Key Philippine Military and Insurgency-Related Events: DWDD: FEAR FOR LIVES

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

DWDD: FEAR FOR LIVES | 2 NPA surrenders to 22IB in Masbate

From Katropa DWDD-CRS Virtual RTV (Jan 23, 2019): FEAR FOR LIVES | 2 NPA surrenders to 22IB in Masbate

BRGY LANAG, Aroroy, Masbate (DWDD) – Two members of the terrorist group New People’s Army (NPA) voluntarily surrendered to troops of the 2nd Infantry “Second to None” Battalion and Alpha Company of the 22nd Infantry “Valor” Battalion at the Lanang Patrol Base in Barangay Lanang, Aroroy, Masbate last January 21, 2019.

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The surrendees were identified as alias Renz, 36 years old, and alias Maya, 39 years old,(names withheld for security easons) and are now undergoing debriefing.
They brought along with them an M16 rifle, a magazine, and 17 ammuntion for M16.

According to alias Renz and alias Maya, they decidd to return to the fold of the law because of fear for their security. They have also witnessed how the lives of their former comrades, who surrendered, were changed with the help of our government.

It can be recalled that last January 9, a Presentation of Former Rebels Ceremony was held for 189 former members of the NPA from Masbate that was even presided by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.

In connection with this, Major General Fernando T. Trinidad AFP, head of Joint Task Force Bicolandia, has repeatedly called on the remainin members of the CPP-NPA to join their brothers and sisters who have earlier surrendered and has left the life of violence and has opted to have a life of change and prosperity.

The remaining rebels must also take advantage of the government’s Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) to start changing their lives, their family and the community. 22IB / MCAG