From the Philippine Information Agency (May 16, 2021): More UGMO members in Ilocos Sur town withdraw support to terrorist groups (By Joyah Mae C. Quimoyog)
STA. CRUZ, Ilocos Sur, May 16 (PIA) - - Another 34 members of Underground Mass Organizations (UGMO) from this municipality withdrew their support to the Communist Terrorist Groups (CTGs), and pledged their allegiance to the government in a ceremony held on May 14.
Said former UGMO members are from the five barangays of Sta. Cruz, namely: Barangays Caparian, Sevilla, Casilagan, Dili, and Villa Garcia.
In barangay Capariaan, one was a member of the Sangay ng Partido sa Localidad, seven were members of the Pambansang Kilusang Magsasaka (PKM), four were members of Malayang Kilusan ng Makabagong Kababaihan (MAKIBAKA), and 11 were members of Kabataang Makabayan (KM).
In barangay Dili, one was a member of the Barangay Liaison Group (BLG)-PKM and in barangay Casilagan, one is a member of BLG-PKM and another one was a member of BLG-MAKIBAKA, while in barangay Villa Garcia, six were members of the BLG-PKM and in barangay Sevilla, two are members of the BLG-PKM.
According to Lieutenant Colonel Rodrigo A. Marinas Jr., commanding officer of the 81st Infantry (SPARTAN) Battalion, Philippine Army, the withdrawal of support of the UGMO members was the result of the joint Community Support Program (CSP) activities of the Army and the Philippine National Police (PNP), through the Ilocos Sur Police Provincial Office, in the said barangays.
The ceremony was held at barangay Caparian here where Sta. Cruz Vice Mayor Virgilio J. Valle facilitated the oath of allegiance to the government of the said UGMO members; afterwards, the unveiling of the persona non grata tarpaulin and burning of CTG effigies operating in the province was conducted led by the barangay officials.
As part of the peace efforts of the Sta. Cruz Municipal Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (MTF-ELCAC), a dialogue was held with the 34 UGMO members and the local representatives of the Department of Trade and Industry, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, and the Department of Labor and Employment as member-agencies of the Poverty Reduction Livelihood and Employment Cluster (PRLEC) under the Task Force ELCAC.
It can be recalled that 33 UGMO members from Sitio Linggawa in Barangay Pidpid, Sta. Cruz withdrew their support to the CTGs on February 8, 2020.
Moreover, 69 former UGMO members in barangay Paoc Norte, Sta. Lucia also withdrew support to the CTGs on May 3.
Major General Alfredo V. Rosario Jr., Commander of the 7th Infantry (Kaugnay) Division, Philippine Army, remarked that the series of massive withdrawals of support of UGMO members in Ilocos Sur this year is the result of the joint efforts of the Army and PNP together with all government agencies who are determined to win the peace in the province of Ilocos Sur. (JCR/AMB/JMCQ, PIA Ilocos Sur)
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1075361
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