Kalinaw News: Whole of Nation Approach causing NPA in Davao Cotabato boundary to collapse

Posted to Kalinaw News (Oct 15, 2021): Whole of Nation Approach causing NPA in Davao Cotabato boundary to collapse

“The robust and proactive program implementation of different agencies under Task Force ELCAC of the different municipalities employing the Whole of Nation Approach (WoN) to resolve issues and address concerns of communities is rendering the NPAs propaganda ineffective causing their mass base to collapse. With this we are optimistic that the CTG in the Regional boundary will collapse leading to a sustainable and durable peace in the area,”

This was the statement of Ltc. Ezra L Balagtey, Commander of 39th Infantry Battalion based in Makilala, North Cotabato and operating in the Regional Boundary of Davao and SOCKSARGEN Regions after the nine NPA members in the area return to the folds of the law in the last two months citing WoN as the primary reason for the collapse of mass base and leadership crisis in the NPA organization.

In the afternoon of October 14, 2021, an NPA cadre return to the folds of the law after experiencing hardship brought about by the loss of mass base and leadership crisis in the organization brought about by aggressive government interventions in the communities they are previously roaming at.

The surrenderee was identified as alias Gawits, 49 years old resident of Sitio Bulwan, Brgy San Melilia, Sta Cruz, Davao del Sur and member of Bagobo Tagabawa tribe and was the former vice commander and demolitionist of Guerilla Front ALIP, FSMR.

He brought with him an M16 rifle and now presently undergoing custodial debriefing and needs assessment for government intervention.

Unclear and inconsistent leadership direction also brought an NPA couple to surrender on October 6, 2021, to Congressman Rudy Caoagdan of the 2nd District of North Cotabato.

The two were identified as AKA Pie/ Paypay 21 years old and AKA Tanya 24 years old an 8-month pregnant both locals of Makilala Municipality and members of the B’laan tribe.

In their revelation, the couple was integrated into the Regional Medical Staff (RMS) of Far South Mindanao Regional Committee (FSMRC) after members of Guerilla Front ALIP were distributed to other CTG formations as a result of leadership crisis in the CTG organization.

It can be recalled that the same reasons caused the surrender of @BONGCAYAW, Courier, @BOYET, Organizer, and @SONNYBOY, Partisan operator all members of GF ALIP, FSMR on October 16, 2021, to LGU Magsaysay, Davao del Sur.

On August 15, 2021, a certain @KADZ, VCO FGU, @SAM, Medic FGU, and @MAICA, member FGU of GF ALIP, FSMR also left the CTG organization when their group is at the boundary of Brgy Luma, Kiamba, and Maitum both of Sarangani Province and surrendered to Columbio, Sultan Kudarat Local Government Unit. They too left due to misunderstanding in leadership and loss of mass base.

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