Two members of Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit previously captured communists New People’s Army rebels were released Friday afternoon, March 24 in Barangay Don Salvador Lopez, Mati City.
CAFGU members Rene Doller and Carl Mark Nucos were captured by NPAs last February 14, 2017 in Barangay Don Mariano Marcos, Lupon, Davao Oriental.
Doller, 34, and Nucos, 24, belong to CAFGU unit under the 72nd Infantry Battalion operating in the area.
Both were captured at a checkpoint mounted by the NPA rebels in Don Mariano Marcos.
The release last Friday was facilitated by the group Exodus for Justice and Peace led by Bishop Bishop Hamuel Tequis and Reverend Jurie Jaime.
Davao Oriental Board Member Louie Rabat also witnessed the release together with Rodulfo Doller and Mary Ann Nucos, the family members of said militiamen.
The National Democratic Front in Southern Mindanao Region, in a copy of the release order sent to the media, said the release is NDFP’s favorable response to the widespread appeal of the families of the paramilitary men.
Well-meaning parties and individuals who helped facilitate the release of the paramilitary men were also recognized in said release order.
The order was signed by Rubi del Mundo, representative of NDFP in Southern Mindanao.
The order added that Doller and Nucos exhibited remorse for their offenses and voluntary desistance from committing further crimes against the people and the revolutionary forces.
