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Hardship, mass surrender taking toll on NPA: Centino

(PNA file photo) MANILA-The hardship being experienced by members of the New People's Army (NPA) inside the organization is one of the reasons why more are surrendering to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). "The hardships inside the NPA organization are now taking their toll on its members, leading them to return to the folds of the law. The AFP welcomes them and is willing to offer them assistance in line with our government local integration programs," AFP chief Gen. Andres Centino said in a statement Monday night. He made this comment after meeting his long-time enemy, Maximo Catarata alias Datu Makatindog, the former highest-ranking leader of the weakened Guerrilla Front 3 of the NPA during his visit to the 10th Infantry Division headquarters in Camp General Manuel T. Yan Sr. Tuboran, Mawab, Davao de Oro last April 23. Catarata surrendered along with his M16 rifle to government forces at the 60th Infantry Battalion headquarters in Asuncion, Davao del Norte on ....

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Over 250 NPA rebels surrender in Q1

NPA surrenderers in Agusan del Norte (Photocourtesy of4ID Philippine Army) MANILA - Around 266 New People's Army (NPA) rebels, majority from its units in Eastern Mindanao, have returned to the fold of the law for the first three months this year. Armed Forces of the Philippines public affairs office chief Col. Jorry Baclor said 114 were from Eastern Mindanao, 58 from Western Mindanao, 37 from Southern Luzon, 36 in the Visayas, 20 in Northern Luzon and one from Palawan. Baclor said the most recent was the surrender of Maximo Catarata, Secretary of Guerilla Front 3 in Davao del Norte on March 31, leading to the dismantling of the NPA unit. Authorities also recorded 37 NPA members killed and 29 apprehended in operations nationwide for the same period. Among the most wanted rebels who died in a firefight was Menardo Villanueva in Barangay Libudon, Mabini, Davao de Oro on January 12. Villanueva is the commander of the NPA's national operations command and a long-time secretary of th ....

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