Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Ex-youth rebel from Samar reunites with family in San Mariano, Isabela

From the Philippine Information Agency (Dec 31, 2019): Ex-youth rebel from Samar reunites with family in San Mariano, Isabela (By Mark Djeron C. Tumabao)


REUNION. Anthon and his mother and sister reunite after six years of no communication at all (Screengrab from 95th IB)

SAN MARIANO, Isabela, Dec. 31 (PIA) - What a perfect gift for a mother who longs for her son before the year ends!

After six years of no communication at all, a former youth-rebel from Samar province who was deployed in San Mariano, Isabela reunited at last with his mother and sister recently.

Alias Anthony, who was the vice squad leader of the Regional Sentro de Gravidad of the CPP-NPA’s Komiteng Rehiyon – Cagayan Valley (RSDG-KR-CV), voluntarily surrendered to the officers of the 95th Infantry Batallion (IB) on Dec. 2.

Lt. Colonel. Gladiuz Calilan, commanding officer of 95IB, said Anthony was able to escape through the help of his girlfriend Alias Myka who is also a rebel-returnee.


Calilan said Anthony was recruited by NPA when he was 13 years old in his hometown, Eastern Samar.

He was transferred to Bulacan in 2013 then to the province of Quirino and later transferred to Isabela province in 2016.

While in Isabela, Anthony said he requested his NPA leaders to return him back home in Eastern Samar but denied for no reason.

After his surrender, Calilan said they contacted and informed Anthony's mother regarding his condition.

Anthony's mother, Nanay Lita, was surprised when informed that her youngest son is still alive after six years of no communication, according to Calilan.

Calilan assured that Anthony, together with Ka Nesly, also a rebel-returnee, will be receiving assistance from the government through the Enhanced-Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP), a complete package of assistance to former rebels, as well as their family members, who have surrendered to the government to abandon armed struggle and become productive members of the society. (ALM/MDCT/PIA-2)

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