The 1001st Brigade of the 10th Infantry Division of Philippine Army said that from July 1 this year they have received more NPA members who have surrendered than who have attacked.
1001st Brigade is based in Barangay Mapaang, Maco, Compostela Valley Province covers 8 Municipalities of ComVal Province, 5 Municipalities and 1 City of Davao Del Norte (DDN) and 1 Municipality of Agusan Del Sur.
The Army brigade said it recorded a total of 173 surrenderees from July 1 with mass surrenders recorded in October to December.
“The flock of surrenderees was the result of massive deployment of Community Support Teams in the unit’s area of responsibility and relentless focused military operations against the communist terrorist-NPA,” the 1001st Brigade said.
It added that relentless combat operations also resulted to the recovery of 14 IEDs and 23 NPA camps and harbor areas.
Surrenderees were from the regular NPA, Sangay sa Partido (SP), and Milisya ng Bayan (MB). “SPs are the smallest communist party branch personalities of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) who are conducting Ideological, Political, Organizational and Mass (IPOM) works. MBs are the part-time NPAs or farmers by day, NPAs by night,” 1001st Brigade said.
“We ensure the public that 10ID and its units will always perform its mandated task of protecting the people including those NPA members who have surrendered, respecting their human rights and securing the communities,” 10th Infantry Division commander Major General Noel S. Clement said.
https://www.update.ph/2017/12/army-brigade-records-more-npa-surrenders-than-attacks/23417
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