Rebels to get P100,000 for guns

From the Visayan Daily Star (Nov 6): Rebels to get P100,000 for guns

Eleven members of the New People’s Army Yunit Militia who gave themselves up to the Army’ 11th Infantry Battalion, and surrendered 17 firearms as well explosives, are expected to receive P100,000 this month, its Civil Military Operations officer, 1Lt. Von Ryan Gomez, said yesterday.

Eight of the 11 former rebels who are residents of Brgy. Quintin Remo, Moises Padilla surrendered 13 firearms, that included seven 357 magnum revolvers, a .45 caliber pistol, .38 caliber revolver, four shotguns, 41 live ammunition and three magazines of .45 caliber pistols.

Two other former rebels from Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental, also surrendered two M72 anti-tank weapons, 12 rifle grenades and 60mm mortar ammunition, military records show.

Their surrender came several days after a rebel amazon, whose identity is also being withheld by the military, surrendered M-16 and M-14 rifles to the 11thInfantry Battalion. Under the AFP Guns for Peace Program. She received P90,500 cash in exchange for the high-powered firearms she surrendered.

Gomez said the government is paying P45,000 to P60,000 for M-16 or M-14 rifles,and P1,000 to P5,000 for low-powered firearms.

He added that the AFP Guns for Peace Program played a significant role in encouraging rebels to surrender their hidden guns.

Last week, three more members of the NPA Yunit Militia in Isabela, Negros Occidental, received P5,000 for surrendering four homemade firearms to the 11th Infantry Battalion.

For light machine gun (M173, M60, M1919, Minimi, Ultimax), the cash equivalent ranges from P93,000 to P214,000, sub-machine gun (Aug Styr, Colt M653, M3, UZI, MK9 and HK MP5) P35,000 to P150,000, military records show.

The 30 caliber machine gun has a cash equivalent of P95,000 and heavy machine gun P388,000.

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2013/November/06/topstory7.htm