ZAMBOANGA CITY: Two New People’s Army (NPA) rebels have escaped from their group and surrendered to the military in Zamboanga del Norte, officials said on Tuesday.

Capt. Franco Suelto, a spokesman for the 1st Infantry Division, said cousins Jerry Lumangcag, 19, and Arnel Lumangcag, 25, also surrendered their AK-47 assault rifles to Lt. Col. Alvin Luzon, commander of the 53rd Infantry Battalion, in Guipos town.

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