Posted to Kalinaw News (Dec 10, 2020): 10 CTG Members Voluntarily Surrender to the Gov’t; Given Opportunity to Celebrate Christmas with their Families
CAMP ELIAS ANGELES, Pili, Camarines Sur-Families of ten Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) members will be spending a very Merry Christmas this year.
This after the said communist NPA terrorists (CNTs) finally heeded the call of the government to return to the folds of the law.
Fifteen days before Christmas, nine regular CNT members and one Sangay ng Partido sa Lokalidad (SPL) member voluntarily surrendered to combined military and police forces.
Also handed over by the now considered former rebels (FRs) were eight (8) assorted firearms composed of an M653 rifle, M16 rifle, calibre .30 US M1 garand rifle, 12 gauge shotgun, calibre .45 pistol, two calibre .38 revolvers, homemade 12 gauge shotgun, three rifle grenades, two anti-personnel mines, one magazine, assorted cartridges for various firearms and terroristic propaganda materials.
They are now set to undergo debriefing and profiling as part of the enrolment process in the government’s Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP).
Under the E-CLIP, FRs will receive cash, livelihood, housing, medical and educational assistance as well as remuneration for the firearms they turned-in.
Joint Task Force Bicolandia (JTFB) under MGEN HENRY A ROBINSON JR PA lauded the troops’ undying dedication and commitment to destroy the CTG and stop them from luring the public with their false ideologies.
As the government intensifies its programs to end insurgency through the Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) coupled with the successful conduct of region-wide Retooled Community Support Program (RCSP) not to mention the effective interoperability of security forces, JTFB expects the number of CTG surrenderees to rise steeply.
MGen. Robinson also attributed this development to the growing support of the Bicolanos yearning for just and lasting peace.
“Sa mga kapatid nating dating myembro ng CTG na nagbalik-loob na ngayon sa pamahalaan, hindi kayo nagkamali sa inyong desisyon. Welcome back! Alam kong napakasaya ng inyong pamilya dahil ngayong darating na Pasko at sa mga susunod pa ay kasama na nila kayo. You can now sleep soundly because you are finally home,” MGen. Robinson said.
It can be recalled that just last September, 26 CTG members and one supporter also surrendered and publicly denounced the communist terrorism in Masbate.
“This only proves of the CTG’s defeat here in Bicol. They already lost their mass bases and their manpower and firepower are already crumbling down. There is no way they can ever recover from this. To the remaining members of the CTG, follow the footsteps of your former comrades. Their testimonies are proofs that the government is sincere to help you live a life worth living. Huwag na kayong patuloy na magpalinlang sa mga lider ng inyong kilusan na ginagamit lamang kayo para sa kanilang pansariling kapakanan. Ngayong Pasko, kasama nila ang kanilang pamilya, kumakain ng masarap at natutulog sa maayos na higaan habang kayo ay naririyan sa bundok, nagtitiis ng gutom, pagod at pangungulila sainyong mga mahal sa buhay. You deserve a better life. You deserve to have a merry Christmas and the government is more than willing to give you that,” MGen. Robinson added.
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