From the Philippine News Agency (Apr 15, 2021): 2 NPA members yield in Zambo Sur town (By Teofilo Garcia, Jr.)
Two communist New People’s Army (NPA) terrorists have surrendered to authorities in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the region's top cop said on Thursday.
Brig. Gen. Ronaldo Genaro Ylagan, Police Regional Office 9 (PRO 9) director, identified the NPA surrenderers as Noel Macabandas alias 'Ka Kulot' and Richard Ganoan Candao, alias 'Ka Bangkay' and 'Ka Ben'.
Ylagan said the two surrendered to the Municipal Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (MTF-ELCAC) around 4:10 p.m. Wednesday in Midsalip, Zamboanga del Sur.
Ylagan said Macabandas belongs to the Team Abe, Squad 1, Main Regional Guerrilla Unit (MRGU) of the NPA’s Western Mindanao Regional Party Committee (WMRPC) while Candao is from Team Baking, Squad 3, MRGU of the NPA’s WMRPC.
He said that Macabandas and Candao turned over a .357 caliber revolver and a .45 caliber pistol with ammunition, two fragmentation grenades, and two handheld radio transceivers to the MTF-ELCAC headed by Midsalip Municipal Mayor Elmer Soronio.
He said the two NPA surrenderers are now under the custody of Midsalip Municipal Police Station and will be turned over to the barangay council of Pisompongan in Midsalip town for their eventual reintegration into mainstream society.
The Communist Party of the Philippines-NPA is listed as a terrorist group by the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1136830
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