ARMY UNCOVERS CNT HIDEOUT IN AGNOR TOWN By 1Lt. Roel T. Maglalang
The troopers of 23rd Infantry “Masigasig” Battalion (23IB) discovered another hideout of the CPP-NPA Terrorist (CNT) in the forested area of Sitio Fatima, Barangay Ibuan, Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte on October 17, 2020, at around 4:00 p.m. While the troops were conducting security operations, they discovered an
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abandoned CNT hideout which has an estimated land area of two hundred square meters (200m) that can accommodate more or less 20 persons and believed to be abandoned for about a month ago prior to discovery. The government troops also seized in said abandoned hideout 20 rolls of Blasting Cap Leg Wire; one D-Size Battery
(Eveready); and one small Plastic Box. Lt. Col. Julius Cesar C. Paulo, the Acting Commanding Officer of 23IB, expressed his gladness on the continuous recovery of CNT hideouts stating that they will be having a hard time to adjust in their present situation. “As we can see, these CNTs have been leaving their hideouts
