From GMA News (Sep 18): 5 NPA members surrender to Army in Surigao
Five New People's Army (NPA) members surrendered to the military in Surigao del Sur on Friday afternoon.
The Philippine Army's 4th Infantry Division said the five rebels were members of the Komiteng Rebolusyonaryo sa Munisipalidad based in Lianga, Surigao del Sur.
"They chose to go back after they have decided to heed the government's sincere efforts to unite the country," Captain Joe Patrick Martinez, spokesperson of the Army division, said in a statement.
The five rebels surrendered to the 75th Infantry Battalion in Barangay Saint Christine in Lianga. They brought six M16 rifles with them in their surrender.
The rebels will be given supported through the Comprehensive Local Integration Program of the provincial government. Officials of the Philippine Army have also pledged assistance to the five rebels for their reintegration to their respective communities.
The Philippine government and the Communist Party of the Philippines, which has direct leadership over the NPA, has started formal peace talks.
Peace negotiators from both groups are expected to hold the second round of talks in Oslo in October.
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/581819/news/regions/5-npa-members-surrender-to-army-in-surigao
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