ZAMBOANGA CITY:  Communist rebels have freed two jail guards they took as prisoners of war in the southern Philippines following appeals made by their families and humanitarian groups.

The duo—Juan Salazar and Feliciano Polan—were released on Thursday by the New People’s Army (NPA) on a hinterland village in Surigao del Sur’s San Miguel town. They were held captive since April 27 after rebels ambushed their vehicle to free a prisoner, Jojean Alameda, who was falsely indentifed as a member of the rebel group.

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