A FAMILY of five who were all active members of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) surrendered to the Butuan City Police Office (BCPO) on Wednesday afternoon (July 1).
BCPO chief, Col. Canilo Fuentes, said on Thursday that the family turned over four revolvers with live ammunition and an improvised shotgun.
Fuentes identified the surrenderers as alias “Tabol” and his wife, “Rosa”, and their adult children “Leo Corilla”, “Queen” and, “Jiho”. Their ages were not immediately known.
“The five are all members of the Milisya ng Bayan (MB) under the Guerrilla Front (GF) 4A of North Central Mindanao Regional Committee (NCMRC) of the NPA operating in the hinterlands of Butuan City and Agusan del Norte,” Fuentes said.
He said siblings Queen and Jiho served as NPA's supply officer and medic, respectively.
“Upon initial validation and investigation, BCPO has determined their involvement in previous terroristic acts of the NPA in the area of Agusan del Norte such as conducting roadblocks, ambush operations, and the burning of various heavy equipment,” Fuentes said.
Based on the interviews with the family, Fuentes said the couple and their children decided to surrender after realizing "how the NPA exploited their situation and enticed them to join the communist rebel movement".
Fuentes said the family narrated the difficulties they experienced under the NPA's GF-4A, including the lack of food supplies and other basic necessities following the lockdowns imposed by the government to contain the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
“At the moment, we are preparing pertinent requirements for the reintegration of these former rebels back into mainstream society through the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (ECLIP) of the government,” Fuentes said. (By Alexander Lopez)
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