A total of P4.555 million in cash in exchange for firearms and livelihood assistance have been received by former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Negros Occidental, military records show.
The 82 rebel returnees, who surrendered since last year, received the assistance through the Comprehensive Local Integration Program (CLIP)and Armed Forces of the
All in all, the rebels turned over seven M-16 rifles and two M-14 rifles.
The surrender of these NPA rebels is part of the significant gains cited by the 303rd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army in their efforts to win the peace in Negros Occidental.
Col. Jon Aying, commander of the 303rd IB, said these are the gains of their unit and of the provincial government in the Internal Peace and Security Operations (IPSO) from last quarter of 2012 up to the present.
Aying also noted the arrest of key personalities of the NPA’s Komite Rehiyonal- Negros (KR-N), including Reniel Cellon, Mary Jane Magkilat, Greg Tuayon, Sara Alvarez, Fermin Vaflor, and Anecita Rojo and recently, Nida Bertulano.
They are detained in different jails and are undergoing trial for various criminal cases, he said.
Aying said several NPA members were killed and wounded in various encounters between government troops and various NPA fronts.
“There is no pleasure in fighting against our fellow Filipinos. At the end of the day, we still belong to one race, one nation. We should not be fighting against each other,” Aying mused.
The 303rd IB also has the custody of confiscated firearms, including five M-16, one M-14, and one AK-47 rifles, three caliber .45 pistols, three shotguns, one cal. 22 Pistoland, and assorted homemade guns.
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