Military dismantles 3 NPA guerrilla fronts in Calabarzon

Members of the New People’s Army operating in Southern Tagalog have lost three guerrilla fronts amid the military’s intensified drive against insurgency.

The manpower strength of a guerrilla front is equivalent to a company-size formation, or from a few dozens to 200, in the military.

The dismantling of the three fronts have effectively put an end to the NPA’s “terroristic” activities in most parts of Calabarzon, according to the Army’s 2nd Infantry Division (2nd ID).

Armed Forces Chief of Staff Gen. Gilbert Gapay conferred the battle streamer awards to various military units in the successful dismantling of 13 NPA fronts across the country, while urging military commanders to simultaneously address and defeat all remaining weakened communist guerrilla groups by 2021.

Three of the 13 fronts broken operated in Southern Tagalog.

The military is optimistic that the stepped up campaign will finally end the insurgency.

Maj. Gen. Greg Almerol, commander of the 2nd ID, lauded his men and the other units for breaking up the rebels’ guerrilla fronts.

“These achievements were made possible by the relentless efforts and commitment of our soldiers and the unity of all levels of government through the different Task Forces to End Local Armed Conflict in pursuit of the much-coveted peace for our country,” he said.