NPA commander, wife surrender in Butuan City

From the Manila Times (Apr 27, 2023): NPA commander, wife surrender in Butuan City (By Cris Diaz)

CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City: A top commander of the New People's Army (NPA) surrendered Monday in Butuan City together with his wife and eight armed combatants. 

A military report here Tuesday identified the top commander as Lino Atipan Namatidong, alias "Kumander Dahon," the commanding officer of Headquarters Force NEO, Regional Sentro De Gravidad COMPAQ, and Sub-Regional Committee 1 (SRC1), all under the NPA North Central Mindanao Regional Committee. 

Namatidong was joined by his wife Reyna Nanganlag Namatidong, aka "Miray/Snooky," regional staff for Education and Propaganda, and eight others, most of them family related. 

Maj. Francisco Garello, the spokesman of the Army's 4ID, identified the eight other surrenderers as Nestor Panhayan "Labni/Jono" Namatidong; Ronie Namatidong "Allan" Polistico; Lyka Namulanta "Jelly" Lagaolao; Besto "Lagbas" Tumanan; Gay-gaya "Longhair" Tumanan; Ronald Abalang "Onad" Dungogan; Angleo Lomakin "Selda" Pal-ot; and Jerry Pinatubas "CJ" Inantag. 

Garello said the surrenderers also turned over 10 high- and low-powered firearms consisting of two M16 Rifles, three Shotguns, one AK47 Rifle, two M203 Grenade Launchers, one Carbine Rifle, and one Garand Rifle. 

He said the surrender took place in the army's 23IB under the operational control of the 402nd Infantry Brigade, 4ID in Bancasi, Butuan City on Monday, April 24. 

Lt. Col. Jeffrey Balingao, commanding officer of the army's 23IB, said the Namatidong couple, considered high-value individuals, and the eight other rebels said that low morale, no sense of direction and exhaustion prompted them to voluntarily surrender.

https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/04/27/news/regions/npa-commander-wife-surrender-in-butuan-city/1888868