Manila, March 12 -- Government troops recovered 295 grenades from an arms cache believed to be hidden by remnants of the Dawlah Islamiya-Maute Group (DI-MG) in the hinterlands of Lanao del Sur, the military said Thursday.

Maj. Gen. Yegor Rey Barroquillo Jr., 1st Infantry Division commander, said troops of the Army's 55th Infantry Battalion (55IB) discovered the cache Wednesday in Barangay Piagolongan, Marogong, Lanao del Sur.

"The sheer volume of explosives recovered-nearly 300 hand grenades in a single cache-represents a significant blow to the operational capacity of the threat group in the area," Barroquillo said in a statement.

"Their removal from circulation directly translates to lives protected, communities secured, and the prev...