Two young commies surrender to lawmen

MALIBCONG, Abra -- Two communist rebels voluntarily surrendered to authorities without firearms on July 21 through initiative of Mayor BenidoBacuyag.

A police report identified the surrenderees as  Robert/BattilongGiawan aka “Nardo/Philip,” 22, of Putol, Mataragan, of this town and Salcedo D. DappayJr aka “Ron-Ron,” 21,of Bao-yan in Boliney town.

The report said Giawan was vice team leader of the communist youth movement in the area after he joined the group in January 2004.

Dappay was reportedly supply officer of the same group since 2010.

Both were under local communist leader Flores Baluga in the province. 

Both, now under custody of provincial police, earlier surrendered to Malibcong and provincial office 503rd Brigade of the Philippine Army , 41st Infantry Brigade and Intelligence Service of the military.