Field unit commanders of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday disclosed that communist-New People’s Army (NPA) regulars and their mass base supporters and followers continue to surrender to field units in order to live a peaceful life.
In a statement sent to The Manila Bulletin on Thursday, Maj. Gen. Noel S. Clement, commanding general of the Army’s 10th Infantry (Agila) Division (10th ID) revealed that these NPA terrorists are already tired from hiding and evading the troops who relentlessly pursue them.
New People’s Army (NPA) fighters in formation in the Sierra Madre mountain range
(AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN)
On Tuesday, a squad commander of SYP 2-SRC 2 of guerilla-Front Committee 2 and another regular member of his unit voluntarily surrendered to the Army’s 28th Infantry Battallion in Poblacion, Pantukan, Compostela Valley (ComVal) province. The two NPAs also yielded 2 handcuffs, improvised grenades, improvised explosive devices and 82 pieces of explosives.
“They were convinced by their relatives to surrender in order to live a peaceful life. Their surrender was put to blotter at the Lupon Police Station and they were brought to Lupon Health Center to undergo medical exam,” said the 10th ID chief as he further disclosed that the returnees are presently undergoing custodial debriefing at the headquarters of 28th IB.
“The two surrenderees made the right thing when they surrendered and brought along with them explosives. With this, terrorists’ planned atrocities are preempted. We are grateful to the people who answered our call to encourage their relatives and members of their families who are struggling already in the hands of NPA terrorists,” Maj. Gen. Clement said.
On Monday, 5 regular members of CPP-NPA, among them a team leader, also voluntarily surrendered to 25th IB under Lt. Col. Oscar B. Balignasay Jr. at Camp Kalaw, in Monkayo town of that same province, also said 10th ID Spokesperson Capt. Jerry S. Lamosao, in the same statement sent to The Manila Bulletin.
He said the surrenderees were all regular members of Primera, Baking Force-SDG of guerilla-Front Committee 25 of the CPP-NPA Southern Mindanao Regional Committee.
“They are also tired of hiding, running and evading the government troops who relentlessly pursue them,” claimed the 10th ID spokesperson.
On the same day on Monday, 6 unarmed mass-base supporters of the NPA, armed wing of the CPP, also voluntarily surrendered to 71st IB commander Lt. Col. Esteyven Ducusin in Purok 8, Barangay Nueva Visayas, Mawab town of that same province, Capt. Lamosao said.
All the NPAs who yielded their firearms will be given money, aside from the livelihood program that will be extended to them under the government’s Comprehensive Local Integration Program (CLIP), the 10th ID spokesperson added.
“Our field units are always ready to accept the surrender of NPAs and their supporters. To the NPAs, redeem your right to live peacefully with your families and come back to the folds of the law and government programs await you,” Maj. Gen. Clement also said in the same statement sent to The Manila Bulletin.
“However, our forces will continue to pursue the remaining NPA terrorists in our Area of Responsibility (AOR) and as much as we want peace, these terrorists must be neutralized so they can no longer influence and terrorize the communities in the countryside. We are reminding those who are supporting the CPP-NPA terrorists that it is a criminal offense under RA 10168 also known as ‘Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act of 2012,” the 10th ID chief said.
Relentless focused military operation is continuously conducted by field units of the 10th ID to deny terrorists the chance to recruit and deceive the people in the division’s area of responsibility, he added.
https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/02/01/npa-regulars-supporters-continue-to-surrender/
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