DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Army said four communist insurgents have surrendered separately in Mindanao and officials urged the others to yield peacefully and rejoin society and live with their family.
The four, who were members of the New People’s Army, have been identified as Jenny Rose Ingcal, Rene Dumalag, Carlo Tagimla and Jaime Pilacan.
They surrendered to the in Compostela Valley, Davao Occidental and Davao City.
A statement sent by the Eastern Mindanao Command to the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner said “based on testimonies of the surrenderees, they were disillusioned with the leadership of the organization, not only due to the hardships brought by the relentless pursuit operations of the military, but because of the order of the communist party to hit innocent civilians and other non-military objectives in pursuit of their violent goals.”
It said the former rebels will be enrolled to the localized integration program where they originally reside and would be provided with livelihood assistance for them to start a new life.
Lt. Gen. Aurelio Baladad, chief of the Eastern Mindanao Command, urged members of the communist rebel group New People’s Army – which is fighting for a separate state in the country – to return to the folds of the law.
There was no immediate statement from the NPA about the surrender of the four Maoist fighters. (Mindanao Examiner)
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