LUCENA CITY – Fourteen alleged members of the communist New People’s Army (NPA), seven of them women, surrendered with some of their firearms to the police in Lian, Batangas on Friday.
The Police Regional Office 4A, in a report Saturday, identified the rebel returnees as Melody Cabrera, Michell Baay, Reymart Bathan, Leonila Moises, Gloria Navarro, Felipe Bathan, Jhona Decepeda, Joemar Baay, Maricel Bathan, Bernardo Baay, Carolina dela Rosa, Lamberto Baay, Reynaldo dela Rosa, and Pedro Moises, all residents of Barangay (village) Sambungan in Calatagan town.
The police tagged Melody, Michell and Raymart as alleged members of the NPA’s Eduardo Dagli Command operating in Batangas province.
The police are preparing the necessary assistance to the former rebels in their reintegration protocols under the government’s Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-Clip).
E-Clip offers free medical treatments, education, housing, and legal aid to rebels who will surrender. Each rebel can also receive cash aid and other benefits to help them and their families to start new lives.
The NPA is the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines.