Using a power cutter, Maj. Gen. Oscar Lactao, commanding general of the 4th Infantry Division, cuts a loose firearm to render it useless during decommissioning of firearms in Camp Evaneglista, Patag, Cagayan de Oro City Friday, Dec.

11, 2015. The Army decommissioned a total of 185 firearms captured from or surrendered by the New People’s Army rebels in Northern Mindanao.

MindaNews photo by Froilan Gallardo