By
Jong Cadion
PAGADIAN
CITY, Zamboanga del Sur (March 13, 2018) – Troops under Joint Task Force
“ZAMPELAN” provided area security assistance to the personnel of the Law
Enforcement Service of Land Transportation Office (LTO)-Central Office, who
were able to confiscate Public Utility Vehicles (PUVs) without franchise in a
joint law enforcement operations conducted in Pagadian City, morning of March
10, 2018 (Saturday), military official said.
Maj
Ronald E Suscano (INF) PA, 1st Infantry (TABAK) Division disclosed
that after a thorough coordination between the troops of 53rd Infantry Battalion
led by 1LT MICHAEL B BUMIDANG (INF) PA and Land Transportation Office-Central
Office for their vehicular inspection operation, thirty five (35) Vans and two
(2) Multi-cabs without franchise were confiscated. The said operation was conducted at vicinity
of Integrated Bus Terminal (IBT), Brgy Bulatok, Pagadian City.
“This
is a nationwide campaign of LTO and we started here in Pagadian City for the
Mindanao area. The primary objective of this nationwide operation is road
safety”, said Col Rolando V Abelardo, Deputy Director, Law Enforcement Service,
LTO-Central Office based in Metro Manila.
Maj
Suscano said that earlier, on March 04, 2018, troops of 42IB in a joint
operation with the Provincial police of Zamboanga del Norte, encountered the
lawless elements in Sirawai who abducted the alleged five (5) illegal loggers at
Sitio Upper Lukungan, Brgy Panabutan, Sirawai. The firefight which lasted for
about ten (10) minutes resulted to one (1) enemy killed and recovery of (1) M1
Garand rifle, other several war items and personal belongings.
He
also added that in previous months, 42IB, also in a joint operation with the
police counterpart, had a series of clashes with another lawless elements known as
“Sumiggal group” in the municipality of Kalawit, Zamboanga del Norte which
resulted to the recovery of several war materials. There was no casualty on the
government troops. These joint operations involving the different units under
JTF “ZAMPELAN” is in line with the military’s support role to Law Enforcement
Operations.
Maj
Suscano further said that as of today, the vehicular inspection operations of the
Law Enforcement Service of LTO-Central Office is still on-going not only in
Pagadian City but in the whole Province of Zamboanga del Sur. This will be done
as well in other areas in Mindanao in the coming days,
“The military is continuously assisting other
government institutions/agencies in the implementation of the law”, said Maj
Gen Roseller G Murillo AFP, 1st ID Commader as he commended the troops for the
successful operations.
“The military under Team Tabak will remain
professional as it carries out its mandate in the implementation of Martial Law”,
he added.
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