Two more rebels embrace 8ID’s call to surrender

By CMO Battalion, 8ID PA
November 2, 2010

CAMP LUKBAN, Catbalogan, Samar  –  With the standing call of the Army’s 8th Infantry Division to the terrorists New People’s Army (NPA) to lay down their arms and return to the mainstream society to re-experience the genuine democracy, two (2) more rebels operating in the hinterlands of Northern Samar voluntarily gave up their futile ideology in the morning of October 28, 2010.

Alias Noli and alias Speed whose identity are still undisclosed as of press time while custodial debriefing is being conducted revealed to be brothers and both residing in Brgy. Balud, Silvino Lobos town.

In an initial report from the 8ID’s 803rd Infantry Brigade, Noli and Speed are both under the leadership of a certain alias “Pruding” of Northern Samar Provincial Party Committee (NSPPC).

The duo also revealed that the NSPPC is now experiencing unstable operations because of the impact of the recent major engagement transpired between 8ID troopers and their groups all around the Samar Island.

It can be recalled that weeks ago, enemy main camp and numbers of encampments and safe houses fell in the hands of the 8ID troopers following the intensified combat operations including the recovery of assorted high powered fire arms, war materiel caches, piles of food stuffs, medical paraphernalia, personal belongings, subversive document and other materials that greatly impacted their underground operations in the distant barrios.

“Guikukuri-i an kabutangan didto.  Tikang sa pagka-engkwentro sa makaduru-dulain nga among mga kausa sa naglabay nga mga semana, baga nagkasamok, samok na sa sulod ngan nawara na liwat an am nga butang na am guingagamit sa am operasyon”, (Our situation gets worst inside.  It started after the encounter of our different groups against the government troops transpired.  It resulted to misunderstanding between our ranks and our important materials used for operations were also lost) duo reveals.

“Damo ba gad an naruruyag sa am grupo nga sumorender kay damo na an nagkukuri sa solod.  Naawa man an kadam-an sa am sa nahinabo sa am kausa na maupay na an kabutangan dihan sa gawa”, (Many of our members really wanted to surrender because it is really difficult inside. Most of them feel envy to others who earlier surrendered and now having a good life in the open) adds the duo.

Meanwhile, Major General Mario Chan, 8ID’s commander expressed his appreciation to Mayor Edmund Guillamac of Silvino Lobos who also shared his great effort for the surrender of the said rebels.  He further acknowledges the good partnership of local government with the Army for common good of the people.

Furthermore, Major General Chan reiterates his call to the members of the underground movement to lay down their arms and reintegrate to the mainstream society.  He once again emphasized that he is more than happy to see these people peacefully reaching their arms to the government for the sake of freedom and democracy than through a bloody resort of struggles.