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
ABANDONING NPA. The 186 supporters of the New People's Army (NPA) during a mass surrender in Carigara, Leyte on Friday (Nov. 26, 2021). These surrenderers are from the town's 10 villages.(PNA photo by Sarwell Meniano) CARIGARA, Leyte- A total of 186 supporters of the New People's Army (NPA) from 10 villages of Carigara, Leyte surrendered to government authorities on Friday. Among the surrenderers is 24-year-old Jonnel Anos, the lone NPA fighter among those who yielded. Traumatized by clashes with soldiers in the outskirts of Hilongos, Leyte, and sleepless nights and hunger, Anos decided to return to his family in December 2018. "We were told that the fight is for the welfare of the poor, but I realized that it's all about their propaganda," said Anos, of Canlampay village here. The NPA persuaded him to join as a combatant when he was 20 years old in 2017. The ceremony for the surrender of Anos and 185 NPA mass base supporters at the town gymnasium was witnesse
ABANDONING NPA. The 186 supporters of the New People's Army (NPA) during a mass surrender in Carigara, Leyte on Friday (Nov. 26, 2021). These surrenderers are from the town's 10 villages.(PNA photo by Sarwell Meniano) CARIGARA, Leyte- A total of 186 supporters of the New People's Army (NPA) from 10 villages of Carigara, Leyte surrendered to government authorities on Friday. Among the surrenderers is 24-year-old Jonnel Anos, the lone NPA fighter among those who yielded. Traumatized by clashes with soldiers in the outskirts of Hilongos, Leyte, and sleepless nights and hunger, Anos decided to return to his family in December 2018. "We were told that the fight is for the welfare of the poor, but I realized that it's all about their propaganda," said Anos, of Canlampay village here. The NPA persuaded him to join as a combatant when he was 20 years old in 2017. The ceremony for the surrender of Anos and 185 NPA mass base supporters at the town gymnasium was witnesse