Two New People’s Army (NPA) rebels voluntarily surrendered
to the Army’s 26th Infantry Battalion here, a military official said Monday.
Capt. Jeffrey L. Batistiana, spokesperson of the Army’s
26IB, said that the rebels were presented by the town mayor to Lt. Col. Rommel
S. Pagayon, commanding officer, of the 26IB on Sunday.
Batistiana said that the rebels whose names were withheld
for security reason turned over one cal .30 M1 Garand rifle and one KG 9.
According to Batistiana, the NPA rebels who decided to
abandon the armed struggle belonged to the Front 34 of the Southern Mindanao
Regional Committee (SMRC) operating in the Municipality
of Loreto , Agusan Del Sur.
He said that the military has started to process the
enrollment of the surrendered NPA rebels in the Comprehensive Local Integration
Program (CLIP).
“After their names were processed, the rebel returnees would
receive immediate assistance and other benefits from the CLIP program,
especially intended for livelihood,” Batistiana said.
The military is optimistic that like the other rebel
returnees, the newly surrendered NPA rebels would start living normal and
peaceful lives in the mainstream society, he said.
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