CARMEN, Surigao del Sur - A total of 20 former rebels (FRs) and supporters of the New People's Army (NPA) Terrorist surrendered to the Community Support Program (CSP) team of Charlie Company, 36th Infantry Battalion (36IB), in close coordination with the local government unit (LGU) of Carmen on July 14, 2019 in Brgy. Hinapuyan, Carmen, Surigao del Sur, an army official confirmed.
Lt. Jonald Romorosa, Civil-Military Operations Officer of the 36IB, said the surrenderers were composed of eight regular members, one courier, two organizers, one medic, one collector, and seven contact members, all residents of Carmen town.
During the interrogation, the FRs and NPA supporters have pledged their sincere commitment to go back to the fold of the government and vowed to withdraw their support from the NPA terrorist.
"For the longest time, we thought that the NPA will help us. But, we were just deceived, we were made to believe that supporting the terrorist NPA will improve our lives. We thanked the Army CSP for opening our eyes on the deceptions and lies of the CPP-NPA-NDF organizations," said one of the surrenderers.
During the mass surrender, Carmen Mayor Jane Valeorozo-Plaza administered the pledge of allegiance to the government with the presence of Lt. Colonel Xerxes Trinidad, Commanding Officer-36IB and TESDA Caraga Regional Director Ashary Banto.
Mayor Plaza stressed that the people of Carmen are already awakened of the NPA's deception.
Carmen Mayor Jane Valeroso-Plaza delivers her message during the mass surrender of 20 former rebels and supporters in Carmen, Surigao del Sur. (Photo: 36IB, Philippine Army)
"The pledge of allegiance manifests the peace-loving Carmenanon’s withdrawal of support and rejection of the NPA terrorists from the communities," Mayor Plaza added.
The 20 FRs will be processed and validated for their enrollment to the Enhanced-Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP), a government intervention package for former rebels. (with a report from 36IB/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1024606
"The pledge of allegiance manifests the peace-loving Carmenanon’s withdrawal of support and rejection of the NPA terrorists from the communities," Mayor Plaza added.
The 20 FRs will be processed and validated for their enrollment to the Enhanced-Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP), a government intervention package for former rebels. (with a report from 36IB/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1024606
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