Four NPAs surrender
to 34th Infantry Battalion
By DPAO, 8ID PA
February 10, 2014
CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar
– One NPA regular member and three NPA Unit Militia members operating
in Northern Samar surrendered to the 34th Infantry (Reliable)
Battalion on February 7 and February 8, 2014 respectively.
Based on the report provided
by 34IB, a certain aka Macky/Baba, a regular NPA member surrendered to
34IB bringing along with him a .22 Caliber pistol. According to aka
Macky/Baba, he surrendered due to the hardship and difficulties he had
experienced inside the rebel movement.
On the other hand, the
Commanding Officer of NPA Unit Militia based at Brgy Malidon and two
of its members voluntarily surrendered to 34IB upon witnessing the
sincerity of the government through the Bayanihan Team Operations of
troops under said Battalion in their barangay.
Under the Local Social
Integration Program of Northern Samar Province, an NPA surrenderee
will receive P10,000.00 as immediate assistance and P30,000.00 as
livelihood assistance. The surrenderees will be receiving their
benefits upon completion of documentation of their surrender.
Lt Col Rodrigo Ilustrisimo,
the Commanding Officer of 34IB said: “The surrender of the NPA
personalities depicts the general sentiment of the people in
communities where NPAs have influence, but given the chance to choose
between the path to peace and violence, NPA rebels will choose peace.
With the program that Northern Samar is implementing, we are looking
at more NPA rebels to return to the mainstream and contribute in the
Nation’s march to peace and progress.”
