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NPA SURRENDERERS. Nine former New People's Army (NPA) communist rebels pose with soldiers who convinced them to surrender in Lebak, Sultan Kudarat, on Thursday (April 28, 2022). The Army's 37th Infantry Battalion says the rebels surrendered due to hunger and exhaustion. (Photo courtesy of 37IB) CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao - Nine combatants of the communist New People's Army (NPA) have surrendered to state troopers in Lebak, Sultan Kudarat, the military here announced Friday. Lt. Col. Allen Van Estrera, Army's 37th Infantry Battalion commander, said the surrenderers used to operate under the NPAs Far South Mindanao Region. They turned over two AK-47 rifles, an M16 rifle, a Carbine, a 9mm submachine gun, two .345-caliber pistols, and an MK2 hand grenade. Estrera attributed the success of the surrender program to the intensified intelligence operations of the 37IB. He said the rebels cited hunger and exhaustion as the primary reasons for their return to mainstream society. M