CAMP GEN SERVILLANO AQUINO, Tarlac City (DWDD) – A total of nine (9) Milisyang Bayan (MB) and one (1) Communist New People’s Army Terrorist (CNT) voluntarily surrendered to Northern Luzon Command’s troopers from the 24th Infantry Battalion (24IB), 702nd Infantry Brigade of the 7th Infantry Division (7ID) at its Headquarters in Barangay Tagu...dtod, Lagangilang, Abra on January 15, 2019
The said NPA members also brought with them three (3) M16 rifles with one magazine and one (1) M14 rifle with one magazine.
The MB personalities claimed to have had enough of being used by Communist-Terrorist Groups (CTG) as a buffer against government forces. They also said that the endless extortion activities of CTGs in their barangays have only led to further suffering and poverty.
The CNT realized that they are fighting for a useless cause and are only being used as puppets by their power-hungry leaders. She has been looking for the perfect opportunity to surrender to the Army.
The surrender was made possible through the Community Support Program (CSP) of the NOLCOM troopers with the support of the locals in the area. All surrenderees will be assisted to avail the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (ECLIP), where they will be given financial aid and livelihood training in preparation to their re-integration to the mainstream society.
Commander NOLCOM, Lt Gen Emmanuel B Salamat AFP lauds the efforts of the 702nd 'Defender' troopers under JTF Kaugnay/7ID in the area and the cooperation of the people of Abra in performing their peace-keeping mission. He said, “I believe that the number of surrenderees will further increase due to the continuous support and positive feedback NOLCOM is getting from the civilian communities, in addition to our intensified collaboration with the LGUs and the PNP”
NOLCOM will continue to pursue the NPA remnants in the area to prevent them from further executing their hostile plans against the peace, security, and development in NOLCOM’s area of responsibility. NOLCOM / MCAG
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