to date, there were already 25 military encounters against CPP-NPA terrorists recorded within the 3ID Area of Responsibility. The Command also neutralized 76 NPA members and seized 44 firearms for the period covered.

In his statement, Major General Benedict Arevalo, the 3rd Infantry (Spearhead) Division Commander, lauded the local populace for giving correct and timely information to the operating troops.

“The willingness of the local populace in helping the soldiers by giving noteworthy information on the whereabouts of these NPA terrorists is a great help to our continuous campaign to end local communist armed conflict in Negros Island,” said MGen Arevalo.

Likewise, MGen Arevalo commended the bravery and boldness of the operating troops for pressing the fight to sustain just and lasting peace on the Island of Negros.

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