Published January 22, 2021, 7:12 AM
BUTUAN CITY – Government troops clashed with a band of New People’s Army rebels collecting revolutionary taxes in the hinterlands of Barangay San Juan, Balingasag, Misamis Oriental Wednesday.
1st Lt. Jefferson Mariano, Civil Military Operations (CMO) officer of 58th Infantry (Dimalulupig) Battalion (58th IB), said residents informed them that a group of NPA rebels are forcibly collecting revolutionary taxes and food and threatened them if they don’t give these.
Troops from the 58th IB were dispatched to the area to act on the complaint and encountered the rebels, triggering a gunfight at around 7:15 a.m.
The firefight lasted for about 15 minutes and the NPA fled after realizing they were outgunned, outnumbered, and outpositioned, Mariano said.
Lt. Gen. Gilbert Gapay (PHILIPPINE ARMY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
Gapay bestowed battle streamer awards to the military units during a command conference held at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Friday, Jan. 15.
“Despite the pandemic, AFP soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines were able to persevere and continue its commitment in defeating internal security threats such as the CTGs [communist-terrorist groups],” he said.
The AFP Chief challenged the military units to sustain their military offensives so they can achieve their goal of crushing the communist insurgency by 2022.
“Let us not rest on our laurels. Let these gains serve as an inspiration for us to deliver some more and perform better. Let us continue to be proactive and innovative in our ways to sustain our operational momentum,” Gapay said.
Published December 19, 2020, 9:23 AM
BUTUAN CITY – More than 2,000 were displaced by tropical depression Vicky, which exited Caraga region late Friday, December 18.
Shown in photo are the disaster rescue personnel of 3rd Special Forces Battalion securing flash flood victims to safer grounds in Surigao del Sur. (Photo courtesy of 3rd SFBn CMO Officer 1st Lt. Krisjuper Andreo J. Punsalan via Mike U. Crismundo/Manila Bulletin)
Absorbing the brunt of the tropical depression were areas in the southern and northern parts of Surigao del Sur where more than 1,600 families were affected by the flash floods.
“We are still collecting data from our different municipal and city disaster councils, but as of this time more than 1,600 families were already affected by the flash floods,” said Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Managements Council (PDRRMC) Head Abel De Guzman, in phone interview with The Manila Bulletin on Saturday.
Published December 18, 2020, 5:57 PM
BUTUAN CITY – Rescue teams from various disaster risk reduction and management councils (DRRMCs) in Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Norte and this city, as well as troops of the Army’s Third Special Forces Battalion (3
rd SFBn) were mobilized as a large number of villagers in these provinces were affected flash floods caused by heavy rains brought by tropical depression Vicky.
Shown in photo are the members of the rescue team of the Army’s 3rd Special Forces Battalion set to rescue a one family in Barangay Payasan, Lianga, Surigao del Sur. (Photo courtesy of 3rd SFBN CMO Officer 1st Lt. Krisjuper Andreo J. Punsalan via Mike U. Crismundo/Manila Bulletin)
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