A MEMBER of the New People’s Army (NPA) surrendered to authorities in Molave town, Zamboanga del Sur on Tuesday, October 29.
Police Brigadier General Froilan Quidilla, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula director, identified the surrenderer as Cindo Castanyos Estacoja, alias Ka Langgam, 22.
Quidilla said Estacoja surrendered following a series of negotiations initiated by policemen of
Molave and officials of Alicia village of the same town.
Quidilla said Estacoja is a member of Team Abe of Front Committee of the NPA’s Western Mindanao
Regional Party Committee.
He said Estacoja surrendered through the government’s National Task Force-Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict.
He lauded all the concerned individuals who worked for the surrender of Estacoja.
“This mission won’t be possible without the cooperation and support of the community. Ending local communist is a battle of everyone and not a responsibility of one organization alone,” headded. (SunStar Zamboanga)