Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Insurgent couple surrenders to military

From the Manila Bulletin (Mar 15, 2020): Insurgent couple surrenders to military (By Joseph Jubelag)

Tired of running from government forces, a New People’s Army (NPA) couple yielded over the weekend to military authorities in Malita, Davao Occidental.

Lt.Col. Ronaldo Valdez, 73rd Infantry Battalion commander,
identified those who surrendered as Tata Maganding, 35, and his wife Donya Palapan, 18. They were a former team leader and medic, respectively, of NPA Guerilla Front 71 operating in the provinces of Sarangani and Davao Occidental.

Valdez said the former rebels turned in two M-16 rifles, a caliber-.45 pistol and a commercial radio.


The rebel surrenderers said they opted to yield for fear of their safety while inside the organization as government troops have started to launch relentless offensives against the rebels in Sarangani and Davao Occidental.

“We are on a quandary on who to follow and believe as the NPA organization has already been decimated due to corruption among local leaders,” Maganding said.

https://news.mb.com.ph/2020/03/15/insurgent-couple-surrenders-to-military/

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