Peace effort leads 4 rebels to yield in Davao del Norte

From the Philippine News Agency (Jul 13, 2022): Peace effort leads 4 rebels to yield in Davao del Norte (By Che Palicte)

SURRENDER. Four New People’s Army (NPA) rebels surrender to the Army's 56th Infantry Battalion Tuesday (July 12, 2022) in the Davao del Norte town of Talaingod. They are identified as Jimboy Mambay-an, former squad leader of Sub-Regional Guerilla Unit, Tata Mambay-an, former medic, Onti Landahay, and Inggo Ebudan. (Image courtesy of 10ID)

The Army's peace initiative in Davao del Norte has been credited for the surrender of four New People’s Army (NPA) insurgents, the last of the dismantled rebel unit in the town of Talaingod.

In a statement Wednesday, the 10th Infantry Division (10ID) said the successful localized peace engagement resulted in a peaceful surrender of the four remaining members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in the area.

Capt. Mark Anthony Tito, the 10ID spokesperson, identified the surrenderers as Jimboy Mambay-an, former squad leader of the NPA's Sub-Regional Guerilla Unit (SRGU), Tata Mambay-an, a former medic, Onti Landahay, and Inggo Ebudan.

They yielded to the 56th Infantry Battalion (IB) of the 1003rd Infantry Brigade Tuesday.

Jimboy and Tata were among the six remaining SRGU personalities after the downfall of Sub-Regional Committee 5 (SRC5) on January 15, 2022, Tito said.

“In the second quarter of 2022, the six remnants were already deleted in the official PSR (Periodic Status Report) due to being inactive/absence without leave status with SRGU as officially dismantled, hence making the PSR zero as of this date," Tito said.

He said the surrenderers brought along with them an AK47 rifle and an M1 Garand rifle.

Maj. Gen. Nolasco Mempin, the 10ID commander, assured 10ID will "continue to support our friends rescued who saw greater good with the government, and we will help them in their transition back to the mainstream society with the hope of a peaceful and sustainable life."

The SRGU was officially dismantled on April 25, 2022.

Likewise, 10ID along with other security and government agencies declared Davao Del Norte as an insurgency-free province on June 13, 2022.

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)-NPA is listed as a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the Philippines.

The Anti-Terrorism Council also formally designated the National Democratic Front as a terrorist organization on June 23, 2021, citing it as “an integral and inseparable part” of the CPP-NPA that was created in April 1973.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1178855