GENERAL SANTOS CITY-
A New People’s Army couple had reunited with their nine month-old after they
surrendered to military authorities in Malita, Davao Occidental last Wednesday.
Lt. Col. Ronaldo
Valdez, 73rd Infantry Battalion commander, identified the NPA couple
surrenderees as Tata Magandang. 35 and his 18 year old wife, Donya Palapan,
former team leader and medic, respectively of NPA-Guerilla Front 71 operating
in Davao occidental and Sarangani provinces.
They yielded two M-16
rifles and a .45 caliber pistol.
The couple, who joined the NPA rebel group in
2016, said they opted to surrender because of their desire to take care of
their child who was turned over by the NPA local command to their contact in the lowlands who served
as nanny to the child.
They said their local commanders asked
them to give up their responsibility to nurture the chid so that they can
devote their time to communist underground movement.
Following the surrender
of the NPA couple, Valdez had immediately ordered to locate the family who took
care of the child and convinced the latter to return the baby to his parents.
The couple denounced
the inhuman indoctrination of the NPA wherein couple members of the NPA, the
armed- wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines , should give up their
responsibilities as parents to be able to devote their time to the
organization.
The couple was the third NPA couple who yielded
to military authorities this year.
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