CAMP MELCHOR F. DELA CRUZ, Isabela – Soldiers captured a New People’s Army arms cache in Sitio Dau, Barangay Balbalan Proper, Balbalan, Kalinga on Monday, February 5.
MAP of Balbalan, Kalinga.
Lt. Col. Joel V. Lucas, 103rd Infantry Battalion chief, said residents informed them of the location of the weapons stash owned by the Kilusang Larangang Gerilya (KLG) Baggas, Ilocos Cordillera Regional Committee (ICRC).
Troops found an M14 rifle with two magazine assemblies and 22 bullets and one M1 Garand rifle with two clip assemblies and 16 bullets.
Lucas said they also found an encampment in the area occupied by communist rebels nine months ago.
“We will continuously conduct this kind of operation to end the insurgency in the Cordillera region and all the neighboring regions around the country that are being infested by the manipulative armed Communist Terrorist Group (CTG),” said Lucas.