4 more NPA rebels yield

From the Sun Star Davao (Nov 30): 4 more NPA rebels yield

FOUR more members of the New People's Army (NPA) surrendered Saturday to Mayor Domingo A. Lim of Lupon town in Davao Oriental.

Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) acting public information officer Major Ezra L. Balagtay identified the surrenderees as Jayson Mabaslay, alias Beboy, a vice team leader; Richard Mabaslay, alias Cocoy; Jennifer Mabaslay, alias Jena; and Jocel Tejano, alias Jenny, all were medics and political guides.

Balagtay said the four surrendered after Jomar Mabaslay, alias Gilbert, a brother of Jayson and Jennifer, surrendered to the government authorities at Sitio Yauri in Barangay Calapagan in Lupon last November 22.

"Accordingly, the rebels decided to surrender because of hardship and disillusionment in the NPA bandit organization that has targeted civilians and non-military objective. The surrenderees admitted that they were victims of the NPA’s deception," Balagtay said.

Eastmincom commander Major General Aurelio Baladad, meanwhile, lauded the rebel returnees and re-iterated his call for the other communist rebels to lay down their firearms, return to the folds of the law, and live a normal and peaceful life with their love ones.

The Eastmincom has recorded a total of 442 surrenderees wherein those who surrendered with firearms were enrolled with Guns for Peace of the Armed Forces while those without firearms were enrolled in the Integration Program of different LGUs.

Balagtay said that at present, the rebel surrenderees are undergoing a stress and psychological debriefing and processing by the government authorities.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/local-news/2014/11/30/4-more-npa-rebels-yield-379426