87 NPA members surrender in Bukidnon
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Eighty-seven New People’s Army guerillas, from different indigenous tribes in Bukidnon, surrendered on Friday to authorities.
The 87 rebels promised to help the government in convincing their few remaining comrades to return to the fold of law.
Their surrender came through the intercession of local government executives, according to Lt. Col. Antonio Bulao of the 89th Infantry Battalion and his two immediate superiors, Brig. Gen. Mario Angcao of the 1003rd Infantry Brigade and Maj. Gen. Allan Hambala of the 10th Infantry Division.
Hambala told reporters yesterday that local officials in Bukidnon and several national agencies would cooperate to allow the return of the rebels to their ancestral lands, reunite with their families and thrive peacefully as farmers.
More than 500 NPA members had surrendered in the past 18 months to units of the 10th ID in cities and provinces in Regions 10 and 11.
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