WESTMINCOM: Weary from hunger, 2 NPA members yield in Iligan

Posted to the Western Mindanao Command (WESTMINCOM) Website (Jun 28, 2019): Weary from hunger, 2 NPA members yield in Iligan



Two communist terrorists surrendered to 51st Infantry Battalion and 5th Infantry Battalion in Barangay Rogongon, Iligan City at 11am on Monday, June 24, 2019.

“Due to our relentless combat operation, most communist terrorists are already starving; they only eat one meal a day”, said Lt. Col. Jasper Edward Obar, 51IB Commander.

“Lisod ang kinabuhi sa bukid. Mas lisod kaysa adtong pa sa panahon kaniadtong dili pa kami myembro sa NPA. Walay direksyon among pakigbisug”, ingon ni alias Braga. (“Our life in the mountain is hard. It was more difficult than when we were not yet members of the NPA. There is no direction in what we are fighting for,” said alias Braga).

The two communist terrorists yielded two M1 Garand rifles and ammunition. As of this year, a total of 29 communist terrorists surrendered to 51IB.



“The influx of CNT surrenders in Iligan City is a testament of the former rebels’ desire to unite and live peacefully with their families. We expect that more communist terrorists will return to the fold of the law in the coming days as our troops on the ground received a lot of surrender feelers,” said Brig. Gen. Ezra James Enriquez, 2nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade Commander.

“Likewise, we urge the NPA leadership in our area of operation to engage us through localized peace talks to address their issues and problems peacefully,” Enriquez added.

Meanwhile, Maj. Gen. Roberto Ancan, Joint Task Force Zampelan Commander, commended the efforts of the troops that led to the surrender of the two communist terrorists.

“We encourage other CNT members to surrender with their firearms, return to the fold of the law, and benefit from the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program of the government,” said Ancan.

“Based on Executive Order No. 70, creating a task force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC), the Joint Task Force ZamPeLan is doing its best to contribute to the mission of the created task force,” added Ancan.

“Convergence and synchronization of plans, programs, and projects among the government agencies is vital to end the long decades of insurgency that only brought misery to our country,” Ancan concluded.

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