04/01/2023
10ID, Davaoeños victorious against Communist Terrorist Group in Southern Mindanao in 2022
MAWAB, Davao De Oro - The 10th Infantry (Agila) Division was victorious against the Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) in Southern Mindanao after 10ID dismantled 11 NPA units in its whole area of responsibility (AOR) and achieved an Insurgency-Free status for Davao Region in Calendar Year 2022.
From January 1 to December 31, 2022, 10ID dismantled four (4) guerilla fronts (GF Alip, GF 2, GF 3 & GF 18); four (4) sub-regional committees (SRC 1, SRC 2, SRC 4 & SRC 5); and three (3) NPA vertical units (Sub-Regional Guerilla Unit of SRC 2, SRGU of SRC 5 & Regional Sentro De Grabidad of the Regional Operations Command).
Likewise, 34 encounters transpired in the 10ID AOR that led to the neutralization of 445 Communist NPA Terrorists (C**s), of which 19 were killed, 27 captured, and 399 surrendered.
Out of the total neutralized C**s, 28 were high-ranking NPA leaders such as Guerilla Front 3 Secretary Maximo Catarata; Leo Lacumbo alias Oli, Commanding Officer of the Regional Operations Command; and Guerilla Front 2 Secretary Rosefel Movera alias Dandan. In 2022, 10ID gained 307 fi****ms composed of 276 high-powered and 31 were low-powered fi****ms.
The most significant victory of 10th Infantry Division (10ID) and the people of Davao was the declaration of the Davao Region as Insurgency-Free. This was recognized in the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) Resolution Number 07-2022, which stated that all guerrilla groups and units of the New People's Army (NPA) previously operating in the region had been dismantled.
MGen Nolasco A Mempin, 10ID Commander, attributed the victory to the Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict 11 (RTF-ELCAC), other partner stakeholders, and the people of Southern Mindanao.
"The defeat of the Communist Terrorist Group in Southern Mindanao is irreversible. The former rebels and those rescued along with the Davaoeños are united in their efforts to end the over five decades of Communist insurgency that has caused chaos in Southern Mindanao for many years," MGen Mempin added.
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