By
Jong Cadion
From January
1 to April 19, 2018, a total of 125 communist terrorists surrendered to the
Joint Task Forces of Western Mindanao Command, 31 of whom yielded in ZamPeLan
and 94 in Central Mindanao, Capt. Petinglay added.
Mount
Malindang, The Crossroads of
Misamis
Occidental
|
PAGADIAN
CITY, Zamboanga del Sur (April 21, 2018) - Two communist terrorists laid down
their arms Tuesday at 8am yesterday (April 18) in the neighboring province of
Misamis Occidental.
Western
Mindanao Command (WesMinCom) Information Officer Capt. Jo-Ann D. Petinglay
identified the Red Returnees as Reneboy Gumisid Empel and Junny Catulag
Martizano, both members of the Western Mindanao Regional Party Committee,
surrendered to the CSP team in Barangay Tuno, Don Victoriano Chiongbian,
Misamis Occidental.
Capt.
Petinglay disclosed that Empel is a member of TM Baking Squad, while Martizano
is a member of TM Abe, Squad 1, both of Section Committee “JOJI” SRPC II
“Monteroza.”
Map of
Misamis Occidental with
Don
Victoriano Chiongbian
highlighted |
Army’s
Premier Tabak Division Chief Major General Roseller Murillo, the JTF ZamPeLan
commander, said the returnees were brought to the headquarters of the 101st
Infantry Battalion for custodial debriefing and were initially subjected to
medical examination.
“We welcome
the surrender of communist terrorists in Mindanao and sustains the conduct of
its focused military and intelligence operations to eliminate the remaining
threats in the region,” said Major General Arnel Delavega, the General
Officer-in-Charge of the Western Mindanao Command.
“I would like
to acknowledge the support of the Local Chief Executives in the government’s
effort to defeat the CNTs.”
“I personally
believe that if the surrenders will continue, that would greatly merit the
people and the country,” added MGen Delavega.
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