THIRTEEN rebels returned to the folds of law in Davao Oriental on Monday, two of them minors.
Alias Dongkoy, 17, a member of NPA’s Guerrilla Front 25, voluntarily submitted himself to the 67th Infantry Battalion.
Two teenagers, Cicel, 17, and Sandara, 18, and a companion named Alex, 25, from the NPA’s Guerrilla Front 71, voluntarily turned themselves to 73rd IB.
Two teenagers, Cicel, 17, and Sandara, 18, and a companion named Alex, 25, from the NPA’s Guerrilla Front 71, voluntarily turned themselves to 73rd IB.
A teen-ager named Renheart, 18, was also one of the nine members of NPA-Milisya ng Bayan (MB) who gave up to the 73rd IB. Other who gave up were identified as Angelo, 35; Agila, 35; Marcelo, 33; Kabug, 30; Jigger, 29; Joseph, 24; Cristine, 22; and Bayot, 20.
Since Feb. 1, a total of 39 NPA members have returned to the folds of the law, bringing five high-powered firearms
Maj. Gen. Rafael Valencia, 10th Infantry Division commander, scored the communist group for recruiting minors for armed struggle.
“The communists must spare the children from directly participating in the armed conflict,” Valencia said. “This irresponsible act of the CPP-NPA should be strongly condemned by the Filipinos.”
Meanwhile, a joint army police team recovered war materiel left by the NPAs in an encounter site at Barangay Sangayen, Asuncion, Davao del Norte, also on Monday.
Maj. Gen. Rafael Valencia, 10th Infantry Division commander, scored the communist group for recruiting minors for armed struggle.
“The communists must spare the children from directly participating in the armed conflict,” Valencia said. “This irresponsible act of the CPP-NPA should be strongly condemned by the Filipinos.”
Meanwhile, a joint army police team recovered war materiel left by the NPAs in an encounter site at Barangay Sangayen, Asuncion, Davao del Norte, also on Monday.
Capt. Rhyan Batchar, 10th ID spokesperson, said the troopers of 60th IB, together with members of Davao del Norte Provincial Public Safety Company (DNPPSC), were scouring the encounter site where the fleeing NPA rebels were subjected to aerial strikes last Sunday.
Upon scouring, they recovered an M16 Armalite rifle, backpacks, a voltage regulator and handheld radio apparently left by the NPA.
The 60IB soldiers engaged in a 40-minute gunfight around 20 rebels belonging to Guerrilla Front 33 in the area around 10 a.m. on Sunday.
The 60IB soldiers engaged in a 40-minute gunfight around 20 rebels belonging to Guerrilla Front 33 in the area around 10 a.m. on Sunday.
Two bodies of NPA rebels, one of them was identified as Michael Caso, and two AK-47 rifles were recovered in the said area.
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