And it seems they
continue to flock to the government side.
The Armed Forces of
the Philippines (AFP) has reported that ten (10)more New People’s Army (NPA)
rebels which includes three (3) unit leaders have surrendered to government
authorities in South Cotabato.
Because of the series
of negotiations the rebels decided to voluntarily surrender along with their
firearms after reportedly getting tired of their uncertain cause, this
according to Lt. Co. Lino Capellan, the spokesperson of the Police Regional Office
(PRO)-12.
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| Photo shows 19 NPA returnees who surrendered to police authorities following a series of negotiations,last November 2019 (photo credit to PNA) |
The returnees signified their intent to surrender
last June 15, in Sitio Datal Kadi, Barangay Tasiman, Lake Sebu town in South
Cotabato.
“They were processed and later received by
personnel from the South Cotabato Police Provincial Office through assistance
from concerned local officials,” Capellan said in a statement.
The process of
surrender was supported by the PRO-12’s intelligence unit, Philippine National
Police intelligence group and Special Action Force, National Intelligence
Coordinating Agency, and the Army’s 5th Special Forces Battalion.
The former rebels includes
three-unit officers, a community teacher, and six members of field units under
the NPA’s Guerilla Front 73 (Musa)-Far South Mindanao Region.
The returnees also
surrendered with their arms which includes an improvised M203 grenade launcher
loaded with a 40mm rifle grenade, a homemade M16 rifle, three caliber .357
revolvers, a Springfield caliber .45 pistol, a caliber .22 revolver, a homemade
single-shot caliber .45 pistol and a homemade single-shot caliber .357 pistol.
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