From the Negros Daily Bulletin (Mar 22): Number of NPA Rebs in Negros Continue to Dwindle
Col. Oscar Lactao, commander of the 303rd Brigade here said that the number of New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Negros Occidental continue to dwindle.
Lactao issued this statement yesterday, March 21, 2013 after another group of about 15 NPA rebels availed of the livelihood program of the provincial government.
The 15 NPA rebels received livelihood assistance from Negros Occidental governor Alfredo Marañon Jr., in his office yesterday morning.
Lactao said that from a strength of about 350, the NPA rebels are down to about 200 armed cadres.
He said this is an indication that more NPA rebels no longer subscribe to armed struggle as a means to effect change in society.
The recent group of surrenderees brought to at least a hundred the NPA rebels who returned to the mainstream of society.
Lactao further called on the NPA rebels who are still in the countryside to join their former comrades to lead a new life with the livelihood programs being extended by the provincial government.
http://www.ndb-online.com/032213/local-news/local-news-number-npa-rebs-negros-continue-dwindle
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