From the Philippine Information Agency (Aug 8): Two NPA rebels surrender in Agusan Sur
Two communist guerillas operating in the municipality of Loreto, Agusan del Sur have voluntarily surrendered to authorities recently at the 26th Infantry Battalion (26IB) headquarters in Barangay San Nicolas, Talacogon, this province.
Commanding officer of 26IB Lt. Col. Rommel Pagayon together with Talacogon mayor Jesryl Masendo formally received the two NPA rebels from the Front 34 of Southern Mindanao Regional Committee (SMRC).
Through the facilitation of the Ever Onward troopers, the two NPA rebels, whose names are still withheld for their security, personally yielded at the headquarters bringing along with them their firearms.
They are now being processed for enrollment to the Comprehensive Local Integration Program (CLIP).
They are likely to receive immediate assistance and other benefits from the said program, it was learned.
LTC Pagayon urged other rebels in the communist movement to surrender and abandon armed struggle and become productive members of the mainstream society.
He also added that through the convergence of all stakeholders in the province, just and lasting peace can be attained.
http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/2041470636635/two-npa-rebels-surrender-in-agusan-sur
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