Kalinaw News: 2022 is a Year of Breakthrough for Another 21 CTG Members who Yielded in Albay

Posted to Kalinaw News (Jan 24, 2022): 2022 is a Year of Breakthrough for Another 21 CTG Members who Yielded in Albay



CAMP ELIAS ANGELES, Pili, Camarines Sur–A total of twenty-one members of the Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) started the year 2022 with a life-changing decision.

This after they came out and voluntarily withdrew their membership and support from the CPP-NPA-NDF in Albay, Thursday, January 20.

Welcoming the now considered Former Rebels (FRs) were the 49th Infantry Battalion (49IB) and the 902nd Infantry Brigade with the PNP.

The former members of the CTG are comprised of ten regular Communist NPA Terrorist (CNT) members, six members of Sangay ng Partido sa Lokalidad (SPL), and five members of Militiang Bayan (MB) who turned in one M16 rifle, one shotgun, two caliber .45, one caliber .38 revolver, two rifle grenades, assorted ammunitions and one anti-personnel mine with 20-meter wire.

Lt. Col. Benjamin Tapnio, Commander of 49IB, said that this mass surrender is another major setback in the already powerless terrorist group.

Thus, Col. Edmundo Peralta, Brigade Commander of 902nd Infantry Brigade, commended his troops, the police and the families of FRs for their combined efforts that led to this positive development.

“Maliban sa ating panawagan, isa sa mga dahilan kung bakit nagbalik-loob ang mga ito sa pamahalaan ay dahil katuwang natin ang kanilang mga mahal sa buhay na kumbinsihin silang abandonahin na ang walang saysay na armadong tunggalian at mamuhay ng mas mapayapa at makabuluhan,” Col. Peralta said.

Meanwhile, MGen. Alex DC Luna, Commander of Joint Task Force (JTF) Bicolandia, thanked the FRs for heeding the call of the government and commended them for making the wise decision of finally going home to their loved ones.

“Hinahangaan ko kayo sa inyong tapang na magbalik-loob sa pamahalaan at manindigan laban sa insurhensya. Kompyansa akong mula sa araw ng inyong pagsuko ay mararanasan ninyo ang magandang bunga ng inyong desisyong talikuran ang maling ideolohiya ng CTG. Welcome home,” MGen. Luna said.

It can be recalled that before 2021 ended, nine CTG members welcomed 2022 with a new life after yielding to the government troops in Sorsogon.

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