An alleged courier for the New People’s Army “Milisyang Bayan” submitted himself to the military and police in Lopez, Quezon Sunday.
Lt. Col. Arnold Gasalatan, commander of the 85th Infantry Battalion, identified the surrenderee as Crispin Gonzalez, 59, an alleged militia of the NPA Platoon Southern Luzon, Sub-Regional Military Area 4B operating in Quezon.
According to Gasalatan, Gonzalez yielded to the troops of the 85th IB and local police in Sitio Taisan, Barangay San Francisco B.
Gasalatan said the surrenderee decided to return to the fold of the law upon seeing that his former comrades who surrendered ahead of him were already “living a peaceful life.”
“I was brainwashed by the NPAs with their propaganda. As Milisyang Bayan and an NPA courier, I collect food, logistics, and money for them. I am tired,” Gonzalez was quoted as saying.
Gonzalez turned over a carbine with eight ammunition, an improvised shotgun with four ammunition, 40 sets of NPA uniforms, 165 rounds of AK-47 ammunition, three cellphones, and other enemy subversive documents to the security forces. (Martin Sadongdong)