30/04/2021
Sayang batangbata pa…..
Hatred, lies, and failed promises.
A young female combatant of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) said these were the things she encountered during her two "grueling" years within the communist rebel movement, forcing her to yield to government forces on Nov. 9 this year.
Leilan (not her real name) said she was 17 when lured by NPA recruiters into the movement, enticed by the promise she would be sent to school for free, as well as financial support for her family.
Unlike the other cases of surrenders involving NPA rebels, her case was unusual in many ways.
First, police and military authorities had to travel some 500 kilometers to fetch her and her child from North Cotabato to bring her to Surigao City, her hometown.
Her "extraction" also required some degree of secrecy and careful planning because the NPA leadership hid her at a secure location, on orders of her squad leader who impregnated her.
Source: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1121819?fbclid=IwAR2WuZVUgj2Zb8iEIdBnJ-pNh3KN74znMi-4igaZyEr_dIWSfm7Qef5zRa8