VOLUNTARY SURRENDER. A member of the New People's Army voluntarily surrendered to the 94th Infantry Battalion in Ayungon, Negros Oriental on Wednesday (Jan. 19, 2022). The surrenderer also handed over a handgun with a magazine and ammunition to the government troops. (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Army) DUMAGUETE CITY - An active member of the Communist Party of the Philippines - New People's Army (CPP-NPA) has surrendered to the 94th Infantry Battalion (94IB) of the Philippine Army in Barangay Tambo in Ayungon, Negros Oriental. A media release from the 94IB on Thursday identified the rebel as alias "Dener", a squad leader of the NPA's Central Negros Front 2 who voluntarily surrendered in Barangay Tambo on Wednesday morning. Before his surrender, he was allegedly involved in propaganda and recruitment in the hinterlands of Binalbagan, Himamaylan, and Kabankalan City in Negros Occidental. He was also said to be involved in 10 armed engagements with government tr