24 Militia ng Bayan members surrender in Mt Province

CAMP DANGWA,Benguet – The Police Regional Office-Cordillera reported the surrender of 24 members of the Militia ng Bayan under Kilusang Larangang Gerilya Marco operating within the Western and Eastern part of Mountain Province in Natonin and Bauko towns in Mountain Province.

Cordillera Regional Director Police Brig. Gen R’win Pagkalinawan,said joint operatives from the Philippine National Police (PNP) Cordillera, Philippine Army, and National Intelligence Coordinating Agency-Cordillera (NICA –CAR) accepted the surrender of the Communist militiamen.

The former rebels also turned over two Garand rifles, an M16 rifle, a hand grenade, a handheld radio, and subversive documents when they surrendered on March 29 at the Natonin Municipal Police Station,.

Nine others surrendered without firearms at Bauko Municipal Police Station.

Pagkalinawan said the surrender of the 24 Militia ng Bayan members was a result of the community relations activities and dialogues initiated by Mountain Province Police Provincial Office, PRO Cordillera and Military Intelligence, and NICA-CAR in the Province.

The rebel returnees are now in the custody of Mountain Province PPO while their papers are being processed for admission in the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) of the government.