118 NPA members, supporters yield in Samar
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Fifty-six members of the Batakang Organisasyong Pangpartido (BOP), 50 members of the Yunit Milisya (YM), and 12 members of the Organisadong Masa have sworn allegiance to the government after abandoning communist ideologies. Nine of them were barangay chairmen and council members in the town. Matuguinao Mayor Aran Boller gave an ultimatum on Feb. 15 to 353 identified CPP-NPA-NDF members and supporters to lay down their arms to achieve lasting peace in the NPA-infested municipality. He warned that those who failed to surrender would be charged under the Anti-Terr...
Source: mb.com.ph