Reds free 2 militiamen in Davao Oriental

From the Philippine News Agency (Mar 25): Reds free 2 militiamen in Davao Oriental

Two members of the Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) previously captured by the New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were released Friday afternoon in Barangay Limot, Tarragona town in Davao Oriental.

Paramilitary men Rene Doller and Carl Mark Nucos were forcibly taken on February 14 in Barangay Don Mariano Marcos, Lupon, Davao Oriental, at a checkpoint mounted by the communist rebels.

Doller, 34, and Nucos, 24, are members of the CAFGU under the 72nd Infantry Battalion.

They were released to the group Exodus for Justice and Peace (EJP). Davao Oriental board member Louie Rabat also witnessed the release on Friday.

Family members of the freed militiamen joined the EJP and Rabat during the official release in the area.

In a copy of the release order sent to the media here, the National Democratic Front (NDFP)- Southern Mindanao Region said the release is NDFP’s "favorable response" to the widespread appeal of the families of the paramilitary men.

The NDFP also earlier committed to release all its prisoners-of-war as part of the peace process.

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