About 60 so-called militia ng bayan and mass base supporters of the New People’s Army (NPA) voluntarily surrendered to the Army’s Community Support Teams in Capiz, the military said Wednesday.
(MANILA BULLETIN)
They took their oath of allegiance to the government after deciding to renounce and withdraw their support from the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)-NPA following their surrender last February 15 and 16.
Thirty seven of the surrenderees are militia ng bayan members and 23 are mass base supporters residing in Barangays Carataya, San Antonio, and Mahunod-Hunod all in Cuartero town, Capiz. The three barangays are known influenced areas of the local communist group.
The Army’s 61st Infantry Battalion Community Support Program (CSP) Teams facilitated the surrender ceremony, and witnessed by Colonel Orlando Edralin, deputy commander of the 301st Infantry (Bayanihan) Brigade; and members of the Philippine National Police (PNP).
Lieutenant Colonel Sisenando A. Magbalot Jr., commanding officer of 61st IB, lauded the 60 surrenderees for their courage in standing-up against the communist group.
“The surrender of communist mass base supporters is a clear indication that these people are fed up with the atrocities and ruthlessness of the group, which has been victimizing their families, relatives and friends,” he said.
Earlier, Colonel Alberto O. Desoyo, commander of the 301st Infantry Brigade, said that since last year, 70 surrenderees have already availed themselves of the government’s Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) in Panay Island alone.
“The Army, in partnership with various government agencies, actively promotes the benefits of the E-CLIP to persuade more NPA members to renounce violence and return to the peaceful confines of mainstream society,” Desoyo said.
Maj. Gen. Dinoh Dolina, commander of the 3rd Infantry (Spearhead) Division, said they see the continued weakening of the local communist group’s strength and will to pursue armed struggle with the surrender of their mass base supporters,
Dolina called on the remaining militia ng bayan and supporters to withdraw their support and abandon these communist terrorists who only feed them with nothing but misery and poverty.
https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/02/20/60-local-communists-supporters-surrender-in-capiz/
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