Lt. Col. Reynald Romel A. Goce, commander of the 26
th IB, vowed that this is proof that ‘the government, through the efforts of the NTF-ELCAC, is winning the war against these terrorists and there will be no more anniversaries for them.”
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nd Lt. Cecille C. Tappa, 26
th IB Civil Military Operations (CMO) officer, told the Manila Bulletin on Tuesday that the six NPA rebels surrendered so they could be with their families for the New Year’s Day celebration.
As part of the Barangay Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (BTF- ELCAC), barangay officials of Barangay Balit in San Luis town, Agusan del Sur province, headed by Chairwoman Elisa P. Gaud, accompanied the surrenderees to the 26