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- Crime group member nabbed in Zamboanga Sibugay
- 1ID installs seasoned officer as CMO chief
- Troops kill 16 Moro rebels in clashes
| Crime group member nabbed in Zamboanga Sibugay Posted: 25 Mar 2021 04:04 AM PDT JOINT police and military operatives have arrested a crime group member in an intelligence-driven law enforcement operation in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, a top police official said Thursday, March 25. Police Brigadier General Ronaldo Genaro Ylagan, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula director, identified the arrested suspect as Dido Enriquez alias Faizal Enriquez, 28, a resident of Purok Marang in Tenan village, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay. Ylagan said Enriquez was nabbed around 12:30 a.m. Thursday along the national highway in Tiayon village, Ipil. Enriquez has a standing warrant of arrest for murder issued on July 23, 2019 by the court of Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay. The suspect, who is on bail for drug charges, is a member of the Barahama Alih crime group. Ylagan said Enriquez has also been listed as the number 2 drug personality in the entire Zamboanga Peninsula. Enriquez was placed under the custody of the Ipil Municipal Police Station for proper disposition. (SunStar Zamboanga)  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 1ID installs seasoned officer as CMO chief Posted: 25 Mar 2021 04:03 AM PDT THE Army's 1st Infantry Division (1ID) has assigned a seasoned officer, who played a significant role in dismantling five New People's Army (NPA) guerrilla fronts in Zamboanga Peninsula, as its new assistant chief of staff for civil military operations (CMO). Installed Wednesday, Marchs 24, as the new CMO chief was Lieutenant Colonel Don Templonuevo. Brigadier General Bagnus Gaerlan, 1ID assistant commander, led the installation ceremony at Camp Major Cesar Sang-an, which houses the 1ID headquarters in Pulacan, Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur. Templonuevo succeeded Lieutenant Colonel Filven Noche as the primary staff to the 1ID commander on all matters pertaining to CMO. Gaerlan said Templonuevo's vast experiences as a seasoned intelligence and combat officer will give him a head start as he plans, conducts, and supervises the civil military initiatives of the 1ID. Gaerlan congratulated the outgoing CMO for a job well done and challenged Templonuevo to equal or even surpass the accomplishments of his predecessor. The predecessor of Templonuevo is Noche, who replaces the former as the 44th Infantry Battalion commander last month. "CMO is very vital in our campaign especially now that we are already in the development phase. CMO will play a big role to rally much needed support from our partners in the government and the private sector to bring development in areas cleared from Communist Terrorist influence," Gaerlan said. Templonuevo pledged to continuously collaborate with stakeholders as the 1ID supports the Whole-of-Nation approach under the National Task Force to End Local Communists Armed Conflict (NTF-Elcac) peace framework. Templonuevo also emphasized the importance of cooperation and teamwork among the personnel of CMO in order to effectively implement plans, programs, and activities in support to the accomplishment of the 1ID's mission. Templonuevo is a proud member of Philippine Military Academy Class of 1997. He is a graduate Command and General Staff Course in Armed Forces of the Philippines' Education, Training and Doctrine Command. He also completed his Master's Degree in Public Management Major in Development and Security in Development Academy of the Philippines. (SunStar Zamboanga)  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Troops kill 16 Moro rebels in clashes Posted: 24 Mar 2021 08:44 PM PDT THE Philippine military said Wednesday, March 24, that its troops have killed at least 16 Muslim rebels aligned with the Islamic State group in a series of clashes over the last week that have displaced thousands of villagers in a southern province. The heaviest fighting began March 17 and lasted four days in Maguindanao province's Datu Saudi Ampatuan town, regional military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Baldomar said. He said troops killed 14 terrorists, from both the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and the Dawlah Islamiyah groups, and wounded another 25. Baldomar said the fighting, which wounded three soldiers, erupted after the terrorists threatened to attack a village and a security outpost. Troops recovered seven homemade explosives and two firearms from the scene of the fighting. During the height of the fighting, about 5,700 families had to flee to safety, the military said, noting that the fighting there had subsided. More fighting broke out Monday, March 22, when a smaller group of terrorists attacked a military outpost in a village in Shariff Aguak town, also in Maguindanao. The gunmen withdrew after a brief exchange of gunfire that left one bandit dead, military officials said. Another clash took place Tuesday, March 23, in nearby Guindulungan town when troops battled terrorists who entered a rural village and alarmed residents. The fighting left one bandit dead, military officials said. Army Colonel Pedro Balisi thanked villagers and town officials in the predominantly Muslim province for reporting the presence of the gunmen. "With their help, we can effectively address the threat of these violent extremist groups," he said. The pockets of fighting in Maguindanao underscore the remaining threats to the relative tranquility fostered by a 2014 peace deal signed by the government and the largest armed group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. The Moro rebels are now supporting government forces in the fight against smaller bands of Islamic terrorists. Many of the terrorists broke off from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and continued sporadic attacks after the main Moro rebel group ended decades of separatist insurrection and negotiated an autonomy deal for minority Muslims in the south of the largely Roman Catholic nation. (AP)  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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