FOUR members of
the New People's Army (NPA) surrendered last week to government troops in Davao
Region.
Eastern Mindanao
Command (Eastmincom) public information officer Alberto Caber identified the
surrenderees only in their aliases: Luther, 20; Tres, 30; Pilot, 45; and
Dodong, 23, all from the NPA's Southern Mindanao Regional Committee (SMRC).
Captain Caber
said Luther, Tres and Pilot first surrendered to Philippine Army's 10th
Infantry Division's Civil Military Operations Battalion (CMOBN) at the JBL Complex
in Talaingod town in Davao del Norte at around 10 a.m. Wednesday.
He added three
are now undergoing interview at the headquarters of the Army's 1003rd Infantry
Brigade in Barangay New Visayas in Sto. Tomas town, Davao del Norte.
Caber said that
concerned tribal leaders Datu Samsun Mansaganay from Barangay Sto. Niño, and
Datu Antonio Anlas from Barangay Dagohoy helped the surrenderees for their safe
return to the folds of the law.
"According
to the tribal leaders, they were approached by the relatives of the rebel
returnees requesting them to help Luther, Tres and Pilot to return to the folds
of the law," Caber said.
Meanwhile, Dodong
surrendered to the soldiers of the 71st Infantry Battalion in Barangay Cadunan
in Mabini town in Compostela
Valley
Caber said the
rebel returnees will receive livelihood and appropriate training assistance
through the Comprehensive Local Integration Program (CLIP) of the local
government unit in Davao del Norte and Compostela Valley
Eastmincom
reported 206 NPA members who returned to the folds of the law under its areas
of responsibility since January this year.
Record showed
that 74 percent of the NPA strength in Eastern Mindanao
are indigenous peoples or lumads. This was based on the revelations of NPA returnees,
Caber said.
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/local-news/2015/08/29/4-more-npa-men-surrender-davao-427344
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