Central Luzon. INQUIRER FILES
SAN ANTONIO, Zambales 鈥� At least eight active and former communist rebels in Central Luzon surrendered to authorities in the past few days, police said on Friday, April 12 .
In a statement, the Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) identified them as 鈥淜a Jomar,鈥� a former Sandatahang Yunit Propaganda member under the Josefino Corpuz Command, who turned in a homemade unserviceable.38 caliber revolver with live ammunition; 鈥淜a Ivy,鈥� a former member of Iskwad Primera Platoon Sentral of Bagong Hukbong Bayan, who surrendered ammunition and explosive materials; and 鈥淜a Jayjay,鈥� a former member of Sandatahang Yunit Propaganda Bataan-Zambales, who handed over firearms and explosives.
The others were identified as 鈥淜a Orna,鈥� a former member of Bayan Muna, who possessed explosive materials; 鈥淜a Berting,鈥� a former member of Guerrilla-Tarlac-Zambales, who turned over his firearms and antigovernment documents; 鈥淜a Lenlen,鈥� a former member of Pambansang Katipunan ng Magsasaka, 鈥淜a Gabriela,鈥� a member of Rebolusyonaryong Hukbong Bayan, who surrendered an improvised submachine gun; and 鈥淜a Usting,鈥� a member of Aguman Dareng Maglalautang Capampangan.
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Brigadier General Jose Hidalgo Jr., PRO3 director, these rebels surrendered between April 4 and April 11 as a result of the ongoing efforts of the Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict or RTF-ELCAC.
鈥淭he Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines continue to encourage all remaining supporters of the Communist Party of the Philippines/New People鈥檚 Army to return to the government fold and unite for a terrorism-free nation,鈥� Hidalgo said. INQ