NPA rebel in Bukidnon surrenders

From the Philippine News Agency (Jun 4): NPA rebel in Bukidnon surrenders

CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City -- A member of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) on Sunday voluntarily surrendered to the Army’s 8th Infantry Battalion in Maramag, Bukidnon, an army report released on Tuesday said.

Maj. Leo Bongosia, spokesperson of the army’s 4th Infantry Division here, said Lanipao Gibangon Imbolok alias Cablas, a member of Sangay ng Platoon Pampropaganda operating in the hinter barangays of San Fernando, Bukidnon surrendered Sunday evening and brought with him two M1 Garand rifles.

He said that fatigue and discrimination prompted Imbolok to surrender and lay his arms to military authorities in Bukidnon.

Bongosia said Imbolok -- who underwent a debriefing -- wants to live a peaceful life with his family, free of intimidation and without fear of government authorities.

Imbolok will receive financial assistance from the government under the “Guns for Peace” program for former rebels, Bongosia said.

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