CTG suffers 4th devastating loss in 18 days

CTG suffers 4th devastating loss in 18 days

The CTGs in the Visayas region suffers its 4th devastating defeat in 18 days, as another three (3) NPA terrorists were neutralized and five (5) firearms were seized in an encounter between members of the 61st Infantry Battalion and remnants of the NPA’s Southern Panay Front (SPF) under Komiteng Rehiyon Panay at Brgy. Torocadan, San Joaquin, Iloilo.

The firefight erupted at around 3:20 in the morning of February 28 and lasted for about 20 minutes. After which, the terrorist group withdrew in disarray leaving behind the cadavers of their fallen comrades. The government troops scoured the encounter site and recovered several war materiel, personal belongings, and five (5) firearms, including four (4) M16 rifles, and one (1) AK47 rifle.

“Even after the series of significant gains that we have accomplished against the CPP-NPA these past few days, we will remain vigilant and continuously intensify our focused military operations to ensure that these menace in our society will never again set a foothold in the region,” Lieutenant General Benedict M Arevalo PA, the Commander of the Visayas Command (VISCOM) emphasized.

VISCOM disclosed that in the four (4) devastating losses of the CPP-NPA in the Visayas from February 10 to date, a total of 13 NPA terrorists have already been neutralized, all of whom died during encounters with two (2) high-profile personalities. Likewise, a total of 34 firearms were seized, 26 of which were all high-powered.

“Having cleared all NPA-infested communities in the Visayas last year, we are now geared towards neutralizing the remnants of the NPA terrorists in the region. The success of our campaign early this year is a testament that we are dead serious about ending the local communist armed conflict in the region at the soonest possible time, and we are willing to use our full might to achieve this,” Lt Gen Arevalo further emphasized.

He then concluded as he reiterated his call to the few remaining members of the NPA terrorist in the Visayas to return to the folds of the law, “We will never stop. Our efforts will continue to intensify. Embrace the call of the government and return to the folds of the law while you still can.”

 

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