The New People’s Army (NPA) released on July 29 four policemen taken prisoner during a raid on the Alegria, Surigao del Norte PNP station on July 10. They were released amid a five-day ceasefire declared by the National Democratic Front-Northeastern Mindanao Region and the Government of the Philippines (GPH) from July 27 to August 1.
NDFP Negotiating Panel chair Ka Luis
Jalandoni signed the release papers of PO3 Vic Calubag Concon, PO1 Rey O’niel
Morales, PO1 Joen B. Zabala and PO1 Edito Roquino.
The NPA Custodial Unit first
entrusted the prisoners of war to former DAR Sec.
Hernani Braganza in a mountainous barangay of Kitcharao, Surigao del Norte.
Braganza represented the office of DILG Sec. Mar Roxas.
Also present during the turnover were Regional Peace and Order Council Chairman
and Butuan City Mayor Jun Amante, Agusan del
Norte Gov. Angel Amante, League of Philippine Board Members President Myrna
Romarate, Bacuag Mayor Shiela Mae Cebedo, Kitcharao Mayor Aristotle Montante
and councilors of Surigao
City
After the NPA Custodial Unit turned
over the prisoners to Third Party Facilitators Rev. Bishop Rhee Timbang, Fr.
Ramada and other church groups, the policemen were presented to GPH officials Sec. Mar Roxas, DND
Sec. Voltaire Gazmin, OPAPP Sec. Teresita Deles and PNP Chief Alan Purisima, who were waiting at the Kitcharao
town center.
In a statement dated August 1, NDF-Mindanao
spokesperson Ka Oris thanked the Third Party Facilitators who worked hard and
patiently linked up with various entities in order to forge a workable
temporary ceasefire agreement between the NDF and the GPH. He also thanked Roxas, the PNP
and AFP for abiding by the five-day ceasefire.
[Ang Bayan is the official
news organ of the Communist Party of the http://www.philippinerevolution.net/publications/ang_bayan/20140807/4-pows-released-in-caraga
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