In Negros Oriental, another two (2) NPA personalities belonging to the Central Negros Front – 1 (CN1) surrendered to Guihulngan City Task Force ELCAC headed by Mayor Carlo Jorge Reyes along with the joint teams of 62IB and Guihulngan City PNP at the City Mayor’s Residence in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental last October 23, 2020, the 303rd Brigade said in a press statement.
The two were alias MARI, Chairman of KAUGMA-ON Guihulngan City Chapter and alias JOMAR member of SDG Platoon, CN1, Komiteng Rehiyon – Negros Cebu Bohol Siquijor.
The surrender was likewise made possible through the joint efforts of 62nd Infantry Battalion headed by LtColonel Melvin Flores and the Guihulngan City Police Station with Police LtColonel Bonifacio S Tecson, COP.
Said personalities revealed that aside from the unbearable hardships and hunger, they have realized that their recruiter’s promise of “change” in their lives upon joining the movement will never be true instead they were further pushed into the abyss of no hope by being directed to spread propaganda against the government and conduct atrocities against fellow Negrenses.
Colonel Inocencio Pasaporte, Commander of 303rd Infantry Brigade commended the aggressive efforts of the Guihulngan City Task Force- ELCAC along with the AFP-PNP troops in the area.