From the left-of-center MindaNews (Oct 3): Rebels’ wives seek stop to ‘harassment’

Two residents of a remote village here are seeking help to stop the alleged harassment against them by the military, after admitting to the latter that their husbands are members of the New People’s Army (NPA). Lyn-Lyn Genita and Irish Brigole, of Barangay Pandaitan, Paquibato district, aired their plea in a press conference here Monday.... Meanwhile, Major Jake Obligado, in a phone interview Monday, denied the allegation that soldiers have been harassing communities, including wives of NPA members. He said the military visited the families of NPA members to bring good news and offer them economic opportunities, noting that they are not doing it by force....

http://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2012/10/03/rebels-wives-seek-stop-to-harassment/