UNEARTHED. Government troops uncovered three AK-47 rifles with defaced serial numbers from concealed arms caches in Sitio Tubakon, Barangay Bitaugan, San Miguel, Surigao del Sur on Monday, July 13. The discovery was made during a joint operation by the 30th and 36th Infantry Battalions under the 401st Infantry Brigade. Photo courtesy of 4ID-PAO
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Government troops recovered high-powered firearms and ammunition from two suspected New People’s Army (NPA) arms caches in Surigao del Sur and Bukidnon, dealing what the Army described as another blow to the dwindling communist insurgency in Northeastern Mindanao.
The recoveries, made in separate operations this month, yielded four assault rifles, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, magazines, and other military equipment believed to have been hidden by communist rebels.
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