Explosive Cache

On 10 February 2013, at around 9:00 a.m., troops from the 3rd Special Forces Battalion, Special Operations Command of the Philippine Army while pursuing the NPA have seized a New People's Army (NPA) explosive cache in Sitio Bato-Batohan, Barangay San Antonio, Remedios T. Romualdez town, Agusan Del Norte. Recovered inside the arms cache were a two 20-kilogram of anti-personnel/anti-tank landmines, a plastic container filled with 20 liters of gasoline, two rolls of detonating cord each measuring 250 meters and subversive NPA documents. Accordingly, said mission was prompted by tip from the local residents who claimed that the NPA rebels were using the area as explosive and arms depot.

Agusan del Sur NPA surrenders

A member of the New People’s Army (NPA) whose name was withheld for security reason voluntarily surrendered to the 26th Infantry Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, based in Barangay San Nicolas, Talacogon, Agusan del Sur on February 11, 2013. According to the army’s report, the surrenderee was a team leader of the NPA’s Guerilla Front 34 under Maximo Catarata a.k.a. Ka Boyet Tindugan of the Southern Mindanao Regional Committee (SMRC). Reports said, subject (the surrendered rebel), was part of the group responsible in many terroristic activities in their area of coverage. The army added that subject was convinced to return to the folds of the law to cooperate with the government after series of symposia and information drives conducted by the AFP, the local government units (LGUs), local government agencies (LGAs) and rebel returnees in the areas in Agusan del Sur. He (the surrendered rebel) brought along with him his M16 rifle with one magazine and ten live ammunition, according to the negotiating teams of the 26th Infantry Battalion