KORONADAL CITY — Two members of the communist New People’s Army have surrendered to military authorities in South Cotabato, following military offensives that claimed the lives of at least 10 Red fighters in nearby Sultan Kudarat.
Brig. Gen.Roy Gallido, commander of the 601st Infantry Brigade, said the two NPA rebels who surrendered with their firearms and explosives to the 5th Special Forces Battalion in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, also turned in assault rifles.
Galido said the rebels decided to surrender after learning that more than 10 guerillas were killed in a military operation in Mt. Lumuton in Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat.
Those killed were among the group that tried to…
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