Ex-Red fighter yields in Tarlac | Inquirer News

Ex-Red fighter yields in Tarlac

/ 12:56 PM April 27, 2023

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MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga — A former communist fighter had surrendered and turned over a handgun, live bullets and an explosive device in Camiling town, Tarlac province, the Central Luzon police disclosed on Thursday, April 27.

In a statement, Police Regional Office 3 director Brigadier General Jose Hidalgo Jr. identified the former rebel only as “Ka Libreng,” who belonged to the Kilusang Larangan Gerilya Tarlac-Zambales area.

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He said Ka Libreng decided to surrender on April 25 to take advantage of the government’s programs under the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict.

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The former rebel turned over a caliber.38 revolver with four live bullets and a 40-mm explosive.

Hidalgo said three former members of a group identified by the police as a front for the New People’s Army also surrendered in Tarlac.

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Like Ka Libreng, the three men are also expected to receive livelihood, educational, and cash incentives under the national government’s programs for rebel returnees. INQ

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