H E A D Q U A R T
E R S
8TH
INFANTRY (STORMTROOPERS) DIVISION,
PHILIPPINE ARMY
DIVISION PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE
Camp General Vicente Lukban, Catbalogan City, Samar
P R E S S R E L E A S E
Contact
Person: CPT REYNALDO C ARAGONES JR (INF) PA May
30, 2019
Chief,
DPAO
Hotline:
09173085662
Army Troops Overrun Enemy
Encampment, 1 CNT Killed
CAMP GENERAL VICENTE LUKBAN,
CATBALOGAN CITY – Troops belonging to 14th Infantry (AVENGER) Battalion while
conducting focus military operations overrun an enemy encampment of the
Communist-NPA Terrosrists (CNTs) at Sitio Bagong, Barrio, Brgy. Pinanag-an, Borongan, Eastern Samar on May
30, 2019 at 7:30 o’clock a. m.
The fire fight against more or less
50 CNTs lasted for about 1 hour and 30 minutes that resulted to one enemy
killed (body count) and the recovery of one (1) .357 magnum with four (4) live
ammos, one (1) improvised explosive device (IED), two (2) magazines for AK-47, two (2) rifle
grenades, one (1) M203 ammunition, fifteen (15) backpacks, assorted medicines,
three (3) blasting caps, five (5) cellular phones, one (1) detonator (bomb
switch), assorted ammunitions (for AK-47, M16, Garand rifles), and subversive
documents with high intelligence value.
While no casualty on the government side.
The discovery of the said enemy
encampment was attributed to the information provided by the civilian populace
to the military.
Maj. Gen. Raul M. Farnacio,
Commander, 8th Infantry Division and Joint Task Force STORM believed that the
CNTs are on the run since the Army launched its relentless internal security
operations in the far-flung communities influenced by the terrorists.
In his statement, Maj. Gen.
Farnacio said that “Ito ay nagpapatunay
na epektibo ang mga ginagawang mga programa at hakbang ng ating mga
kasundalohan sa tulong na rin ng ating mga kababayan upang matigil na ang
pananamantala, pag-impluwensiya ng mga rebeldeng NPA sa mga liblib na kanayunan
sa rehiyon.”
“Muli kung ipinaaabot sa ating mga kapatid na
rebelde, na nais na magbalik loob, huwag na kayong mag-alangang sumuko. Ang gobyerno ay may nakalaang programa para
sa inyo ang Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program o ECLIP. Masarap ang mabuhay na payapa at
kapiling ang pamilya,” Farnacio added.
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