Rebel tired of life on the run yields to Quezon police
LUCENA CITY — For fear of being captured or killed, a communist rebel who took part in two consecutive armed encounters between government forces and New People’s Army in Southern Quezon on Friday returned to the fold of the law.
Quezon police director Col. Ledon Monte said Flaviano Prudencio Andal Jr. alias “Bitoy/Mao/Alcoy,” 41, of Bgy. San Francisco B, Lopez, Quezon sought the help of Lopez, Quezon Mayor Rachel Ubana for his safe surrender to Maj. Rodelio Calawit, the commander of the 2nd Quezon Provincial Mobile Force Company.
Andal, according to Monte, is the Squad Logistics officer (S4) of Squad Bakeng, Platon Reymark, SRM4B, STRPC.
It can be recalled that three NPA rebels, including their leader, were killed in pursuit operation by military troopers and police forces at the forested area of Bgy. Huyon- Huyon, San Francisco, Quezon on Sunday following an earlier encounter in Bgy. Pansoy, San Andres, Quezon on January 27.
The first encounter resulted in the death of three rebels, including Joseph Delos Santos alias “Ka Ken,” better known as “Ka Bingot”, the leader of a rebel group operating in Southern Quezon.
Three AK-47 rifles, bullets and bombs were recovered by the government forces in the battle ground.
Andal revealed to authorities that from Camarines Su, they travelled by boat for three hours before they reached San Andres town, where the first encounter with joint elements of the Army’s 85th Infantry Battalion under Lt. Col. Joel Jonson, and Quezon Police Provincial Mobile Force under Maj. Calawit occurred.
After the second clash in San Francisco town, Andal said he decided to abandon his comrades and surrender himself to authorities.
