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4 communist fighters yield in Agusan del Norte

Published Jun 22, 2023 05:58 am
BUTUAN CITY – Four New People’s Army rebels surrendered to the police and military in Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte, on Wednesday, June 21. The surrenderers were identified by their aliases “Ka Juday,” “Ka Gabriel,” “Ka Bords,” and “Ka JR.”
LT. Col. Cresencio C. Gargar (center), commanding officer of the 29th Infantry (Matatag) Battalion, with the four NPA surrenderers in Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte, on Wednesday, June 21. (Photo courtesy of 29th IB-CMO via Mike U. Crismundo) They yielded firearms and ammunition to the 29th Infantry (Matatag) Battalion (IB), Butuan City Police Office-Station 4, and Cabadbaran City Police Station (CCPS). 1st Lt. Jade Bryce Bune, 29th IB civil-military operations officer, said they abandoned the armed struggle after  they realized that they will suffer the same fate as their five comrades who died and their bodies left behind in an encounter in Upper Dugyaman, Barangay Anticala, this city, last week. “Nahigmata nami sa kamatuoran nga mali ang among gitoohan nga ideolohiya. Nga giilad ra mi ug gigamit sa walang pulos nga kawsa (We already realized that the ideology we believe in is wrong. That we were deceived and used for a useless cause),” Ka JR said. Lt. Col. Cresencio C. Gargar, commanding officer of the 29th IB, lauded the four insurgents for surrendering. “Dako kaayo akong kalipay nga ninaog ug nakadesisyon mo nga mubalik sa sabakan sa gobyerno aron makahigayon mo nga mabag-o ang inyong kinabuhi uban sa inyong pamilya. Sa mga nabilin dinha sa taas kahibalo ko nga  gipangkapoy namo ug gigutom dinha busa paminawa ninyo among panawagan ug magsurrender na. Dakong abli ang among kampo, andam mudawat kaninyo bisan unsang orasa. Buhing saksi inyong mga kaubanan karon nga mabag-o ilang kinabuhi ug mahatagan ug tyansa ang gobyerno nga matabangan sila (I am glad that you came down and decided to return to the fold of the government so that you can have a chance to change your life with your family. For those who are left up there, I know that you are tired and hungry, so please listen to our call and surrender. Our camp is wide open, ready to receive you at any time. Your colleagues are the living witnesses now that their lives will change and the government will be given a chance to help them),” the 29th IB commander said. Gargar urged remaining NPA fighters in the Caraga region to surrender.

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