BY MIKE CRISMUNDO
BUTUAN CITY – Sixty-six members of the Militia ng Bayan (MB) and supporters of the New People’s Army (NPA) yielded to the government in Barangay Mindulao, Magsaysay town, Misamis Oriental province, military officials reported on Monday.
After their surrender, the former rebels immediately took their oath of allegiance to the government during a ceremony held in Barangay Mindulao on Friday.
The mass surrender came through the efforts of the joint Community Support Program (CSP) team of the Army’s 23rd Infantry Battalion (23rd IB) and Community Action (ComAct) team of the Philippine National Police (PNP), members of the barangay council of Mindulao, and the local government unit (LGU) of Magsaysay.
The NPA members and mass supporters also renounced the Communist Party of the Philippine (CPP) and its armed wing, the NPA; and its political front, the National Democratic Front (NDF); and their terroristic activities that affected the lives of the residents and communities in Misamis Oriental.
The activity was graced by Magsaysay Mayor Rey B. Buhisan, Vice Mayor Charlie Buhisan, 23rd IB commanding officer Lt. Col. Julius Cesar C. Paulo, Magsaysay Police Chief Capt. Steohen Benbian F. Latar and the representatives from different line agencies of the government. (Mike Crismundo)
