TACLOBAN CITY—Government soldiers recovered a cache of firearms reportedly owned by the New People’s Army (NPA) in Gen. MacArthur town, Eastern Samar.
The discovery of the firearms came about after a former NPA member surrendered to the 78th Infantry Battalion based in Borongan City, also in Eastern Samar.
Captain Arnold Arias, a civil-military officer of the battalion, said the former rebel, identified as Ka Roel, led the government troops in the operations.
The firearms, which include five M16 rifles, two M14 rifles, and six IED main charge components, were found in the mountains of Laurel, Macapagal, Magsaysay, and Osmena.
Ka Roel, 45, surrendered this June to the 78th I…
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