LAGANGILANG, Abra -- A communist
rebel voluntarily surrendered without firearm to joint elements of 503rd
Brigade and 41st Infantry Battalion at Barbarit, Tagodtod here Oct. 28.
Col. Miguel Puyao Jr. information
officer of the 5th Infantry Division said the surrender was facilitated by
Senior Insp. Allen Agwiking of Mt Province and 1st Lt. Junmar M. Tutoy,
Commanding Officer of Charlie Company, 41st Infantry Battalion.
A report sent to the office of
Gen, Joel P. Ibanes, Commander of the Army’s 5th Infantry Division, identified
the rebel returnee as Ricardo M. Dugayen of Kilusang Larangan North.
Dugayen was reportedly under Joel
Bungana, operating in Tineg-Lacub-Malibcong area.
The report disclosed Lacub Mayor
Estelita B Bersamin also helped in making Dugayen surrender.
Dugayen said he opted to return
to the fold of the law because he suffered too much staying with the
underground movement without sufficient food to eat and always hiding from military
operations.
Under the rebel returnee program
of the government, he will be given initial financial and livelihood assistance
for him to start a new life.
Wen mayat dayta ta PEACE TAYO AMIN KUMA NGA AGKAKAILIAN NGA PINOYS FOREVER. So we could help our children (the future) having a bright-morning ta uston jay 40 years or more nga conflict tayo with no positive results, instead just losing our own Pinoy brothers and sisters so it is time, I think, to start Peace within our own selves and use our HEART to sit together and talk-out our differences over a cup of our own-grown Barako (and not with a Baril) because at the end all we wanted is having a privilege for a safe and a restful sleep and have a Peaceful morning :-). Peace, Love NOT War! julian pursen chees
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