A SELF-confessed member of the New People’s Army surrendered to soldiers in the city on Thursday afternoon.
The rebel introduced himself as the brother of wounded NPA member, Reynaldo Yamson, who is now recovering in Southern Philippines Medical Center .
Lt. Alexander Cabales, operations officer of 10th Civil-Military Office Battalion, identified the suspect as Gabriel Yamson of the Pulang Bagani Command 8 in Southern Mindanao Regional Command.
He was accompanied by his father, Leonardo, who convinced him to leave the guerilla movement.
Gabriel escaped from his former comrades and walked for three days before he arrived at their home in Trento, Agusan del Sur.
He was brought to Davao City to visit his brother and mother, who is attending to the needs of the wounded rebel.
Reynaldo was a member of Guerilla Front 20, SMRC who was wounded last Mar. 23 during an encounter with members of 67th Infantry Battalion .
He was airlifted together with other wounded soldiers, one of them shot by Reynaldo.
He underwent two surgeries to repair his shoulder.
The surrenderee is now under the custody of the 10th Infantry Division and will be enrolled into the Comprehensive Local Integration Program(CLIP) of the local government .
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