The New People’s Army (NPA) on Thursday turned over a
captive army soldier to presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte in a town in
Agusan Del Norte province.
Cpl. Adriano Dela Peña Bingil Jr. of the Army’s 26th
Infantry Battalion was captured in the outskirt of San Luis, Agusan del Sur,
last Sept. 19, 2015.
Bingil was on his way to the town of San Luis
During the turnover rites in Las Nieves, the last town of Agusan del Norte
“I can assure you that, if elected President, the weeding
out of corruption and corrupt public servants is on top of the agenda of my
administration,” Duterte said.
The Army soldier, clad in white shirt with a red POW
(Prisoner of War) marking, looks good, but has obviously lost weight.
Bishop Felixberto Calang, of the Iglesia Filipina
Independiente (IFI), who heads the Third Party Facilitator, has negotiated for
the release of Bingil after the family sought the Bishop assistance.
He said that had the military granted the request for a
10-day suspension of the military and police operations, Bingil could have been
released earlier this month.
Calang said that the Third Party Facilitator and the NPA
agreed to release Bingil during the duration of the cessation of hostilities
imposed by the military and the NPA starting Dec. 23, 2015 until Jan. 3, 2016.
“There is no fitting gift as the family of Bingil and the
rest of the Christendom celebrates the New Year’s Eve midnight Thursday,”
Calang said.
Last Nov. 20, 2015, the Third Party Facilitator also worked
in coordination with the local government crisis committee for the release of
Private First Class Adonis Jess Lupiba who also came from Cagayan de Oro City.
Calang said that Lupiba, of the army’s 58th IB, was captured
during a firefight with the NPA in the mountains of Gingoog City
Lupiba was turned over to the Third Party Facilitator after
being held for four months by the NPA custodial unit, Calang said.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=842497
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