{"id":108569,"date":"2017-07-27T21:05:11","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T01:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=108569"},"modified":"2025-01-09T13:38:27","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T18:38:27","slug":"npa-guerilla-fighter-surrenders-in-palawan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/07\/27\/npa-guerilla-fighter-surrenders-in-palawan\/","title":{"rendered":"NPA guerilla fighter surrenders in Palawan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rico Libutan, 30, who goes by the aliases \u201cKa Lovely, Ka Cedric, and Ka Rocky,\u201d voluntarily surrendered to the management of DWAR 103.9 FM in Puerto Princesa (PNA Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, July 28 — A New People\u2019s Army (NPA) guerrilla fighter voluntarily surrendered late Thursday afternoon here amidst continuing clashes between his former comrades and military forces in the borderlines of two towns in southern Palawan.<\/p>\n

Rico Libutan, 30, who goes by the aliases \u201cKa Lovely, Ka Cedric, and Ka Rocky,\u201d voluntarily surrendered to the management of DWAR 103.9 FM in Puerto Princesa.<\/p>\n

In a radio interview, which was live-streamed in social media, the former NPA insurgent said he surrendered because he wanted to clean his name after discovering it is in the military\u2019s \u201corder of battle.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI had already left the revolutionary movement for quite some time now. I surrendered as I want to clear my name because I was told it\u2019s in the military\u2019s order of battle. Without surrendering, I still feel I am not free to roam around; I constantly worry about my safety,\u201d Libutan said.<\/p>\n

He said his surrender is not a secret to the rebel movement Bienvenido Vallever Command (BVC) in Palawan. In fact, he asked for his comrades\u2019 permission, and all they allegedly told him was to be careful of his security, and not to sell them out to the military.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey told me not to betray them when I surrender, and to be careful of my security if I want to clear my name,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

The \u201corder of battle\u201d in military refers to the tiered organization, command structure, strength, disposition of members, and equipment of units and formations of the enemies.<\/p>\n

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Libutan narrated to the radio station\u2019s Public Agenda program that he was assigned to the medical unit of the BVC after training in northern Palawan on acupuncture, basic life support, and other first aid cares.<\/p>\n

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His account claimed that the NPAs in their hidden campgrounds have complete emergency medical contrivances, including dextrose supplies, and scalpels used to operate on comrades who are wounded.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am part of the medical\u2026 the group that dispenses first aid at combat sites,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Libutan said he became a member of the NPA\u2019s BVC on October 8, 2013 without the knowledge of his family at Sitio Imulnod, Barangay Pulot Shore, Sofronio Espa\u00f1ola.<\/p>\n

According to Paglumotan, Libutan called their radio station and expressed intention to surrender.<\/p>\n

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They then immediately facilitated this by personally fetching him in Sofronio Espa\u00f1ola.<\/p>\n

The former NPA member\u2019s voluntary surrender was coordinated with the WESCOM through Captain Cherryl Tindog, its spokesperson.<\/p>\n

Tindog assured Libutan that as soon as he is in their care, the local government\u2019s rebel returnee integration program will be put to work to help him.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will ensure his safety here at the WESCOM, and the local integration program will be activated as soon as possible to help him,\u201d Tindog stated.<\/p>\n

Related to this, the WESCOM came out with a statement in its social media account Thursday morning that set straight claims of the NPA\u2019s Bienvenido Vallever Command that military forces are violating human rights in Bataraza.<\/p>\n

The statement reads: \u201cIn every combat operation, the Western Command and the whole of the AFP observes (sic) the primacy of human rights. The allegations of the communist terrorists on bombing of the houses of the indigenous people while focused military operations are on going (sic) in Bataraza, Palawan are obviously desperate lies and are meant to discredit the government forces who are relentlessly pursuing them out of their hideouts.\u201d<\/p>\n

It further said: \u201cThe Western Command, however, believes that our people are wise enough to see from the propaganda they issued that they are really the ones who are detrimental to peace and progress. Meanwhile, the focused military operations of Team Western Command shall continue.\u201d<\/p>\n

Libutan\u2019s arrest came after a suspected NPA couple was arrested early in the week in Araceli, northern Palawan by the municipal police.<\/p>\n

Husband and wife Carlito and Elizabeth Labajo were arrested after residents of Barangay Tinintinan reported that they, and two others, were seen spying on the municipal police station in Araceli and the house of Mayor Noel Beronio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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