TACLOBAN CITY-A 25-year-old member of an underground mass organization (UGMO), affiliated with communist rebel groups, voluntarily surrendered to the 804th Maneuver Company(MC) of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion 8 in Lavezares, Northern Samar, on Wednesday, September 18, 2024.
Authorities identified the surrenderer as “Ling,” a female resident of Barangay Pasabuena, Victoria, Northern Samar. She was a member of the Kabataan Alliance (Victoria Chapter) from 2018 to 2021.
Captain Mark Mhon Amistoso, officer-in-charge of the 804th MC headquarters, commended his team for their “exhaustive efforts” leading to the successful operation.
He also urged other UGMO members to “return to mainstream society and seize the opportunity to live a normal and decent life with their loved ones.”
Ling is now under the custody of the 804th MC, where she will be assessed for potential enrollment in the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP), as confirmed by the Police Regional Office-Eastern Visayas.
The surrender was made possible through the collaborative efforts of various agencies, including the 804th MC, Area Police Command-Visayas, 1st Northern Samar Provincial Maneuver Force Company, Lavezares Municipal Police Station, Provincial Intelligence Team Northern Samar, Regional Intelligence Unit 8, Northern Samar Provincial Explosive Ordnance and Canine Unit, Maritime Law Enforcement Team Northern Samar, and the Northern Samar Provincial Highway Patrol Team-Regional Highway Patrol Unit 8.
(RONALD O. REYES)
