By Jong
Cadion
PAGADIAN
CITY, Zamboanga del Sur (March 21, 2017) - A stronghold of the New People’s
Army was overran, while several war materials were seized by the Joint Task
Force ZamPeLan amid the conduct of focused military operations against the
rebel group in the nearby province of Misamis Occidental, military official
said.
Western
Mindanao Command (WesMinCom) Information Officer Cpt. Jo-Ann D. Petinglay disclosed
that the said camp was seized following an encounter between the elements of
the 55th Infantry Battalion and the members of the SECOM “Sendong” of the
Western Mindanao Regional Party Committee in Barangay Gala, Tudela, Misamis
Occidental 3pm last Saturday (March 18, 2017).
Cpt.
Petinglay said troops were able to recover two claymore mines; a Grenade rifle;
three rolls of wires for landmine; unexploded M203 ammunition; and several
subversive documents.
Also seized
were an NPA flag with a logo of the National Democratic Front; 11 NPA bull
caps; a bandoleer; and several subversive documents belonging to the rebels.
The troops
under the JTF ZamPeLan, led by Brigadier General Rolando Bautista, are
continuously scouring the area of encounter, she added.
"We will not give these rebels some time
to rest and recuperate," MGen. Carlito G Galvez, Jr says.
"Our troops will continue to track them
as communities who suffer from their atrocities and abuses for the longest time
are already tipping to us their locations and whereabouts," he added.
Troops of
Joint Task Force are continuously scouring the area of encounter and immediate
vicinity as of this report.
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