OPERATING troops from the 61st Infantry Battalion (61IB) of the 3rd Infantry Division neutralized three Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) members and seized high-powered firearms after they overran a camp of the communist rebels on February 28, 2024 in Barangay Torocadan, San Joaquin, Iloilo.
The 20-minute firefight against 20 armed members of the Southern Panay Front, Komiteng Rehiyon-Panay (SPF KR-Panay) under Nahum Camariosa @BEBONG resulted in the neutralization of three CTG members and the capture of high-powered firearms which include five high-powered firearms composed of four M16 rifles, and one AK-47 assault rifle; three bandoleers; one commercial radio; and nine backpacks containing personal belongings.
The Army leadership expresses its commendation and commitment to providing all the necessary support and resources for 61IB troops to bolster the campaign to end the CTG remnants in their area of responsibility. Meanwhile, the 3ID leadership called on the people of Panay to continue to cooperate with the government as it employs the whole-of-nation approach to finally end the communist insurgency in the country once and for all.