By Jong Cadion
PAGADIAN
CITY, Zamboanga del Sur (June 7, 2017) - Troops confronting the
Daesh-inspired Maute/ASG in house to house battle recovered voluminous cash amounting
to 52,200,000 Pesos in Marawi City in the nearby province of Lanao del Sur on Monday,
military official said.
Western
Mindanao Command (WestMinCom) information officer Cpt Jo-Ann D. Petinglay disclosed
that while platoon led by 1Lt Frederick Savellano PN(M) of 37th Marine Company,
Marine Battalion Landing Team7 was conducting clearing operations recovered
P52.2M & stale cheques worth P23,776,386.71 at a residence in Brgy Saduc
Proper, Marawi City at about 11:30 am. Same unit recovered an M16 serial number
J253360 on the said house after they neutralized a sniper position that fired
at an adjacent side of the Scout Rangers.
Marine
forces doing house to house clearing against the terrorists recovered the
amount and under constant fire, a team extricated the area to surrender the
millions to the HQs of Task Force Marawi.
Cpt.
Petinglay said that the recovered money will be for safekeeping of proper
authorities until appropriate investigation is conducted and proper
identification of owner is established.
This act is
a manifestation for keeping the highest standard of discipline, valor and
commitment in safeguarding Marawi and defending the community from terror
elements, she added.
Brig. Gen.
Joselito Rolando Bautista, commander of Task Force Marawi also commended troops
for their act of honesty as he pointed the destruction done by terrorists.
"We are proud of our soldiers in the field. Their commendable actions in
caring for our people bespeak of the best practices in the AFP" Brig. Gen.
Bautista said.
We condemn
the propaganda of Maute/ASG and their sympathizers in peddling twisted data and
disinformation to advocate violence and evil acts. Further, we also condemn the
Maute/ASG and their sympathizers for looting houses, burning school buildings
and houses and destroyed many properties in Marawi particularly desecrating
house of worships such as mosques and church, adds Cpt. Petinglay.
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