More Cotabato City residents surrender combat weapons --[Reported by Umva mag]

COTABATO CITY — Residents surrendered two more assault rifles and a 60-millimeter mortar to the 5^th Marine Battalion on Sunday, Oct. 13, in support of a military-led disarmament campaign in barangays here and in other central Mindanao cities and provinces.

Major Gen. Antonio G. Nafarrete, commander of the Army’s 6^th Infantry Division, told reporters on Monday that the two 7.62 M14 assault rifles and 60-MM mortar were turned over by owners to Lt. Col. Mark C. Baky, commanding officer of the Navy’s 5^th Marine Battalion.

Mr. Nafarrete said the owners are residents of Barangay Tamontaka 1 in Cotabato City.

More than 30 rifles, pistols, 40-millimeter grenade launchers, B40 rocket launchers and mortars had been turned over by Cotabato City residents to Baky and officials of 6^th ID’s 6^th Civil Military Operations Battalion in separate surrender rites in the past four weeks in compliance with the division’s Small Arms and Light Weapons Management Program. — John Felix M. Unson

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