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| Lt. Col. Julius Cesar C. Paulo (left), commander of the Army's 23rd Infantry Battalion, welcomes the 25 members and supporters of Guerrilla Front-4A of the New People’s Army who surrendered and pledged allegiance to the government on Sunday (Aug. 23, 2020) in a ceremony held in Aclan, Nasipit, Agusan del Norte. (Photo from: 23IB) |
[아시아뉴스통신=페이 기자] Three members of peasant group, Unyon ng Mag-uuma sa Agusan (UMA), suspected of having links with the communist rebel movement, were among the 25 members and supporters of the New People’s Army (NPA) who surrendered to the government in Agusan del Norte.
1Lt. Roel T. Maglalang, the civil-military operations officer of the Army's 23rd Infantry Battalion, told Philippine News Agency Monday (Aug. 24) that the 25 NPA members and supporters pledged allegiance to the government on Sunday in a ceremony held in Barangay Aclan, Nasipit, Agusan del Norte. Of the 25 surrenderers, 15 were members of the Militia ng Bayan (MB) while 10 were NPA supporters in Barangay Aclan, including the three members of UMA, he added.
“As they withdrew their support to the communist movement last Sunday, the former Communist NPA Terrorist (CNT) members also vowed to support the different peace and development initiatives of the government that will be implemented in their communities,” Maglalang said.
The 25 surrenderers were part of the underground network of the Guerrilla Front 4A that operates in the areas of Agusan del Norte under the North Central Mindanao Regional Committee (NCMRC) of the NPA, the Army official said. On Aug. 20, a mass surrender ceremony of 29 MB members and 121 mass supporters of GF-4A was also facilitated by 23IB in the town of Carmen, Agusan del Norte.
The 25 surrenderers were part of the underground network of the Guerrilla Front 4A that operates in the areas of Agusan del Norte under the North Central Mindanao Regional Committee (NCMRC) of the NPA, the Army official said. On Aug. 20, a mass surrender ceremony of 29 MB members and 121 mass supporters of GF-4A was also facilitated by 23IB in the town of Carmen, Agusan del Norte.
