LEAVING NPA.The firearm, ammunitions, and subversive materials turned over by a couple who abandoned the New People's Army and surrendered to the Philippine Army in Leyte on Sunday (Oct. 3, 2021). They were engaged in communist activities for two decades in Luzon before yielding to the military. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Army) TACLOBAN CITY - A couple engaged in New People's Army (NPA) activities for two decades in Luzon surrendered on Sunday to the Philippine Army in Mahaplag, Leyte. Grace and Bart (not their real names), both 50 years old, turned over subversive documents and books, a caliber .38 revolver with a quick ammunition reloader, 13 pieces of live ammunitions, two pieces of 5.56mm ammunitions, and two sets of acupuncture needles. Grace's son, also an ex-rebel, convinced them to surrender to the Army's 14th Infantry Battalion (14IB), according to a press statement on Monday. The couple was recruited in 2000 by Glicerio Relona, then commander of the NPA Sou