Former NPA team leader Ka Loloy surrenders after 34 years

A former New People's Army (NPA) team leader, known as 'Ka Loloy,' who operated in Cagayan province from the late 1980s through the early 1990s, surrendered to authorities this week after more than three decades of hiding.

Farmer Ka Loloy, 55, joined the East Front of the Cagayan provincial committee and served as a logistics officer and squad leader for over 100 communist guerrillas during his time with the underground movement.

His group operated in the hinterlands of Lasam, Lallo, Santa Ana, and Pamplona towns in Cagayan province, engaging in numerous gun battles with government troops that resulted in casualties among his comrades.

Due to the difficulties and dangers faced within the rebel movement, Ka Loloy abandoned the rebellion in September 1991 and sought refuge on Calayan Island.

After over three decades of hiding, he formally surrendered to authorities last Monday.