The
recent declaration of the whole province of Quezon of the Communist Party of
the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) as persona non grata yielded its
first positive result.
A
New People’s Army (NPA) amazon whom human rights group Karapatan claimed to
have been kidnapped by the Philippine Army, have surrendered to the authorities
in General Luna town.
The
24-year-old student activist-turned-communist rebel, identified herself as
Alexandria Padilla Pacalda alias “Cosette/Cris”, voluntarily turned herself in
to combined Army and Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel,Lt.
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| 24-year-old Alexandria Padilla Pacalda alias “Cosette/Cris,” reunites with her family after abandoning the New People’s Army (NPA) communist terrorist group. (photo credit to PNA) |
Gasalatan
denied that Pacalda was abducted by government troops.
“There
is no abduction here. We understand that she has been fed with stories of
torture if she goes to the military or the police that is why we immediately
sought for her immediate relatives upon learning of her surrender because we
want her to feel safe,” Gasatalan said.
Pacalda
was part of the Platoon Sol, Sub- Regional Military Area (SRMA) 4B, Southern
Tagalog Regional Party Committee (STRPC).
During
her surrender she also turned over her Smith and Wesson revolver (Serial Number
7288) with six live ammunition and other paraphernalia to government troops.
As per Pacalda’s father,
Arnulfo, his daughter Alexa, the eldest of three siblings, graduated with a
degree in Mass Communications. He said their family had no knowledge of her
whereabouts until her surrender.
Pacalda
was a student of Enverga University in Lucena City, Quezon where she was an
active member of the Gabriela Youth and the College Editor’s Guild of the
Philippines (CEGP) before joining the NPA.
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