One of the New People's Army top members was arrested in Cagayan De Oro on Saturday night. Apparently he was in town as part of a negotiating team under the auspices of the Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees ("JASIG"), i.e. a white flag more or less. (Local authorities claim that the fellow was "on vacation" in Cagayan de Oro when he was apprehended, and not part of any negotiations.) Well, JASIG agreement or not, it apparently didn't nullify the 5.6 million piso bounty on his head.
The arrest has had unexpected bonuses though: Apparently feeling a little demoralized with this latest setback, quite a few other communist rebels have laid down their weapons and surrendered to authorities.
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