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| YIELDED FIREARMS. Army’s 601st Infantry Brigade commander, Brigadier General Diosdado Carreon (right), inspects one of a dozen loose firearms surrendered by civilians from Datu Salibo, Maguindanao on Tuesday (Oct. 2, 2018) as Datu Salibo Mayor Norodin Salasal (2nd from left) looks on. (Photo by 6th ID) |
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao--Military authorities accepted a dozen loose
firearms handed over by town officials of Datu Salibo, Maguindanao, a military
official said Wednesday.
Datu Salibo Mayor Norodin Salasal led other town officials in Tuesday's
simple ceremonies, where they turned over firearms surrendered by civilian
constituents to the Army's 601st Brigade headquarters based in Barangay Satan,
Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao.
"The overwhelming support of the local government of Datu Salibo
brought about significant accomplishments on the campaign against the
proliferation of loose firearms in the province,” Brigadier Gen. Diosdado
Carreon, the Army’s 601st brigade commander, said in his speech.
The initiative was coordinated by Datu Salibo officials with the Army’s
2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion in the area. The firearms included three M79
grenade launchers, four Barrett sniper rifles, two 12-gauge shotguns, one KG9
machine pistol, one M203 rifle, and one 9-mm caliber pistol.
On Monday, officials in the towns of Shariff Saydona Mustapha and
Sultan Sa Barongis also handed over 11 assorted firearms to the military.
Major General Cirilito Sobejana, Army’s 6th Infantry Division chief,
expressed optimism towards gaining steady peace and security in Central
Mindanao through their partnership with local government units and other
stakeholders.
"I strongly urge and call other towns of Maguindanao to do the
same, support our campaign against loose firearms", Sobejana said in a
statement. To date, a total of 1,158 assorted loose firearms were handed over
to the 6ID this year alone.
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