From Update.Ph (Aug 3): 3 NPA rebels surrender to government
Three members of the New People’s Army (NPA) voluntarily surrendered to authorities in Mawab town, Compostela Valley, as they expressed desire to return to normal lives.
Capt. Rhyan Batchar, 10th Infantry Division public affairs office chief, said Wednesday the rebels, who surrendered last Aug. 1, are all members of the NPA’s Southern Mindanao Regional Committee.
He declined to give their names for security reasons. He said the rebels were convinced by a former cohort to voluntarily surrender.
The surrender was further influenced by the increasing number of NPA fighters leaving the organization and living peaceful lives with help from the government’s Comprehensive Local Integration Program (CLIP), Batchar added.
In the first seven months of 2016, 141 rebels have formally surrendered to 10th Infantry Division units.
http://www.update.ph/2016/08/3-npa-rebels-surrender-to-government/8178
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