A member of the Communist New People’s Army surrendered to the police and yielded a firearm and explosives in Negros Oriental’s Ayungon town on Tuesday, November 28.
Lt. Stephen Polinar, Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office spokesperson, said yesterday the former rebel, whose name has been withheld for security reasons, is from Sitio Pisok, Barangay Buenavista in Negros Occidental’s Himamaylan City.
He surrendered to the 2nd Provincial Mobile Force Company (2nd PMFC) in Ayungon’s Barangay Carol-an, Polinar said.
The former rebel also handed over a short firearm with live rounds of ammunition, a hand grenade and three other pieces of explosives.
He is now in the custody of the 2nd PMFC and will be turned over to the Philippine Army for proper disposition and facilitation for possible government assistance under the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program. (PNA)