Philippine security forces were able to recover eight landmines, 1,747 rounds of ammunition, and 180 meters of electrical wire in the same Albay province area where the bodies of four victims of a Cessna plane crash were being recovered.
According to Philippine Army 9th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office commander Major Franco Roldan, the items were recovered on Saturday, February 25, a few days after two soldiers who were part of the retrieval efforts, Privates John Paul Adalim and Mark June Esico, wereRoldan said the army had identified personalities involved in the shooting. While he declined to elaborate, the Army major added that the NPA forces in the area had been significantly weakened.
“Pahina na sila nang pahina, konti na lang… Wala nang safe na lugar dito para sa kanila kaya ‘yun ‘yung pino-project nila na malakas pa, para ng sa ganon ay makapangikil pa sila,” Roldan said in an interview on Super Radyo dzBB. Roldan said the government had initiated seven encounters with communist terrorist groups in the area since the start of the year, during which 11 personalities were killed and 19 high-powered firearms were recovered.
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