ASSURANCE TO SAFETY. Some 325 residents have returned to their homes in Sitios Cogon and Alangit in Barangays Natubo and San Nicolas of Jasaan town in Misamis Oriental on Sunday (March 20, 2022), following assurance of their safety by the military. The residents fled on March 18 after government troops clashed in the boundary village of Barangay Plaridel in Claveria town. (Photo courtesy of 58IB) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Some 325 residents from two barangays in the Misamis Oriental town of Jasaan have returned to their homes after an encounter between government troops and communist rebels has ceased. In a statement released Monday, 1Lt. Vincent Mark Maddul, Army's 58th Infantry Battalion (58IB) civil-military operations officer, said the residents came from Sitios Cogon and Alangit of Barangays Natubo and San Nicolas, respectively. "The local government unit (LGU) of Jasaan provided food packs to 140 residents from Sitio Cogon and Sitio Alangit, as well as 185 residents from Bar