New People’s Army Team Leader surrendered to local police and availed the government’s Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) on Sunday, May 23 at Brgy. Pautao, Bacuag, Surigao del Norte.
Provincial Director Police Colonel Noel C. Espinoza identified Ka JR, 28 years old, a resident of Bacuag as an Abe (Alpha) Team Leader of Dragon Platoon, Sentro de Grabidad, Guerilla Front 16 Northeastern Mindanao Regional Committee and listed in the Periodic Status Report.
Intelligence report disclosed that JR joined the NPA on September 2014 and revealed that on 2019, he secluded firearms in a cave on the mountainous parts of Sitio Palilihan, Brgy. Mahanub, Gigaquit, SDN.
Joint elements of SDN Provincial Intelligence Unit, 1st and 2nd SDN Provincial Mobile Force Company, Gigaquit Municipal Police Station together with Palilihan Patrol Base Delta Coy, 30th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army retrieved the said firearms on May 24, 2021. Among the recovered weapons were one AK47 Rifle, one Stoeger Shotgun (PNP property) with serial number 018466 (which was forcibly taken by the NPA during the attack in Alegria MPS last July 10, 2014), eight K47 Magazines without ammunition and two black bandoliers.
The former rebel is now under the custody of SDNPPO and being coordinated and evaluated for subsequent enrollment to E-CLIP.
“I laud the troops for this intervention. I am grateful to this peaceful movement in behalf of our brothers who return to the folds of the law. I also encourage the rest of these groups to avail the E-CLIP to access government assistance and services,” PD ended.
(Source: Surigao del Norte Police Provincial Office – SDN PPO Facebook page)