Soldiers seize NPA food supply in Lanao Sur

Government troops seized a food stock of communist rebels following operations in Lanao del Sur on September 4.

Lieutenant Colonel Rafman Altre, 82nd Infantry Battalion Commander, said soldiers discovered eight containers of rice in Tagoloan II last Tuesday.

Residents in the area tipped off authorities on where the food stock was buried, said Altre.

Seized NPA food supply. --M. Revales

“Our focused military operation in Lanao del Sur is relentless, and we will not allow these rebels to sow terror in the community,” said Brig. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., commander of 103rd Infantry Brigade.

In April 2019, the 82IB troops found 21 black containers of rice in Barangay Sigayan, Tagoloan II.

“We laud the support extended by the civilian populace in our security campaign to end insurgency and lawlessness in Lanao del Sur. We nevertheless sustain our operations to debilitate threat groups that spoil the peace and security in the area,” said Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, commander of Western Mindanao Command. —LBG, GMA News