Tired of incessant fighting, a New People's Army (NPA) rebel voluntarily surrendered to the military's 5th Infantry Division forces in Kalinga province Saturday afternoon.
Major Calixto Cadano, 5th Infantry Division spokesperson, identified the surrenderer as Philip Tuctuc, allegedly an NPA assistant squad leader and assigned to the rebels' Ilocos Cordillera Regional Committee.
Tuctuc also yielded his M-16 automatic rifle to troopers of the 17th Infantry Battalion.
Cadano said that Tuctuc decided to surrender due to incessant pressures being brought on them by the 5th Infantry Division units in Kalinga and Abra.
In the latter province, at least eight rebels fell to government forces following a series of encounters last Sept. 4 and 5.
Cadano said that the surrendered rebel is now undergoing questioning at the 5th Infantry Division headquarters in Isabela.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=681272
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