CPP-NPA militia man surrenders in Kalinga

TABUK CITY, Kalinga -- A Militia ng Bayan member recently surrendered to authorities here at the Kalinga Police Provincial Office. 

Aka Ligtas/Bagya, 58, male resident of  Barangay Gobgob here was a supporter of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army  under the  Lejo Cawilan Command, Komiteng Larangang Gerilya Baggas  and listed in the communist groups watch list  of Cordillera police second quarter of   2020.
    He decided to yield to take part in the government’s Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) and other benefits provided by the local government unit.

His surrender was a result of a peaceful negotiation of police and the military with the intercession of the barangays officials, Council of Elders and the Kalinga Returnees Association.

The government  remains open  with its invitation  to   individuals who are still  supporting the CPP-NPA  and other  communist  groups to return  to the folds of the law and join  “whole-of-nation” approach  to end the  50 year old insurgency in the country.