The responsibility
of ending the communists rebels terror is an active participation of the public
at large with the government troops whether be it the Armed Forces of the
Philippines (AFP) or the Philippine National Police (PNP).
And this kind of
set up is what happened in Agusan del Sur as local villagers made the tip off
to the military that led to the recovery of a depot of bomb-making materials
and ammunition belonging to the communist New People’s Army (NPA).
1Lt. Roel T.
Maglalang, civil-military operations officer of the Army's 23rd Infantry
Battalion, said that government troops recovered bomb-making materials and ammunition
in the hinterland village of Maasin, Esperanza town, Agusan del Sur.
 |
| Seized materials for the production of anti-personnel mines and improvised explosive devices belonging to the communist New People’s Army The war materiel were recovered in a hinterland village in Esperanza municipality, Agusan del Sur. (Photo courtesy of 23IB) |
“The citizens in
the area saw the danger of these bomb-making materials. Farmers going to their
farms usually pass very near the depot where explosive materials are
deposited,” Maglalang told the Philippine News Agency (PNA).
Government troops was
able to discover firearms, bombs, ammunition, and subversive documents in the
area.
Among those
recovered were 11 containers of ammonium nitrate, two blasting caps, 205 rounds
of M-14 rifle ammunition, five magazines for M14 rifle, a roll of firing wire,
NPA garments and shirts, and other pieces of evidence, which all belongs to the
sub-unit of the NPA's North Central Mindanao Regional Committee (NCMRC).
Maglalang explains
that 11 containers of ammonium nitrate can produce 60 anti-personnel mines that
could be deadly both to soldiers and civilians.
What
can you say about this?
Share us your thoughts by simply leaving on the
comment section below. For more news updates, feel free to visit our site
often.
Stay
updated with today's relevant news and trends by hitting the LIKE button.
Thanks
for dropping by and reading this post.
Report from PNA
Disclaimer: Contributed
articles does not reflect the view of THE PH CHRONICLES. This website cannot
guarantee the legitimacy of some of the information contributed to us. You may
do additional research if you find some information doubtful. No part of this
article maybe reproduced without permission from this website.
0 Comments