NPA camp seized by
government troops in Northern Samar
By 20th Infantry Battalion, 8ID PA
March
16, 2012
BRGY. MAGSAYSAY, Lope
de Vega, Northern Samar – A newly abandoned communist terrorist’s
camp was recently discovered by government security forces in the
hinterlands of Barangay Gebunawan, Lope de Vega, Northern Samar
yesterday 15 March 2012 at around 7:30 in the morning.
Lieutenant Colonel
Noel A. Vestuir, 20IB’s Commanding Officer, in his report to 803rd
Brigade Commander, Colonel Rolando Malinao, said the camp was seized
by the operating troops of 20IB under 1Lt. Florencio Tayo III and 1Lt.
Robbi Irvin Cruz.
The camp has forty
(40) bunkers that can accommodate more or less sixty (60) communist
terrorists, three (3) guard posts, one (1) mess hall, two (2) comfort
rooms, two (2) kitchens and has just been abandoned by the CTs
(Communist Terrorists) as they evade armed engagement with the
operating troops. The camp was seized after 20IB has launched
sustained combat operations in the area of Lope de Vega in response to
the information tipped-in by some residents in the nearby barangays of
the presence of armed men roaming in the area extorting money and food
stuffs from the peace-loving people early this week.
The recent
accomplishments by the 20IB troops against the NPAs in the area of 1st
district of Northern Samar have disrupted the impending terroristic
activities that are being hatched to be conducted by the NPA. The
government troops has dislodged them from their guerilla camps and
cut-off their supply support lines that they forcibly take from the
residents in the area.
The discovery and
seizure of the said camp in the area was made possible through the
information provided by local populace and is a clear indication that
enemy revolutionary organization has already alienated the people and
the communities where they got their support through their forced
extortion activities.
LTC Vestuir, 20IB’s
Commanding Officer commended his troops for a job well done. He also
thanked the continued support of the people in the government’s
efforts of “Winning the Peace”.
“Through the timely
and accurate information tipped by the residents, our troops were able
to discover the NPA encampment, a staging place of their terroristic
activities in the area. The seizure of the said NPA encampment is a
big blow to the CTs considering that we have denied them of their safe
haven and sanctuary and once again proven that the people are with us
in our pursuit for peace in this part of the country”, said Vestuir.
Vestuir also calls for
the fleeing Communist Terrorists to lay down their arms in order to
once again live decent and normal lives along with their families.