Posted to the Mindanao Examiner (Jul 28, 2023): Troops kill 2 NPA rebels in Southern Philippines
DAVAO CITY - Government soldiers killed two communist rebels, one of them a senior commander of the New People’s Army (NPA), in separate clashes in southern Philippines, officials announced on Friday.
Photos released by the Eastern Mindanao Command shows the NPA weapons seized by troops after killing a senior rebel leader Dionesio Micabalo in Gingoog City.
Officials said both fighting occurred on Thursday in Gingoog City in Misamis Oriental province in northern Mindanao, and in the town of Kalamansig in Sultan Kudarat province in central Mindanao where troops mounted combat operations against the rebel group.
Army Lt. Col. Alex Mindalao, information officer of the Eastern Mindanao Command, said the clashes in Gingoog City killed Dionesio Micabalo, the NPA’s regional secretary and member of the Communist Party of the Philippines politburo.
He said soldiers were deployed to the city after civilians reported the presence of gunmen in the village of Libertad. Troops from the 58th Infantry Battalion managed to catch up with the rebels and engaged them in a running gun battle that eventually killed Micabalo.
Mindalao said there were no military casualties and that infantrymen recovered an Ak-47 assault rifle, a .22-caliber rifle and ammunition, including anti-government propaganda and six backpacks, among other items.
Mindalo, quoting Lt. Gen. Greg Almerol, chief of the Eastern Mindanao Command, said: “Micabalo's group was responsible for numerous atrocities and criminal activities in most parts of Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental, and parts of Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur. He also had various criminal records, including double murder with frustrated murder, multiple frustrated murder and arson, murder, and violation of R.A. 9851.”
R.A. 9851 refers to the “Philippine Act on Crimes against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide and Other Crimes Against Humanity.”
Almerol lauded the cooperation of civilians and the tireless dedication of troops that led to the death of Micabalo. He also offered his condolences to the family of the slain CTG leader.
“Micabalo had been on the run since the dismantling of all seven guerrilla fronts in 2020...this is part of our goal to defeat the CTG in Eastern Mindanao this year. Without him leading the way for the survival of his subordinates, their only solution is to surrender or face the same fate,” he said.
In Central Mindanao, Maj. Gen. Alex Rillera, commander of the 6th Infantry Division, confirmed the killing of a communist rebel in a clash in Limulan village. “Troops recovered the dead body of one communist terrorist group remnant and seized two high-powered firearms following the armed confrontations in Sultan Kudarat on July 27,” he said. “The Joint Task Force Central continues to employ more pressure on the remaining CTG members to gain more enemy strongholds and dismantle their groups.”
CTG or communist terrorist group is the term used by the military to refer to the NPA, which has been fighting for many decades now to overthrow the democratic government and install a communist state in the country.
Rillera said members of the 37th Infantry Battalion and 1st Scout Rangers clashed with a group of rebels. No military casualties were reported.
“While conducting a decisive military operation in Limulan in Kalamansig town, troops of the 37th Infantry Battalion engaged an undetermined number of communist terrorist group remnants under the Sub-Regional Committee Daguma, Far South Mindanao Region. Likewise, while troops of the 1st Scout Ranger Battalion were establishing a blockade, they encountered the withdrawing enemies. The firefight lasted for 20 minutes, after which the CTG remnants scampered in different directions,” he said.
“The consecutive encounters resulted in the death of one CTG remnant and the seizure of two M14 rifles with magazines and ammunition, one hand grenade, and one backpack with personal belongings,” he added.
Rillera said the operations against the NPA are continuing in the region.
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Officials said both fighting occurred on Thursday in Gingoog City in Misamis Oriental province in northern Mindanao, and in the town of Kalamansig in Sultan Kudarat province in central Mindanao where troops mounted combat operations against the rebel group.
Army Lt. Col. Alex Mindalao, information officer of the Eastern Mindanao Command, said the clashes in Gingoog City killed Dionesio Micabalo, the NPA’s regional secretary and member of the Communist Party of the Philippines politburo.
He said soldiers were deployed to the city after civilians reported the presence of gunmen in the village of Libertad. Troops from the 58th Infantry Battalion managed to catch up with the rebels and engaged them in a running gun battle that eventually killed Micabalo.
Mindalao said there were no military casualties and that infantrymen recovered an Ak-47 assault rifle, a .22-caliber rifle and ammunition, including anti-government propaganda and six backpacks, among other items.
Mindalo, quoting Lt. Gen. Greg Almerol, chief of the Eastern Mindanao Command, said: “Micabalo's group was responsible for numerous atrocities and criminal activities in most parts of Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental, and parts of Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur. He also had various criminal records, including double murder with frustrated murder, multiple frustrated murder and arson, murder, and violation of R.A. 9851.”
R.A. 9851 refers to the “Philippine Act on Crimes against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide and Other Crimes Against Humanity.”
Almerol lauded the cooperation of civilians and the tireless dedication of troops that led to the death of Micabalo. He also offered his condolences to the family of the slain CTG leader.
“Micabalo had been on the run since the dismantling of all seven guerrilla fronts in 2020...this is part of our goal to defeat the CTG in Eastern Mindanao this year. Without him leading the way for the survival of his subordinates, their only solution is to surrender or face the same fate,” he said.
In Central Mindanao, Maj. Gen. Alex Rillera, commander of the 6th Infantry Division, confirmed the killing of a communist rebel in a clash in Limulan village. “Troops recovered the dead body of one communist terrorist group remnant and seized two high-powered firearms following the armed confrontations in Sultan Kudarat on July 27,” he said. “The Joint Task Force Central continues to employ more pressure on the remaining CTG members to gain more enemy strongholds and dismantle their groups.”
CTG or communist terrorist group is the term used by the military to refer to the NPA, which has been fighting for many decades now to overthrow the democratic government and install a communist state in the country.
Rillera said members of the 37th Infantry Battalion and 1st Scout Rangers clashed with a group of rebels. No military casualties were reported.
“While conducting a decisive military operation in Limulan in Kalamansig town, troops of the 37th Infantry Battalion engaged an undetermined number of communist terrorist group remnants under the Sub-Regional Committee Daguma, Far South Mindanao Region. Likewise, while troops of the 1st Scout Ranger Battalion were establishing a blockade, they encountered the withdrawing enemies. The firefight lasted for 20 minutes, after which the CTG remnants scampered in different directions,” he said.
“The consecutive encounters resulted in the death of one CTG remnant and the seizure of two M14 rifles with magazines and ammunition, one hand grenade, and one backpack with personal belongings,” he added.
Rillera said the operations against the NPA are continuing in the region.
https://mindanaoexaminernewspaper.blogspot.com/2023/07/troops-kill-2-npa-rebels-in-southern.html
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