Lt. Gen. Greg Almerol, commander of the Eastern Mindanao Command (File photo) DAVAO CITY - Lt. Gen. Greg Almerol, commander of the Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom), on Friday lauded the combined efforts of the military, police, former rebels, and ocal government units for clearing the remnants of the communist New People's Army Sub-Regional Committee 5 (NPA-SRC5). The Eastmincom statement came after various NPA members who were former students of the so-called "lumad schools" and its underground mass organization supporters continued to surface and scrap the local communist armed struggle. On February 28, a total of 206 indigenous individuals here who were members of various NPA front groups surrendered and declared "pagsalikway" or rejection of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)-NPA in a ceremony at the Balimba Hills, Sitio JBL, Barangay Sto. Nino in Talaingod, Davao del Norte. The surrenderers included eight members of the NPA Sub-Regional Guerr
Lt. Gen. Greg Almerol, commander of the Eastern Mindanao Command (File photo) DAVAO CITY - Lt. Gen. Greg Almerol, commander of the Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom), lauded on Friday the combined efforts of the military, police, former rebels, and the local government units in clearing the remnants of the communist New People's Army Sub-Regional Committee 5 (NPA-SRC5). The Eastmincom statement came after various NPA members who were former students of the so-called "lumad schools" and its underground mass organization supporters continued to surface and scrap the local communist armed struggle. On February 28, a total of 206 indigenous individuals here who were members of various NPA front groups surrendered and declared "pagsalikway" or rejection of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)-NPA in a ceremony at the Balimba Hills, Sitio JBL, Barangay Sto. Nino in Talaingod, Davao del Norte. The surrenderers included eight members of the NPA Sub-Regional G
BURNING OF RED FLAGS. Former rebels and front members of the New People's Army (NPA) lead the burning of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front flag on Monday (Feb. 28, 2022) at the Balimba Hills, Sitio JBL, Barangay Sto. Nino in Talaingod, Davao del Norte. Around 206 indigenous peoples who were members of various NPA front groups pledged allegiance to the government and have rejected the communist armed group in their communities. (PNA photo by Che Palicte) TALAINGOD, Davao del Norte - A total of 206 indigenous peoples (IPs) here who were members of various New People's Army (NPA) front groups surrendered and declared "pagsalikway" or rejection of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)-NPA on Monday in a ceremony at the Balimba Hills, Sitio JBL, Barangay Sto. Nino in this town. The surrenderers included eight members of the NPA Sub-Regional Guerrilla Unit (SRGU)/Sub-Regional Committee (SRC) 5; Bakwits - five; Mili