Police and local officials in Colombio, Sultan Kudarat have
successfully convinced communist guerrillas to abandon armed struggle and live
normal lives, officials said today.
Naila Mamalinta, chairperson of Barangay Datal Blao, said in
a phone interview, that the five New Peoples’ Army (NPA) guerrillas first
sought her help “because they have been tired of armed struggle and wanted to
live normal lives.”
”When I saw and felt their sincerity, I recommended them to
the local police,” Mamalinta said, adding she coordinated with Senior Inspector
Bernard Francia, Colombio police chief.
Francia identified the returnees as Filo Capion, a team
leader, and his four followers Jomar Capion, Rom Capion, Jomar Laguayan, and
Ricky Wata. They were all members of the Indigenous Peoples community called
B’laan in the farming Sitio of Bong-Mal, Barangay Datal-Blao.
The rebels officially surrendered to the PNP regional
intelligence division Friday.
The Blaan fighters brought with them fatigue uniform,
backpacks, combat boots but no firearms since they decided to sneaked out of
the hinterlands of Colombio to seek help from village officials.
They told police that their leaders will execute those who
would desire to abandon the movement to live normal lives.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=822179
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