Extortion gave NPA P25M in 2012–AFP
By Nikko Dizon
The New People’s Army (NPA) raised P25 million from extortion fees in 2012, the military said in a statement on Friday.

The New People’s Army (NPA) raised P25 million from extortion fees in 2012, the military said in a statement on Friday.

The military said on Thursday that communist insurgents in Eastern Samar have been demanding as much as P1 million in campaign fee from each of the gubernatorial candidates to allow them to campaign in “red” or communist rebel-infiltrated areas.