Kalinaw News: NTF-ELCAC efforts result in NPA Terrorists’ surrender to LGU, Army in T’Boli Town

Posted to Kalinaw News (Nov 9, 2021): NTF-ELCAC efforts result in NPA Terrorists’ surrender to LGU, Army in T’Boli Town



T’Boli, South Cotabato (SC) – Alias Kat-Kat (true name withheld for security reasons), member of Platoon West, SRC MUSA (GF 73) operating in T’Boli and Lake Sebu, formally surrendered to 11th Special Forces Company (Riverine) (11SFC(R)), 5th Special Forces Battalion (5SFBn) and to T’Boli Mayor, Dibu S. Tuan today at barangay Edwards, Tboli, South Cotabato. Alias Kat-Kat surrendered one (1) US M1 Cal.30 Carbine (folding stock) rifle with SN: 1339557 with one (1) magazine and three (3) rounds of cartridge Cal.30 ammunition.

“I realized that the Communist Terrorist Groups who recruited me were just fooling me. They promised that if I fight the government, my family and I can have a better life but it did not happen,” alias Kat-kat, said.

Kat-kat, a member of the T’Boli and Tasaday tribe, also cited the T’Boli LGU’s Local Task Force on Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict (LTF-ELCAC) activities and serbisyo caravans became a factor in his decision to surrender because he realized that the government is a partner and not an enemy of the tribe.

Mayor Dibu S. Tuan said that the surrender of alias Kat-kat is an indicator that the T’Boli’s implementation of the LTF-ELCAC serbisyo caravans and delivery of basic services in the conflict-affected areas are effective. He also urged other NPA Terrorist to peacefully surrender in order to have a conflict-free and more developed T’Boli town in the years to come.

T’Boli LGU headed by Mayor Tuan provided the surrenderree with an immediate cash assistance of ten thousand pesos (P10,000) worth of cash and two sacks of rice. The surrenderee will also be applied in the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) in the province of South Cotabato to undergo profiling and validation to be qualified to receive firearms remuneration, livelihood assistance, deradicalization programs and other benefits to help him go back to the mainstream society.

Mayor Tuan said that the LGU of T’Boli will continue to urge members of Communist Terrorist Groups to surrender and will provide the necessary support for those who are willing to choose the path towards genuine peace.

Meanwhile, the 5th Special Forces Battalion will continuously work with the LGUs from the provincial to barangay level to reach out to those who wanted to surrender. The unit also lauds the South Cotabato Province and its towns in effectively implementing the plans, programs and activities of the NTF-ELCAC.

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