The Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said two members of the New People’s Army (NPA) surrendered to the government in Bukidnon province a day before the rebels celebrated their anniversary on Sunday.
In a statement sent to the media, Eastmincom spokesperson Col. Romeo Brawner, Jr. identified the NPA members as Ronie Dumpali Lino, alias Rey, and 19-year-old Genden Gocor Gutual, Jr. alias Junjun.
Lino was a team leader in Bukinon, who voluntarily yielded to the Army last March 26 in Sitio Masalugpo, Barangay Kalgangan, San Fernando, Bukidnon, while Gutual surrendered to the elements of 69th IB last March 27 in Barangay Fatima, Paquibato District here.
Brawner said disillusionment with the movement was the main reason they returned to the folds of the law.
Their relatives also played an important role in convincing them to give up the armed struggle, the statement added.
“They said they were not happy even if their anniversary was nearing, when their morale was supposed to be at its highest,” Brawner pointed out in the statement.
The latest two surrenders led to a total of 32 NPAs who surrendered since January this year that contributed to the six percent reduction in NPA strength in Eastern Mindanao.
http://www.mb.com.ph/2-rebels-yield-on-eve-of-npa-anniversary/
Lino was a team leader in Bukinon, who voluntarily yielded to the Army last March 26 in Sitio Masalugpo, Barangay Kalgangan, San Fernando, Bukidnon, while Gutual surrendered to the elements of 69th IB last March 27 in Barangay Fatima, Paquibato District here.
Brawner said disillusionment with the movement was the main reason they returned to the folds of the law.
Their relatives also played an important role in convincing them to give up the armed struggle, the statement added.
“They said they were not happy even if their anniversary was nearing, when their morale was supposed to be at its highest,” Brawner pointed out in the statement.
The latest two surrenders led to a total of 32 NPAs who surrendered since January this year that contributed to the six percent reduction in NPA strength in Eastern Mindanao.
http://www.mb.com.ph/2-rebels-yield-on-eve-of-npa-anniversary/
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