The numbers will
not lie and they keep on increasing as government troops continuously conduct
their military filed operations and the government giving the communists a new
chance in life when they surrender in terms of land and job opportunities.
News came in that a
total of 34 more New People’s Army (NPA) communist rebels, which includes a sub
leader surrendered to local officials and government authorities in Norala
town, South Cotabato province.
The rebels decided
to yield along with several firearms during a joint community outreach activity
in Barangay Tinago, Norala, according to Lt. Col. Celestino Daniel Jr., chief
of the South Cotabato 1st Provincial Mobile Force Company (PMFC).
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| (NPA) flags, subversive documents, medical supplies, and an improvised homemade M-14 sniper rifle surrendered by 34 former combatants in Norala town, South Cotabato province (photo credit to owner) |
The outreach was dubbed as Kapwa Ko, Sagot Ko-Adopt an
Indigent Family Program,” which targets to help poor families in Sitios Lower
and Upper Bangkal in Tinago.
Officials of Norala town and elements from the
South Cotabato 2nd PMFC, Norala municipal police station, 12th Army Special
Forces Company, Regional Intelligence Unit-12, and 1205th Maneuver Company of
the Regional Mobile Force Battalion-12 joined the event.
Sitios Lower and
Upper Bangkal in Tinago is close to the mountainous boundaries of Norala, Banga
and Tantangan towns, and Koronadal City in South Cotabato that was operated by
units under the NPA’s Guerilla Front 73-Far South Mindanao Region.
Daniel said the
surrender was the result of the continuous military field operations of the
Philippine Army.
The communists to
show faith in their surrender voluntarily gave the government troops at least
10 low and high-powered firearms, explosives, subversive documents, NPA
emblems, and assorted medical kit and supplies.
When the rebels
were initially interviewed for a reason they lament the hardship of their
plight in the mountains, which was further worsened due to the coronavirus
pandemic.
“They wanted to
experience real freedom and embrace the government’s peace efforts,” he said in
a statement.
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