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PROBE. Personnel from the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Eastern Visayas regional office talks to a daughter of a civilian who was killed by the New People's Army in December 2021 in Carigara, Leyte. The CHR came in to identify human rights violations and demand accountability. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Army) TACLOBAN CITY - The Philippine Army has welcomed the investigation of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on the killing of a civilian by the New People's Army (NPA) in an upland village in Carigara, Leyte. Capt. Kaharudin Cadil, Army's 802nd Infantry Brigade spokesperson, said in a phone interview Wednesday they are very supportive of the ongoing investigation as part of the soldiers' promotion, adherence to and respect of human rights. Cadil said they accompanied on Tuesday a team from the CHR regional office led by Raquel Barastas that launched a special investigation on the killing of civilian Jesus Sarcilla, 61, by members of communist terrorist group l
ABANDONING NPA. The 186 supporters of the New People's Army (NPA) during a mass surrender in Carigara, Leyte on Friday (Nov. 26, 2021). These surrenderers are from the town's 10 villages.(PNA photo by Sarwell Meniano) CARIGARA, Leyte- A total of 186 supporters of the New People's Army (NPA) from 10 villages of Carigara, Leyte surrendered to government authorities on Friday. Among the surrenderers is 24-year-old Jonnel Anos, the lone NPA fighter among those who yielded. Traumatized by clashes with soldiers in the outskirts of Hilongos, Leyte, and sleepless nights and hunger, Anos decided to return to his family in December 2018. "We were told that the fight is for the welfare of the poor, but I realized that it's all about their propaganda," said Anos, of Canlampay village here. The NPA persuaded him to join as a combatant when he was 20 years old in 2017. The ceremony for the surrender of Anos and 185 NPA mass base supporters at the town gymnasium was witnesse
ABANDONING NPA. The 186 supporters of the New People's Army (NPA) during a mass surrender in Carigara, Leyte on Friday (Nov. 26, 2021). These surrenderers are from the town's 10 villages.(PNA photo by Sarwell Meniano) CARIGARA, Leyte- A total of 186 supporters of the New People's Army (NPA) from 10 villages of Carigara, Leyte surrendered to government authorities on Friday. Among the surrenderers is 24-year-old Jonnel Anos, the lone NPA fighter among those who yielded. Traumatized by clashes with soldiers in the outskirts of Hilongos, Leyte, and sleepless nights and hunger, Anos decided to return to his family in December 2018. "We were told that the fight is for the welfare of the poor, but I realized that it's all about their propaganda," said Anos, of Canlampay village here. The NPA persuaded him to join as a combatant when he was 20 years old in 2017. The ceremony for the surrender of Anos and 185 NPA mass base supporters at the town gymnasium was witnesse