From the Sun Star-Zamboanga (Jul 21, 2022): 8 ranking NPA rebels surrender in Sultan Kudarat
ZAMBOANGA. Eight ranking New People’s Army (NPA) rebels surrendered Wednesday, July 20, to the Army’s 7th Infantry Battalion in Masiag village, Bagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat. A photo handout shows the NPA surrenderers, who have received initial financial and rice aids posed for posterity picture with military and police officials. (SunStar Zamboanga)
EIGHT ranking New People’s Army (NPA) rebels have surrendered to government authorities in the province of Sultan Kudarat, a top military government official said Thursday, July 21.
Lieutenant General Alfredo Rosario, Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Command, said that the eight NPA rebels surrender Wednesday, July 20, to the 7th Infantry Battalion in Masiag village, Bagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat.
Rosario said that the NPA surrenderers included two squad leaders of the East Daguma Front (EDF), Sub-Regional Command (SRC) Daguma, of the NPA’s Far South Mindanao Region (FSMR).
The other NPA surrenderers include team leaders of the West Daguma Front and platoon medics of the EDF of the FSMR.
Rosario said that they decided to surrender because of the no-let-up Community Support Programs (CSPs) and focused military operations in the area which resulted in their significant losses not only in terms of manpower but also in their mass base which further led to starvation, frustration, and discomfort.
The NPA surrenders turned over eight assorted high-powered firearms and three 40-millimeter high explosives and assorted magazines and ammunition.
They were presented to Colonel Michael Santos, commander of the 603rd Infantry Brigade, and were placed under the custody of 7IB for custodial debriefing and proper disposition.
“I would like to congratulate the 7th Infantry Battalion for convincing this group to surrender peacefully,” Rosario said.
“As soldiers, it is also our fervent desire to have peaceful communities in the entire country; hence, we will continue to welcome those who wish to embrace peace,” he added.
EIGHT ranking New People’s Army (NPA) rebels have surrendered to government authorities in the province of Sultan Kudarat, a top military government official said Thursday, July 21.
Lieutenant General Alfredo Rosario, Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Command, said that the eight NPA rebels surrender Wednesday, July 20, to the 7th Infantry Battalion in Masiag village, Bagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat.
Rosario said that the NPA surrenderers included two squad leaders of the East Daguma Front (EDF), Sub-Regional Command (SRC) Daguma, of the NPA’s Far South Mindanao Region (FSMR).
The other NPA surrenderers include team leaders of the West Daguma Front and platoon medics of the EDF of the FSMR.
Rosario said that they decided to surrender because of the no-let-up Community Support Programs (CSPs) and focused military operations in the area which resulted in their significant losses not only in terms of manpower but also in their mass base which further led to starvation, frustration, and discomfort.
The NPA surrenders turned over eight assorted high-powered firearms and three 40-millimeter high explosives and assorted magazines and ammunition.
They were presented to Colonel Michael Santos, commander of the 603rd Infantry Brigade, and were placed under the custody of 7IB for custodial debriefing and proper disposition.
“I would like to congratulate the 7th Infantry Battalion for convincing this group to surrender peacefully,” Rosario said.
“As soldiers, it is also our fervent desire to have peaceful communities in the entire country; hence, we will continue to welcome those who wish to embrace peace,” he added.
https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1935641/zamboanga/local-news/8-ranking-npa-rebels-surrender-in-sultan-kudarat
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