Kalinaw News: Troops discover firearms and food cache in Bataan

From Kalinaw News (Mar 10, 2023): Troops discover firearms and food cache in Bataan

FORT MAGSAYSAY, Nueva Ecija – A combined operating elements of soldiers and policemen discovered an arms and food cache belonging to Communist Terroris Group (CTG) in Sitio Pintong Bakal, Brgy. Pinulot, Dinalupihan, Bataan last Saturday, March 04, 2023.

Soldiers from Bravo Company led by 1Lt. Mark Anthon Fragio under 70th Infantry (Matatag at Matapat) Battalion (70IB), Philippine Army acted on information from the community that led to the discovery of the cache containing one cal. 5.56 M653 rifle, two containers of rice and one bag of subversive documents from the dissolved Komiteng Larangang Gerilya WEST, South Party Committee of the CTG operating in Bataan.

Lt. Col. Ronel Dela Cruz, the commander of 70IB thanked the community for for the commendable action saying, “Ang pagtulong ng mga residente sa pagtuklas ng mga armas na ito ay nagpapatunay na sila ay namulat at natuto na tunay na mapanlinlang at walang mabuting dulot ang terorismo. Ito ay pagpapatunay din na nakakarating sa taong bayan ang serbisyo at kampanya ng ating gobyerno laban sa terorismo. Ang programang Balik-Loob at Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program ng gobyerno para tulungan ang mga biktima ng maling idelohiya upang makapagsimula muli , magbago at maging produktibo kapaki-pakinabang na mamamayan ay patuloy kayat hinihikayat natin ang ating mga kapatid na nasa kabundukan pa na bumaba na at magbalik loob upang makasama ang kanilang pamilya”.

Major General Andrew Costelo, commander of the 7th Infantry (Kaugnay) Division, Philippine Army lauded the accomplishment of soldiers and policemen and assured that government troops will be relentless in conducting its focused military operations to locate other hidden weapons and pursue the CTG.

” Our soldiers and policemen will always be there to protect communities and one way of protecting the people is getting rid of weapons that may be used against our countrymen”, Maj. Gen. Costelo said.
The general also thanked the community for the valuable support in the fight against terrorism to attain sustainable peace and development and vowed to help CTG members who will return into the folds of the law.

“We thank the community for the relentless support to the security sector in its role in maintaining the peace and security in the community as we vow to help our brothers who went astray in the wrong path if they finally choose peace but for those who spread violence, the long arms of the law will bring you to justice”, Maj. Gen. Costelo concluded.

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