PAGADIAN CITY, December 18 (PIA) – At least two members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New Peoples Army (CPP-NPA) on Sunday, voluntarily surrendered to the authorities.
Aka “Jed” and Aka “Jerben” (not their real names), members of the Mindanao Regional Guerilla Unit (MRGU) surrendered to LtCol. Alvin Saguban, chief of police at 3:00 o’clock in the morning in Purok Dumali-an, Barangay Lourdes. They yielded two .45 caliber pistols and one hand grenade.
Following the CTGs surrender, they were formally presented to the 3,000 participants of the fun run at the City Plaza.
Aka “Jed” said he and his comrade fled the armed group because they could no longer bear the hardships they had encountered while being in the insurgent group.
“Misurender mi sa gobyerno tungod sa grabeng kalisod nga among nasinati sa bukid sa rebolusyonaryong kalihokan. Among nasinati ang kagutom, kakapoy sa paglakaw, ug walay tulog (We surrendered to the government because of the hardships we experienced in the mountain from the revolutionary government. “We experienced hunger, fatigue from days of walking, and sleepless nights),” a teary-eyed and emotional Jed announced as he recounted his painful experiences inside the armed movement.
He also said that among the tasks given to them were to do errands like buying rice and other supplies needed in their camp. “We were treated like slaves,” he added.
“They promised us a good life for our families. But none of those promises ever came true,” he added.
Saguban said the surrender of the CPP-NPA members is an achievement of the government in its effective implementation of President Rodrigo Duterte’s Executive Order No. 70 (Institutionalizing the whole-of-nation approach in attaining inclusive and sustainable peace) and addressing the decades-old communist insurgency.
Saguban said after the ‘Serbisyo Caravan’ conducted by the city government on December 12 in Purok Avocado, Barangay Lison Valley, the IPs have sincerely felt the presence of the government in the area by availing the basic services from the different government agencies.
He said that during the event, he received an information from the residents that members of CPP-NPA planned to surrender to the government.
With this development, Saguban expects that there will be more surrenderees in the coming months.
The rebels are now temporarily under the care and custody of the Philippine National Police. (NBE/RVC/GCC/PIA-Zamboanga Del Sur)
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1031653
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