Kalinaw News: Another NPA couple yielded to troops of PA’s 16IB

From Kalinaw News (Jun 28, 2022): Another NPA couple yielded to troops of PA’s 16IB

MALITBOG, Bukidnon – After the recent wave of surrender last month, another two regular rebels decided to embark on new beginnings as they voluntarily surrendered to 16th Infantry (Maglilingkod) Battalion, under 402nd Infantry (Stingers) Brigade, last June 20.

The returnees were identified as alias Logo, 31, and alias Princess, 29, who served as Platoon Guide and Platoon Medic of Subsection Guerilla Unit (SSGU), respectively.

Just like the other rebels who returned to the folds of the law before them, they gave the same grounds for leaving the armed struggle.

In his testament, Logo described the strains alongside hunger and extreme exhaustion inside the movement. He said, “Gipang ilad ra mi sa mga pagsaad-saad sa among mga lider sulod sa kalihukan. Gipahimuslan mi alang sa ilang sayop na pagtuo. Napamatuoran namo na ang mga kasundaluhan kay gibuhat lang ang ilang trabaho para makab ot ang tinuod na kalinaw ug kalambuan.”

They are currently under the custody of the unit and are undergoing custodial debriefing. Moreover, the unit will be facilitating for the former rebels to avail the government’s reintegration program and the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Reintegration Program (E-CLIP).

The successive number of surrenders is a testament to the intensified focused military operations of the ground troops supplemented by several peace initiatives and government programs anchored on EO 70, the “whole of nation” approach to end local communist armed conflict.

With the relentless operations within its area of responsibility, the 16th IB is once again calling for all remaining red fighters to embrace peace by laying down their arms and leave the armed struggle.

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