New People’s Army member surrenders in Bukidnon

MANILA, Philippines — A female member of the New People’s Army (NPA) surrendered in Impasugong, Bukidnon over the weekend.

First Lt. Kenneth Cabbigat, acting civil military operations officer of the 8th Infantry Division, identified the surrenderee as an alias Jamaica, 27.

Cabigat said Jamaica, president of the Barrio Medical Group of the NPA’s North Central Regional Mindanao Command, turned over a caliber .30 rifle and ammunition to Lt. Col. Ronald Illana, 8th Infantry Battalion commander.

Jamaica said she decided to surrender for the benefit of her three children even as she called on her comrades to return to the fold of the law.