Kalinaw News: Military sustains peace campaign as more communist terrorists yield

Posted to Kalinaw News (Nov 19, 2021): Military sustains peace campaign as more communist terrorists yield

Camp Navarro, Calarian, Zamboanga City – November 19, 2021

Two more communist terrorist group members laid down their arms and returned to the folds of the law in Sultan Kudarat on November 17, 2021. According to Western Mindanao Command Chief, Maj. Gen. Alfredo Rosario, Jr., the two were members of the SDG Platoon (Cherry Mobile) of the Sub Regional Committee Daguma, Far South Mindanao Region.

The surrendered personalities, whose identities are withheld for security reasons, submitted themselves to the CSP team and intelligence operatives of the 37th Infantry Battalion at Barangay Tibpuan, Lebak, Sultan Kudarat. They handed over their firearms, a cal. 30 M1 Garand rifle and a cal. 30 M1 Carbine rifle.

Maj. Gen. Juvymax Uy, Commander of the Joint Task Force Central commended the troops of the 37th Infantry Battalion for their laudable accomplishments particularly in bringing the misled members of the society back to the bright side. “We have gained their trust and most of them are now willing to abandon their armed struggle. We attribute this success to our partners and stakeholders,” Maj. Gen. Uy stated.

It can be recalled that on November 9, four members of the same group yielded to the same battalion. The former rebels handed over one cal. 22 rifle, one 12-gauge pistol, one cal. 45 Colt M1911 pistol, and one rifle grenade. Also, 20 CTG supporters surrendered to the 57th Infantry Battalion still in Lebak, Sultan Kudarat on November 14. They are a diverse group of individuals deceived by the terror group.

Lt. Col. Allen Van Estrera, Commander of 37IB disclosed that the series of Community Support Programs (CSPs) conducted together with other government and private organizations convinced the former rebels to lay down their firearms and return to the folds of the law.

Since January 2021 to date, JTF Central has reported a total of 143 surrenders of CTG personalities. 114 of the 143 were regular members while 29 were supporters of the communist terrorist group.

“Our troops remain steadfast in ending terrorism in our area of operations for our future generations. We strongly believe that it is better to end terrorism in a peaceful way and without single bloodshed. We are hopeful that more terrorists will decide to withdraw support, return to the folds of the law, and be with their families during the health crisis,” Maj. Gen. Rosario, Jr. said.

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