DAVAO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Feb. 15, 2014) – A New People’s Army rebel commander has surrendered to the Philippine Army in Bukidnon province in Northern Mindanao, officials said Saturday.
Officials said the 42-year old Adaser dela Mansi, whose group operates in Bukidnon’s Malaybalay City surrendered to the 403rd Infantry Brigade under Col. Francisco Pabayo.
Dela Mansi also yielded a rifle and ammunition when he surrendered in the village of Aglayan after abandoning his unit, according to Capt. Alberto Caber, a spokesman for the Eastern Mindanao Command.
Caber said the rebel leader is being interrogated by the army. He said over 270 rebels had surrendered last year in Eastern Mindanao.
Lt. Gen. Ricardo Rainier Cruz III, chief of the Eastern Mindanao Command, also urged other rebels to return to the folds of the law and rejoin their family in peace.
The NPA has been fighting for a separate Maoist state in the largely Catholic country. (Mindanao Examiner)
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