Former NPA leader leads 107 graduates of 10th ID Candidate Soldier Course
Former NPA leader leads 107 graduates of 10th ID Candidate Soldier Course
DAVAO CITY- Former Guerilla Front Secretary of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) now became a full-fledged member of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

Private Kurt Russel O. Sosa formerly known by the alias "Ugnay" completed the Candidate Soldier Course (CSC) cross-trained with Infantry Orientation Course (INFOC) during the Graduation Ceremony held at Sgt. Demerin Grandstand, Camp General Manuel T Yan Senior in Mawab, Davao De Oro on December 10. 

Sosa was the former Deputy Secretary of the dismantled Sub-Regional Committee 4 and Secretary of the Guerilla Front 3 operating in Davao Region.

Sosa is now a bonafide soldier of Philippine Army’s 10th Infantry "Agila" Division. 

Private Sosa also became the Class President out of 107 graduates, of which 89 are males and 18 are females, who all belong to CSC "KATALAS" Class of 741 - 2022 and INFOC Class 26 - 2022. Likewise, along with Sosa were other three former rebels and nine Indigenous Peoples (IPs).

Major General Nolasco A Mempin, 10th ID commander congratulated not only the graduates but also the parents and loved ones for the support they provided to the trainees. 

"Our profession as a soldier will not make us rich. However, if we perform our duties and responsibilities with utmost nobility, this will give us a more fulfilled life than anyone else,"Mempin said.

Davao De Oro Governor Dorothy M. Gonzaga, meanwhile, expressed her gratitude to the graduates for their decision in joining the profession of arms to serve the Filipino people.

Photos from 10th ID

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