TAGO, Surigao del Sur -- A former teacher of the Tribal Filipino Program of Surigao del Sur (TRIFPSS) voluntarily surrendered to the 36th Infantry (Valor) Battalion (36IB), bringing along with him one carbine and magazine with ammunition on Monday, August 19, 2019, at the 36IB headquarters, Barangay Dayoan, Tago, this province.
The said armed TRIFPSS teacher was identified as Alias Val, 25 years old, single, a Manobo tribe and a resident of Sitio. Baroboan, Barangay Carromata, San Miguel.
According to Val, he was recruited as TRIFPSS teacher from May 20, 2012 up to January 25, 2017, and his recruiters promised him that his families would be supported financially while he is teaching and serving on the armed struggle.
Due to the strong campaign of the army, tribal leaders and the Department of Education, the School of Living Tradition (SLT) was established, while TRIFPSS schools began to stop its operation in the said community. Val, accordingly, decided to continue to serve the armed struggle as a "Milisya ng Bayan" from February 2017 to March 2019.
Val said he voluntarily surrendered because he wanted to live in peace and harmony without fear to the security forces. He also wanted to help the government in the pursuit of achieving genuine peace and preserving the cultural integrity of every tribal community.
“I want to take part and help the government to combat insurgency especially to my fellow IPs because I saw that the government is serious in helping the marginalized sector of the society especially the indigenous people's communities,” Alias Val said.
According to 36IB Commanding Officer Lt. Col. Xerxes Trinidad, the surrender is a clear manifestation that the NPA is using TRIPFSS schools as their breeding ground for their future cadres and fighters.
"Alias Val is a proof that there is a link and support system between the TRIFPSS schools and the NPA Communist Terrorist Group," Lt. Col. Trinidad said.
The official further said that the radicalization process is being taught at TRIPFSS schools through poisoning the innocent minds and instilling hatred to the government.
Alias Val is still undergoing custodial debriefing and interview and will be processed and validated for enrollment to avail the Enhanced-Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) of the government. (CMO, 36IB/PIA Surigao del Sur)
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1026282
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