CUTTING TIES WITH THE NPA. Former members of front organizations of the New People's Army (NPA) torch flags during a mass disaffiliation in Tacloban City on Dec. 13, 2021. More than 2,000 members and staunch supporters of the NPA surrendered in Leyte, Southern Leyte, and Biliran provinces in 2021, stalling the group's attempt to recruit new members in these provinces, the Philippine Army said on Friday (Jan. 7, 2022).(PNA photo by Sarwell Meniano) TACLOBAN CITY - More than 2,000 members and staunch supporters of the New People's Army (NPA) surrendered in Leyte, Southern Leyte, and Biliran provinces in 2021, stalling the rebel group's attempt to recruit new members in these provinces. The majority of the surrenderers were members of the NPA's front organizations, tasked to support their armed struggle in these three provinces. The surrenderers were from Carigara, Ormoc City, Hilongos, Mahaplag, Abuyog, Leyte, Baybay City, and Tacloban City in Leyte; Sogod, Bontoc, an