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MANILA — Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Gen. Andres Centino, has ordered units to step up their extortion operations against the New People’s Army (NPA).

Centino stated in a statement released Wednesday that this would hinder the NPA from recovering from its defeats, recruiting new members, and committing atrocities.

“Let us continue to combat the CTG’s (communist terrorist group) resource generation by ending its extortion activities and confiscating their rifles, ammo, and other war supplies,” he added, adding that doing so will hasten the conclusion of the country’s local communist armed conflict.

On April 11, the AFP captured 22 high-powered rifles from NPA insurgents in Agusan del Sur during operations.

In Bagul River, Kasapa II, La Paz, Agusan del Sur, the 60th Infantry Battalion (60IB) of the Joint Task Force (JTF) Agila uncovered ten AK-47 automatic rifles, seven M-16 rifles, a light machine gun, an M-14 automatic rifle, an M-79 grenade launcher, a Garand rifle, and another M-16 rifle.

An alias “Bolo,” a former NPA rebel who had surrendered to the Army, revealed the location of the arms stash.

On March 31, Maximo Catarata alias “Datu Makatindog,” the NPA’s Guerilla Front 3 (GF3) secretary, surrendered to the 60IB.

On February 26, his son, the commanding officer of GF3, Renard Galos Catarata alias “SM,” surrendered to the same unit alongside 12 other NPA soldiers and 13 firearms.

In the 60IB’s areas of operation, the JTF Agila has accounted for five individual surrenders and two arms cache finds.

As a consequence, GF3 surrendered 20 weapons, and 48 high-powered and one low-powered firearm were seized.

Following the establishment of the boundaries of the AFP – Philippine National Police Joint Letter Directive 3 on April 12, the 10th Infantry Division – Police Regional Office XI Area Clearing Evaluation Board formally declared the destruction of GF3.

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