CITY OF CALAPAN—Police on Wednesday (Feb. 17) announced the surrender of 22 Mangyans, who were alleged communist rebels, to the regional office of the Philippine National Police in the city.
The Mangyans surrendered at the Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan (Mimaropa) regional PNP headquarters in Camp Efigenio Navarro, according to police.
Commenting on the surrender, PNP chief Gen. Debold Sinas said it was a “huge setback” for communist rebels. The Mangyans, said Sinas, had “an important role in sustaining their existence by providing vital information, food, medicines and other combat materials.”
He said the Mangyan tribe had always been target of rebels for exploitation….
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