Saturday, December 20, 2014

More NPA rebels yield this year

From the Sun Star-Davao (Dec 20): More NPA rebels yield this year

THE Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) has noted an increase in the number of the New People's Army (NPA) members who surrendered to the authorities since January 2014.

Eastmincom public information officer Major Ezra Balagtey said they have recorded a total of 455 rebel returnees in 2014 as compared to 2013 with 274.

Balagtey said among those who recently returned to the folds of the law was identified as Ramil Gano Mabulay, alias Pacot, the NPA's squad leader in Agusan del Norte.

“He [Pacot] surrendered to the troops of the Army’s 29th Infantry Battalion a day before the declaration of the Suspension of Military Operation (Somo) by the Government of the Philippines with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP-NPA),” Balagtey said.

Pacot surrendered to the government troops at Lugong in Barangay Putting Bato, Cabadbaran City in Agusan del Norte on December 17.

He also turned over his AK-47 firearm loaded with 318 live ammunitions to the troops.

Pacot said he decided to surrender to live a peaceful life together with his love ones’. This stemmed when he realized the vainness of the movement.

Eastmincom commander Lt. General Aurelio Baladad, on the other hand, welcome the rebel returnee as he urged other NPA rebels to do same like what Pacot did.

“Let this be a gift to your families who are always longing for you to return home. Ramil’s decision to leave the NPA is a manifestation of discontentment that is becoming common among ordinary members of the NPA,” Baladad said.

He said the increasing number of surrenderees is a positive indication that a loaming demoralization among their ranks is now taking place.

The surrenderees will be enrolled in the Integration Program of Cabadbaran, Agusan Norte.

They will be also remunerated with cash worth P15,000 for the firearm and ammunitions each has surrendered to the government.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/local-news/2014/12/20/more-npa-rebels-yield-year-383093

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