ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine military on Thursday announced the surrender of eight communist rebels to security forces in Mindanao, adding them to 105 insurgents who have returned to the fold of the law since January this year.
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| Photos released by the military's Western Mindanao Command headquarters in Zamboanga City show the surrendered New People's Army rebels. |
Army Maj. Gen. Alfredo Rosario Jr., chief of the Western Mindanao Command headquarters here, said the rebels were members of the New People’s Army (NPA) and also yielded four rifles and two shotguns during their surrender on Wednesday in Sultan Kudarat’s Isulan town.
He said the rebels surrendered to the 7th Infantry
Battalion under Lt. Col. Romel Valencia and the provincial police. “I would like
to congratulate our Joint Task Force Central for this accomplishment. I am well
aware of your efforts to end terrorism and insurgency in Central Mindanao. Your
numerous successes are the rewards of your sacrifices. For that, I once again
congratulate you all,” Rosario said in a statement.
Rosario also quoted Valencia’s report and said: “Their
successful surrender is attributable to the collaborative efforts of the 7th
Infantry Battalion, Bagumbayan PNP, Senator Ninoy Aquino PNP, and Sultan
Kudarat Provincial Police Office.”
