Two High-ranking NPA leaders and nine others surrendered to the 25th Infantry Battalion in Monkayo, Compostela Valley on Oct. 31.
Capt. Jerry Lamosao, the spokesperson of 10th Infantry Division, identified on as alias Lodi, a commanding officer of the Guerrilla Front 33, surrendered one M1 Carbine, one M16 rifle and an improvised bomb.
Alias Pedro, meanwhile, was a vice commanding officer of the Guerrilla Front 2, who brought with him 1 KG9 9mm Luger. The remaining nine rebel returnees were a mix of leaders and members of the different guerrilla units operating in Compostela Valley and Agusan del Sur.
They surrendered four .45 caliber pistols, live ammunition, and communist propaganda materials.
"It is also upon their revelations that what they expected inside the armed group organization was a big deviance from what they have experienced," Lamosao said. "They suffered hunger instead of abundance of food, fear in place of serenity, and absence of financial support from the organization.”
In a statement, Lt. Col. Oscar Balignasay, the battalion commander of the 25th IB, acknowledged the efforts of the local government units of Nabunturan, Montevista, Monkayo of Compostela Valley Province and Trento of Agusan Del Sur in leading the campaign against insurgency.
"We encourage those who are still struggling under the CPP-NPA-NDF terror group to not waste time clinging to them and surrender now," Balignasay said.
He said surrenderees will be enrolled in the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-Clip).
Meanwhile, Maj Gen. Noel S Clement, commander of the 10th ID, said, "with people's support and troops' commitment to duty, the region and the whole of 10ID area of responsibility experienced continuous relatively peaceful environment."
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