2 Militias surrender with anti-personnel mine in Batangas
CAMP CAPINPIN, Rizal - Two Milisyang Bayan members with anti-personnel mine surrendered to government forces in Rosario, Batangas, on Wednesday. August 16, 2023.
Troops of the 59th Infantry "Protector" Battalion, Batangas PNP, and Rosario PNP facilitated the voluntary surrender of two MB members from SINAG-1 of the Southern Tagalog Regional Party Committee. Both personalities are residents of Barangay Guinhawa in Taysan, Batangas. One of them also yielded an anti-personnel mine.
In a statement, 2nd Infantry "Jungle Fighter" Division Commander Maj. Gen. Roberto S. Capulong lauded the MBs for heeding the government's call for peace and expressed 2ID will remain committed to supporting those who abandon armed struggle as they rebuild their lives with their loved ones in the folds of the law.
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