5 NPA terrorists surrender, firearms recovered in Davao
CAMP Panacan, Davao City - Five New People's Army terrorists belonging
to Guerilla Front (GF) 53, Southern Mindanao Regional Committee (SMRC)
voluntarily surrendered with five high-powered firearms to Major Roylan
M Orquia, commander of 3rd Special Forces Battalion at 8 a.m. on January
29 in Brgy San Isidro, Tagum City.
They were identified as Danilo B Bayawan alias Boy Payat; Dodong T Andip
alias Jun-Jun; Sandique P Dapan alias Jok-Jok; Julie M Eliseo and
Salonga D Ligud. The surrenderors turned over two caliber 30 Garand
rifles, a caliber 9MM Thomson pistol, and two caliber 30 Springfield
rifle. They are temporarily under the custody of the 3rd SFBn for
custodial debriefing.
Reports reaching the Army Chief Lt. Gen. Victor S. Ibrado disclosed the
reasons why the five surrendered were because of hardships and
continuous purging of their comrades. They will be provided with
benefits under the Social Integration Program (SIP) of the Government.
In this program, they will be given cash valuation for the firearms they
surrendered and income-generating livelihood programs in support of
their new lives together with their families.
Major General Jogy Leo L Fojas, commander of the Army's 10th Infantry
Division said, "We welcome these former NPA rebels as they have made the
right choice of leaving the underground movement that brought misery in
their lives and family. The actions of these former NPAs will serve as a
wake-up call for those who are still in the mountains and being deceived
by the CPP-NPA-NDF. They do not have ideology anymore. They only exist
because of banditry and terrorism." #
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