Troops discover IHL-Banned Anti-personnel mines in Northern Samar

Troops discover IHL-Banned Anti-personnel mines in Northern Samar

MANILA, Philippines — Troops of the 20th Infantry Battalion (20IB), 8th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, discovered two anti-personnel mines while conducting combat patrol in the hinterlands of Barangay Sag-od, Las Navas, Northern Samar, on August 13, 2026.Anti-personnel mines are prohibited under the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction, commonly known…