A SUSPECTED hitman of the New People’s Army (NPA) has surrendered and returned to the folds of the law over the weekend.
A certain Bryan Fabre alias Alex, 32, resident of Barangay Mabuhay, Valencia City, turned himself in to the Eight Infantry Battalion (8IB) in Impasug-ong, Bukidnon.
The military said Fabre was a member of Squad 1, SDG Platoon "Thunder", North Central Mindanao Regional Committee of the NPA.
Fabre surrendered to the government troops his homemade 9mm sub-machine gun.
The military reported that the former communist guerilla yielded because he got tired from hiding and running from the government forces.
In a statement, the military said Fabre got fed up with the false promises of the organization "that left him with nothing but a life filled with fear and starvation".
"The CPP-NPA terrorists is weakening each passing day with all our efforts to maintain peace and order in the province of Bukidnon. The members of this armed group is slowly realizing it," 8IB commander Lieutenant Colonel Ronald Illana said.
"It is never too late to go back and start again. The government will be there to support and help you get back on your feet only if you give peace a chance," he added.