NEW LIFE. Five former combatants of the New People's Army in Sultan Kudarat pose with their rifles after their peaceful surrender to the Army's 7th Infantry Battalion in Bagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat on Thursday (Jan. 3, 2022). The surrenderers will be enrolled in the government's Enhanced - Comprehensive Local Integration Program to start a new life. (Photo courtesy of 6ID) CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao - Four communist New People's Army (NPA) sub-commanders and a female political guide have surrendered to authorities in Bagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat to return to a peaceful life with their families, the military here reported Friday. Lt. Col. Rommel Valencia, Army's 7th Infantry Battalion (IB) commander, said the five rebels yielded to government troopers in Barangay Kapaya, Bagumbayan, on Thursday afternoon. He identified the surrenderers as alias Wendel, a squad leader under "My Phone" Platoon; alias Elagan, a team leader under NPA Platoon "Bagdad;" ali