2 NPA rebels surrender

From the Visayan Daily Star (Jul 7, 2020): 2 NPA rebels surrender

Two members of the New People’s Army in southern Negros have surrendered to the Philippine National Police, Col. Gilbert Gorero, spokesperson of the Police Regional Office 6, said last night.

Gorero identified them only through their aliases as Ka Marcial, who is a member of the Political Organizing Team of the South West Front Armadong Yunit Pampropaganda, and Ka Babes, also a member of the Armadong Yunit Pamproganda of the same rebel group.

Their surrender was facilitated by the PRO 6 Regional Intelligence Division and the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office, he said.

Gorero added the two former rebels will be processed for them to avail of the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program of the Department of the Interior and Local Government. Both are entitled to receive P15,000 in financial assistance and P50,000 livelihood assistance.

Gorero said that PRO6 is encouraging other NPA members, who were deceived to join the rebel group, to return to the mainstream society as government full support will be extended to them.

Brig. Rene Pamuspusan, Western Visayas police director, lauded the RID 6 and NOCPPO for the surrender of the two former rebels.

“We will strengthen our campaign against terrorists until such time that no one is left in the mountains,” Pamuspusan said in a statement.

https://www.visayandailystar.com/2020/July/07/topstory11.htm