EASTMINCOM commander Lt. Gen. Ricardo Rainier Cruz III (left) and AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Emmanuel Bautista receive surrendered firearms from 72 former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels at Camp Evangelista in Cagayan de Oro City on Friday, March 28, 2014. The ceremony came a day before the NPA’s 45th founding anniversary.

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