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Matuguinao, Samar Mayor Aran Boller. (File photo) TACLOBAN CITY - The local government unit of Matuguinao, Samar has expressed concern over recent attempts of the New People's Army (NPA) to recover five previously-influenced villages cleared through the efforts of the Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (TF-ELCAC). Matuguinao town Mayor Aran Boller said in a phone interview Tuesday there are recent sightings and recruitment attempts in some remote communities of their town. The mayor said residents have been reporting to the municipal government about the presence of armed men in the far-flung villages of San Roque, Inubod, Carolina, Ligaya, and Del Rosario. Village chiefs of these five communities which were earlier cleared from NPA threats opted to stay in the house of their relatives in the town center for fear of rebel attacks. These five village chiefs are among the 118 former NPA members and staunch supporters who heeded the mayor's call to surrender and pled