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Rebels in Bukidnon surrender

CAMP ALAGAR, Cagayan de Oro City: Forty-three members of the outlawed New People's Army (NPA) yielded to Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), in an acceptance ceremony held here Saturday.

During the ceremony, Acorda led the oath of loyalty of the surrendered communist rebels, who vowed to support the government's efforts to end the insurgency in Northern Mindanao.