NEW LIFE. Lt. Col. Warren Munda (left), commander of the Army's 75th Infantry Battalion, welcomes the three communist New People’s Army members who surrendered on May 31, 2020 at the 75IB headquarters in Barangay Maharlika, Bislig City, Surigao del Sur. The surrenderers say they regret joining the communist rebel movement and now simply want a peaceful life with their families. (Photo courtesy of 75thIB)
Three communist New People's Army (NPA) combatants surrendered over the weekend in Surigao del Sur to the Army's 75th Infantry Battalion, saying they wanted to live peacefully with their families.
Lt. Col. Warren Munda, 75IB commander, said Monday (June 1) the three NPA rebels belonged to Guerrilla Front (GF) 14 of the NPA's North Eastern Mindanao Regional Committee (NEMRC).
Munda identified the three rebels as alias “Juan”, “Mario”, and “Fidel” who handed over an M16A1 rifle with M203 grenade launcher, one .30-caliber M2 Carbine rifle, an M1 Garand rifle, and three shotguns upon their surrender at the 75Ib headquarters in Bislig City on Sunday (May 31).
Munda is thankful for the three former rebels for deciding to lay down their arms and return to the fold of the law.
“The government and the Philippine Army will never be tired in assisting and supporting our surrenderers as they start to live anew with their families,” Munda said.
He also urged Surigao del Sur residents "to unite and defeat the NPA to end the insurgency problem that has been hampering the development initiatives of the government for the people" in the province.
In a statement provided by the military, NPA surrenderer Juan said he regretted abandoning his family when he joined the communist armed rebellion three years ago.
“The three years I spent with the NPA was useless. I abandoned my family for this useless cause. In the end, I got nothing from the NPA movement especially from their leaders,” Juan said.
Juan also thanked the government and the 75IB for “freeing them from imprisonment to the false ideals of the communist movement”.
“Now we can reunite with our families and communities. It’s been more than three years since the last time we saw them,” he added in the dialect.
Munda said the Army is now working to enroll the three former rebels to the government’s Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (ECLIP).
“They will receive immediate cash and livelihood assistance as well as remuneration for the surrendered firearms,” the Army official said.
He also cited the continuing support of the local government units (LGUs) and government line agencies to end the local communist armed conflict in Surigao del Sur.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1104521
Lt. Col. Warren Munda, 75IB commander, said Monday (June 1) the three NPA rebels belonged to Guerrilla Front (GF) 14 of the NPA's North Eastern Mindanao Regional Committee (NEMRC).
Munda identified the three rebels as alias “Juan”, “Mario”, and “Fidel” who handed over an M16A1 rifle with M203 grenade launcher, one .30-caliber M2 Carbine rifle, an M1 Garand rifle, and three shotguns upon their surrender at the 75Ib headquarters in Bislig City on Sunday (May 31).
Munda is thankful for the three former rebels for deciding to lay down their arms and return to the fold of the law.
“The government and the Philippine Army will never be tired in assisting and supporting our surrenderers as they start to live anew with their families,” Munda said.
He also urged Surigao del Sur residents "to unite and defeat the NPA to end the insurgency problem that has been hampering the development initiatives of the government for the people" in the province.
In a statement provided by the military, NPA surrenderer Juan said he regretted abandoning his family when he joined the communist armed rebellion three years ago.
“The three years I spent with the NPA was useless. I abandoned my family for this useless cause. In the end, I got nothing from the NPA movement especially from their leaders,” Juan said.
Juan also thanked the government and the 75IB for “freeing them from imprisonment to the false ideals of the communist movement”.
“Now we can reunite with our families and communities. It’s been more than three years since the last time we saw them,” he added in the dialect.
Munda said the Army is now working to enroll the three former rebels to the government’s Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (ECLIP).
“They will receive immediate cash and livelihood assistance as well as remuneration for the surrendered firearms,” the Army official said.
He also cited the continuing support of the local government units (LGUs) and government line agencies to end the local communist armed conflict in Surigao del Sur.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1104521
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