281 new soldiers include 15 ex-rebels

By Cris Diaz

Aug 19, 2022 12:05 am

CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City: Fifteen former members of the communist New People's Army (NPA) are now full fledge soldiers, the military said on Thursday.

Maj. Francisco Garello Jr., chief of the Army's Division of Public Affairs, said that the 15 former rebels surrendered on separate occasions and are among the 281 new soldiers of the Army's Fourth Infantry Division (ID) here.

SERVING THE OTHER SIDE Fifteen former members of the New People’s Army are among the 281 soldiers who passed the rigorous candidate soldiers course on May 23, 2022 and the infantry orientation course on July 25, 2022 in Bukidnon. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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