“Fed up with NPA Leaders’ Abuses, NPA member Ran Away, Surrenders to Army in SurNor”
Placer, Surigao del Norte – Fed up with the abuses of the Communist NPA Terrorists (CNTs) leaders who hold endless and senseless promises, a young NPA fighter ran away and voluntarily surrendered, bringing along his firearm, to the 30th Infantry (Python) Battalion on May 13, 2020, at the Headquarters, Brgy Sta Cruz, Placer, Surigao del Norte.
The ran away CNT member was identified as alias “Ayong”, 21 years old, a resident of the municipality of Santiago in Agusan del Norte province and a new member of Sangay Yunit Propaganda (SYP) 16B of the Guerilla Front (GF) 16, NEMRC under Jerome Tamayo @Jerric.
“Ayong” disclosed that he decided to escape and run away from the group after realizing the mistakes he had done and all that were promised to him were all lies and meant only to deceive and lure him to join the terrorist organization for three (3) months. He said, “Sa pag-apil ko sa ilang grupo noong Pebrero giingnan nila ako nga kinahanglan nila ang panaghiusa aron makigbisog alang sa gobyerno aron makab-ot ang tinuod nga kalinaw, apan sa paglabay sa panahon nakita nako nga bakak ang tanan. Gisugo kaming mga ordinaryong membro sa pagpanulis ug pagpatay sa mga civilian, CAA ug ubang mga kasundaluhan nga sa akong tan-aw ug pagtoo mga walay sala sa komunidad ug giingon pa nila nga ihulga namo ang mga magdumili sa pagpatay kanila.”
The young NPA fighter managed to escape by asking help to the personnel of 30IB and brought with him his issued M16A1 Rifle with two (2) short and three (3) long magazines, one bandolier, and one hundred eighteen (118) 5.56mm ammunition and turned over it to the unit.
It can be recalled that since January 2020, three (3) other members of CNT already decided to return to the folds of the law, and five (5) firearms including three (3) high powered firearms were turned over to the government forces.
In his statement, Lt Col Ryan Charles G Callanta, the Commanding Officer of 30IB said that “The surrender of @Ayong revealed the incessant deception and vile intentions of the CNTs to the people of Surigao del Norte. The influx of surrenders manifested the CNTs’ rotten ideology that even their ordinary members perceived its lies and deceptions.”
“The 30IB and the Provincial Government of Surigao del Norte will do its share in keeping the peace in the province. We assure the security for the remaining CNT members who want to lay down their arms and embrace the path of peace and avail the government’s reintegration program, the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (ECLIP), to reunite with their families and start a new and brighter future without fear and intimidations”, Lt Col Callanta added.
Meanwhile, “Ayong” will undergo interview and stress debriefing before his enrollment to the government’s ECLIP.
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