Former rebel snitches on hidden rifle cache

From the Mindanao Times (May 21): Former rebel snitches on hidden rifle cache

Three AK-47 rifles were recovered by troops of the 73rd Infantry Battalion at the vicinity of Sitio Mahayag, Barangay Upper Suyan, Malapatan, Sarangani Province on Friday, May 18.

Capt. Jerry Lamosao, spokesperson of 10th Infantry Division, said the recovered three rifles were believed to be properties of Platoon North, Guerrilla Front 71 of the Far South Mindanao Region. Lamosao said a former rebel, alias Lakay, pointed to the location of the hidden rifles. Lakay surrendered to the 73rd ID on May 15, and he also brought along his M16 rifle.

“With our intensive security operations and continuous collaboration with our barangay officials, we can gear our efforts toward the attainment of peace in our communities,” Lt. Col. Marion Ancao, 73rd IB commander, said.

Surrenderees will be enrolled in the Comprehensive Local Integration Program and provided livelihood assistance. They will also receive cash for every gun they surrender.

“For those NPAs who are still hiding right now, it is your chance to surrender peacefully. Bring down your firearms and avail of the government programs intended for you. You deserve to live happily with your family,” Brig. Gen. Roberto Ancan, 1002nd Infantry Brigade commander, said.

Maj. Gen. Noel S Clement, commander of the 10th ID, said, “We encourage our brothers in the NPA to avail of the government’s CLIP program and find peaceful solutions to their problems and not through violence and armed struggle.”

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