BUTUAN CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) commanding officer surrendered to government troops on his birthday last Saturday in Sitio Maylaya, Barangay Malibago, Cateel town, Davao Oriental.
2nd Lt. Kreanne S. Carmona, Civil Military Operations (CMO) officer of the 67 Infantry (Agila) Battalion (67th IB), said certain “Ka Yan-yan”, vice commanding officer of Primera Front North, Sub-Regional Committee 1 (SRC1) of the CPP-NPA Southern Mindanao Regional Command (SMRC), surrendered to “Alpha Company” of 67th IB.
“This is on the day of his birthday when he finally gave up to our field unit,” the 67th IB CMO officer said.
During questioning, the NPA officer claimed that he joined the underground movement’s Guerilla Front 20 on April, 18 2019.
The troops gave him a simple birthday celebration at 67th IB Alpha Company command post.
“Words were not enough to express my gratefulness to the troops of 67th IB. I did not expect that these soldiers will accommodate me and my wife in their humble abode. They treated me like I did nothing to some of their comrades,” 2nd Lt. Carmona said, quoting the statement of the rebel returnee. (Mike Crismundo)