The NPA member is identified by the military as a certain Jeffrey, is Team Leader of Squad 2, Platoon 2, RSDG COMPAQ, North Central Mindanao Regional Command (NCMRC) and his wife, who was identified only as Maymay is the medical and former supply officer of the same platoon surrendered to the 8th Infantry “Dependable” Battalion, 4th Infantry “Diamond” Division through localized negotiation efforts that started last year.
The NPA members are residents of Sitio Ki-ongkog, Barangay Palabucan, Libona, Bukidnon.
“We were just looking for a chance to surrender because we want to live a peaceful life and create a family away from the armed struggle. We realized that fighting against the government will bring no peace but to our graves,” Jeffrey was quoted as saying.
Maymay was emotional as she remembered her sufferings, “Joining the NPA did nothing good to my life and I regret every bit of my decision. I have wanted a child but because of lack of sleep and food, I had two miscarriages. I lost my children because of the NPA.”
Lieutenant Colonel Ronald M. Illana, 8th Infantry Battalion commander, said, “I am happy with the decision of Jeffrey and his wife Maymay. We will process their inclusion as beneficiaries of the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) and recipients of free housing from the National Housing Authority (NHA). We just hope that more of their comrades will follow their lead and choose to live a peaceful life.”
The E-CLIP is a program of the government for those members of the NPA who will return to the fold of the law.
The program includes financial assistance up to P65,000, free housing, free education. A reintegration process will also take place which will prepare them in their return to the community and live peacefully together with their families.
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/regions/691663/2-npa-members-surrender-in-bukidnon/story/
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