CAMP SERVILLANO AQUINO, Tarlac City (DWDD) – Another member of the Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) surrendered to the Northern Luzon Command (NOLCOM) troops in Cagayan Province at 8:30 in the morning of February 23, 2018 (Friday).
The 17th Infantry “Do or Die” Battalion (17IB), under the Joint Task Force “TALA” of the 5th Infantry Division (5ID), reported that a certain Joel Asucena Ballinan AKA Joren/Javier voluntarily surrendered without firearm to their unit. Said Former Terrorist (FT) is a 19 year old residing in Sitio Turutukan, Brgy San Juan, Rizal, Cagayan.
Joel Ballinan divulged that he was a member of the New People’s Army (NPA) belonging to Iskwad Tres, Platun Bravo of the Danilo Ben Command, Northern Front (NF), Komiteng Rehiyon, Hilagang Sentral Luzon (KR-HSL). He was designated as Logistics Officer (S4) and Team Leader (TL) of his unit led by Reymund Guzman AKA BLADDY/REY as their platoon leader. Though his true name and alias were not found and listed in the latest Periodic Status Report (PSR), Ballinan was also identified by his former comrade, who previously surrendered to 17IB last December 11, 2017, as AKA ZOREN which was listed Number 34 in the PSR.
The surrender was through the joint efforts of 17IB, Rizal Municipal Police Station (MPS), Cagayan Police Provincial Office and Regional Intelligence Department (RID), PNP, which was also facilitated through the negotiation made by the Honorable Vice Mayor/Attorney Joel Ruma of the Municipality of Rizal Cagayan. Further, Ballinan submitted himself to the authorities for Custodial Debriefing to be conducted at the residence of Vice Mayor Ruma in Brgy. Gagabutan, Rizal, Cagayan.
NOLCOM Commander, Lt Gen Emmanuel B Salamat AFP, commended the troops and stakeholders involved in facilitating the successful surrender of the former terrorist member. NOLCOM is expecting more to surrender in the coming days and will keep its doors open to welcome those who intends to return to the folds of the law and live a normal life. NOLCOM PIO / MCAG
http://dwdd.com.ph/2018/02/26/dwindling-force-npa-terrorist-members-surrenders-in-cagayan/
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