RECOVERED. The weapons, mobile phones, assorted supplies, and personal items recovered by troops of the Philippine Army's 79th Infantry Battalion following a clash with CPP-NPA rebels in the hinterlands of Calatrava town, Negros Occidental on Wednesday afternoon (July 6, 2022). Captured was Isabelle Necesario, 41, deputy secretary of the NPA's Northern Negros Front, who is now in police custody.(Photo courtesy of 79th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army) BACOLOD CITY -A gunbattle between government troops and rebels has led to the capture of a ranking Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) leader in the hinterlands of Calatrava town, Negros Occidental on Wednesday afternoon. Arrested was Isabelle Necesario, 41, who goes by aliases "Maoline", "Nad", "Diane" and "Idel", the deputy secretary of the NPA's Northern Negros Front (NNF). Lt. Col. J-jay Javines, commanding officer of the 79th Infantry Battalion (IB)
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Military forces have been ordered to strengthen their monitoring against the remaining members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in the province of Sulu. Maj. Gen. William Gonzales, Joint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu commander, issued the order Tuesday after the movement of ASG members has been monitored in the hinterlands of Patikul, Sulu recently. Troops of the 6th Special Forces Battalion have recovered two high-powered firearms and other war materiel as well as personnel belongings while checking the reported presence of the ASG bandits on Sunday in Barangay Tanum, Patikul town. The ASG bandits hurriedly fled upon sensing the arrival of the government troops. "I directed all military units in the area to intensify further their monitoring in the direction of the fleeing enemies (ASG bandits) and establish blockade on their possible withdrawal routes," Gonzales said. Gonzales, who is also the Army's 11th Infantry Division (ID) commander, said the high-powered fir
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