SULTAN KUDARAT — Eighteen communist rebels surrendered Tuesday in Senator Ninoy Aquino town and turned in firearms and four powerful roadside bombs. Besides assault rifles and pistols, the 18 NPAs yielded four newly-assembled roadside bombs, each weighing more than two kilos. The 18 NPAs were presented on Tuesday to Senator Ninoy Aquino Mayor Randy Ecija, who promised to help in their assimilation into mainstream society. The 33rd IB has negotiated the surrender of 50 NPAs in Sultan Kudarat province in the past seven months. Three of the 18 rebels who surrendered Tuesday are from Sultan Kudarat’s seaside Kalamansig town, all under the NPA’s Guerilla Front 73.

Source: Philippine Star October 25, 2017 10:52 UTC