113 communist rebels surrender to cops in Mimaropa in 7 months

CITY OF CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines --- A total of 113 alleged members and supporters of the Communist Party of Philippines and New People's Army (CPP-NPA) have voluntarily surrendered to the Philippine National Police (PNP) in the Mimaropa Region since January this year. Mimaropa stands for Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan. "This is a direct outcome of the PNP's relentless counter-insurgency campaign in active partnership with the Armed Forces of the Philippines, LGUs, and other government agencies through the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict," Brig. Gen. Sidney Sultan Hernia, chief of the Mimaropa Police Regional Office, said in a ...

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