Kalinaw News: Wanted NPA rebel surrenders, tips off government forces on arms cache location in Quezon

From Kalinaw News (Feb 17. 2023): Wanted NPA rebel surrenders, tips off government forces on arms cache location in Quezon

CAMP CAPINPIN, Rizal – A wanted NPA rebel surrendered to the government forces and revealed the location of an arms cache in Macalelon, Quezon on February 15, 2023.

On February 13, the Lopez Municipal Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict headed by Hon. Mayor Rachel A. Ubana and Sam Francisco B Barangay Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict headed by Barangay Chairperson Leonito R. Delmo facilitated the voluntary surrender of alias Sario, a member of Platun Reymark from the Southern Tagalog Regional Party Committee’s Sub-Regional Military Area 4B. Alias Sario has three existing warrants of arrest for attempted murder, attempted homicide, and violation of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 or RA 11479.

Subsequently, on February 15, troops from the 85th Infantry Battalion and Quezon PNP conducted combat operations at Barangay Vista Hermosa in Macalelon after alias Sario revealed an arms cache was hidden in the area. Among the items recovered by the troops at the house of alias Oli were two M16 rifles, one M1 caliber 30 carbine, two caliber 38 revolvers, one Improvised Explosive Device, one blasting cap, five magazines, 100 rounds of 5.56mm live ammunition, 80 meters wire, and three 9-volts batteries.

“We are grateful for the support of our kababayans and the former rebels who continuously work with us to achieve genuine peace and progress in this part of the country. Together with our key stakeholders in the NTF-ELCAC, we are urging the remaining terrorists to yield to the folds of the law and avail the government programs and benefits to help them start their lives anew,” 2ID Commander Maj. Gen. Roberto S. Capulong said in a statement.

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