The Communist Party of the Philippines ordered its armed wing, the New People’s Army, to “strike at” Philippine military units allegedly “engaging in intimidation against the people.”
Newly-appointed Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Emmanuel Bautista “will end his term in frustration as he is bound to fail miserably” in pursuing his objective of “rendering irrelevant” the New People’s Army, the Communist Party of the Philippines said Friday.
A militiaman was shot dead by communist rebels in Magpet, North Cotabato, on Thursday, the day the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) announced it was restoring the truce it had earlier recalled until Jan. 15, the police said on Friday.
A militiaman was shot dead by communist rebels in Magpet, North Cotabato on Thursday , the day the Communist Party of the Philippines announced it was restoring the truce it had earlier recalled until January 15, the police said Friday.
The government peace panel negotiating with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) has expressed disappointment over the decision of communist rebels to cut short the ceasefire they earlier declared with state security forces.
After President Aquino belatedly approved the proposed extension of Christmas ceasefire up to January 15, the communist-led National Democratic Front of the Philippines recommended to the Communist Party of the Philippines to also declare the extension of its own truce period.
Communist insurgents on Wednesday called off a truce with the government, almost two weeks ahead of its proposed end, raising concerns about the future of the peace talks between the two sides.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines announced Wednesday it is extending its holiday truce with the communist rebels until January 15.
At least 17 families of a lumad tribe in Marilog District in Davao City were evacuated after receiving threats from New People’s Army allegedly eyeing the tribe’s village as the site for the celebration of the upcoming anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) in December, the military said.
The military found an abandoned camp of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Iloilo Thursday, an Army spokesman said.
In order for there to be peace in the Philippines, the entire Filipino population should be one in denouncing the violence of armed groups, a commanding general of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Tuesday night.
Two weeks ago, amid calls for the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army to return to the negotiating table with the government, Left leader Satur Ocampo had urged President Aquino to “uphold his vow to resume peace talks” with the insurgent group, just like he did with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
The communist National Democratic Front slammed President Benigno Aquino on Friday for his “pessimism” about the resumption of peace talks with communist rebels.
