LUCENA CITY --- An alleged New People's Army (NPA) rebel surrendered to police and Army soldiers in Lopez town in Quezon province Friday, Feb. 3, after he got separated from his comrades, the military reported.
The 85th Infantry Battalion said in a report Saturday, Feb. 4, that the rebel returnee was Flaviano Andal Jr., alias "Ka Bitoy," a resident of Lopez town.
The military tagged Andal as one of the communist guerrillas that engaged the government forces in two successive battles in San Andres and San Francisco towns over the weekend.
"He (Andal) got separated from the other rebels during the exchange of gunfire and decided to return home to his family," the report said.
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Alleged NPA rebel surrenders in Quezon