CAMP PERALTA, Jamindan, Capiz - In just a week, at least 60 Militia ng Bayan and mass based supporters of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) terrorist formalized their return to the folds of the law after they voluntarily surrendered to the Army’s Community Support Program (CSP) Teams in Capiz on February 15 and 16, 2019.
They took their oath of allegiance to the government after they decided to renounce and withdraw their support from the CPP-NPA terrorist.
Of the total surrenderers, 37 of whom are Militia ng Bayan and 23 are mass based supporters who are residents of Barangay Carataya, San Antonio and Mahunod-hunod all in Cuartero, Capiz.
The said barangays are known influenced-areas of the communist terrorist group.
The Army’s 61st Infantry Battalion CSP Teams facilitated the ceremony which was witnessed by 301st Infantry (Bayanihan) Brigade Deputy Commander Colonel Orlando Edralin and officers of the Philippine National Police.
61IB Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Sisenando A Magbalot Jr. lauded the courage of the 60 individuals for standing-up against the communist terrorist group.
“The surrender of CNTs’ mass-based supporters is a clear indication that these people are fed up with the atrocities and ruthlessness of the communist terrorist group victimizing their families, relatives and friends,” Magbalot said.
Earlier, 301st Infantry Brigade Commander Colonel Alberto O. Desoyo said that since last year, in Panay Island alone, 70 surrenderers have already availed of the Enhanced-Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP).
“The Army in partnership with different 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.
For his part, 3rd Infantry (Spearhead) Division Commander MGen Dinoh Dolina said that with the surrender of the CNTs’ mass base supporters, “we are seeing the continued weakening of the CNTs’ strength and will to pursue armed struggle.”
Dolina likewise called on the remaining militia ng bayan and supporters of the communist terrorist group to withdraw their support and abandon said communist terrorists who only feed them with nothing but misery and poverty.
“Avail the E-CLIP for you to start a new and insurgency-free live,” he said. (Capt. Eduardo Precioso Jr./DPAO/PIA-Capiz)
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1018902
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