ILOILO CITY, Aug. 29 (PIA) —Two female members of the CPP-NPA terror group surrendered to the Army’s 12th Infantry (Lick Em) Battalion on Saturday, August 29, 2020.
The surrenderers were identified as “JL” and “Alexa” who are members of BALOY Platoon, Central Front, Komiteng-Rehiyon Panay, the same group that the 12IB encountered and engaged in consecutive firefights in Janiuay town, Iloilo, a press report from the 3rd Division Public Affairs Office said.
The armed engagements have caused demoralization within their ranks as the Army registered consecutive victories against the terrorists through the help of the people who shared vital information that led to the decisive hit against the enemy who continue to lose maneuver space in their former strongholds.
JL and Alexa admitted that they were with the group that the 12IB engaged on August 26 and 28, the report said, adding that the two positively identified their personal belongings recovered by the troops from the encounter area.
It added that their surrender was facilitated by a barangay kagawad who brought them to the headquarters of 12IB in Calinog, Iloilo after their comrades abandoned them in the aftermath of the said armed engagement.
301st Infantry (Bayanihan) Brigade commander Brigadier General Marion R Sison lauded the troops for their successful combat operations that continues to put intense pressure on the NPA terrorists, denying them the opportunity to further commit their atrocious acts.
He likewise thanked the barangay officials for their support especially in assisting JL and Alexa to return to the folds of the law.
“There will be no let up in our hunt for these communist terrorists. Your Army here in Panay and Guimaras will relentlessly pursue these enemies of the state, to prevent them from sowing terror in the communities and to save our youth from getting involved in the senseless bloody armed struggle,” Sison said.
He also assured that “We are here to protect, and here to serve; thus our door is always open to those who choose peace. And in time with the nation’s celebration of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Month, the surrender of JL and Alexa speaks volumes about the Army’s high regard for human dignity as manifested by how we have protected these surrenderers.”
“We compel the people to abandon communist ideology that has only caused death and misery; we shall show compassion and assist those who choose to return to the folds of the law in going back to mainstream society,” Sison stressed. (JBG-PIA6/With report and photos from 3ID-DPAO)
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1051718
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