BUTUAN CITY – Six heavily armed New People’s Army (NPA) members have voluntarily surrendered to the Army’s 26th Infantry Battalion in Talacogon, Agusan del Sur province.
2nd Lt. Cecille C. Tappa, 26th IB Civil Military Operations (CMO) officer, said that the six NPA rebels surrendered so they could be with their families for New Year’s Day celebration.
As part of the Barangay Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (BTF-ELCAC), officials of Barangay Balit in San Luis town, Agusan del Sur province, headed by Chairwoman Elisa P. Gaud, accompanied the surrenderees to the 26th IB headquarters on Monday.
The rebels also surrendered one M16 Armalite rifle, one carbine rifle, two .38-caliber revolvers, two .45-caliber pistols, one KG9, four magazines, assorted live ammunition, and a CPP-NPA flag. (Mike Crismundo)
