Camp BGen Efigenio C Navarro, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro – A 45-year-old Milisyang Bayan member under the Kilusang Larangang Gerilya of the Sub-Regional Military Area (SRMA-4D) in Oriental Mindoro voluntarily surrendered to the Regional Mobile Force Battalion (RMFB) 4B on Thursday, July 7, 2022 at about 1:30 PM.

RMFB Force Commander Police Colonel Rolando C Lampad revealed that alias “Ka Bugtae” hails from Brgy. Lisap, Bongabong, Oriental Mindoro voluntarily surrendered to 403rd B Maneuver Company led by PCPT ARIES-JOI M ADORIO, Officer-in-Charge, in Brgy. Cabalwa, Mansalay, of the said province.

The surrender of “Ka Bugtae” was made possible through the intelligence support and assistance from the 10th Special Action Battalion of PNP-SAF, Regional Intelligence Division of MIMAROPA, Provincial Intelligence Unit and 2nd Provincial Mobile Force Company under Oriental Mindoro PPO, Regional Intelligence Unit MIMAROPA, Military Intelligence Company, and 4th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army, and Mansalay Municipal Police Station.

Through the relentless efforts of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), eighty-five (85) members and supporters of the Communist Terrorist Group have already surrendered to the Police Regional Office MIMAROPA since January this year.

“Ka Bugtae” is now under the custody of 403rd MC RMFB 4B for debriefing and determining whether the former rebels are qualified for the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (ECLIP).

“I commend our personnel for their efforts in this remarkable accomplishment. This is a direct outcome of the PNP’s relentless counter-insurgency campaign, in active partnership with the Philippine Army, and other government agencies under the NTF-ELCAC (National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict),” PBGen Hernia said. – RPIO MIMAROPA