From the Philippine Star (Jun 27): 6 NPA rebels surrender in Sarangani
Six communist rebels have surrendered in Sarangani, the military said yesterday.
Lt. Col. Eduardo Gubat, spokesman for the Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom), said the rebels surrendered to soldiers of the 73rd Infantry Battalion in Malapatan and Alabel town on Jan. 19 and last Tuesday.
“Hardship due to relentless security operations by government troops is the main reason why they opted to return to the fold of the law,” Gubat said in a statement.
Eastmincom public affairs chief Capt. Alberto Caber identified the rebels with their aliases, Dindin, 19; Lovely, 18; Junex, 19; Arman, 19; Noli, 18; and Michael, 22.
Caber said 134 communist rebels have so far surrendered in Eastern Mindanao this year.
The number of communist insurgents in the country is around 3,200 as of last year, according to latest military estimates.
http://www.philstar.com/nation/2015/06/27/1470311/6-npa-rebels-surrender-sarangani
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