3rd Marine Brigade spokesperson Cpt. Orchie Bobis said Charlene's and Jimboy's reunion with their mother was a gift from the Joint Task Force Peacock (JTFP) under the command of 3rd Marine Brigade (3MBde) commander Brig. General Nestor Herico.
Marine Battalion Landing Team-3 (MBLT-3) commanding officer Lt. Col. Charlie Domingo told Palawan News that what they recovered were two 4-liter plastic containers of ammunition commonly used in M16 rifles and a 30-liter plastic receptacle with around 40 kilos of rice.
The Provincial Task Force Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF ELCAC), in a statement posted Thursday on social media, identified the surrenderee as 25-year-old Taytay residents Jenel Abila, alias Carl, Benhart, Jepoy, and Obet.
In an interview, 3MBDe commander Brigadier General Charlton Sean Gaerlan said that they are celebrating the accomplishments of the marine corps since it was established.
"Hindi ko maintindihan 'yong naramdaman kong saya. Niyakap ko 'yong aking anak, kasama ko siya sa pagkain... kapag nakikita ako nagmamano sa akin, hindi ko maintindihan 'yong tuwa na nararamdaman ko kasama siya dito sa loob ng Brigade. For the first time, niyakap ko siya ng hindi nagtatago," he said.
Also known as "Tony Tan" and "Tony Yan", Sy was turned over at 8 a.m. on October 17 by the 3rd Marine Brigade to the BI, confirmed immigration bureau spokesperson Dana Krizia Sandoval in a phone interview Friday.
Seven persons who claimed to be human rights workers and volunteers have been arrested for illegal possession of firearms and explosives by police and military authorities conducting a checkpoint in Puerto Princesa City late Friday night along the national road in Barangay San Jose.
The Western Command (WESCOM) disclosed this week it has been coordinating with school authorities to monitor recruitment activities of so-called "left leaning organizations."
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