He said support from the people of Lake Sebu to the government’s peace initiatives have continued to grain ground since the municipal government declared the NPA last September as persona non grata.
Otida said the resolution unanimously passed by the municipal council shows that the people support the implementation of President’s Rodrigo Duterte’s Executive Order No. 70 or the “whole-of-nation approach” in ending local communist armed conflict.
“That is why we thank the people who have complemented our efforts by adding social pressure for the NPA members to finally surrender,” he added.[]
The latest surrenderers have brought to six the number of NPA rebels under the Front 73 who yielded in Lake Sebu this week.
Four former rebels under the Platoon Samsung surrendered last Tuesday and laid down three high-powered firearms to personnel from the South Cotabato Police Provincial Office and the provincial government.[]