From the Philippine News Agency (Jan 30): Despite rebel attacks AFP to pursue
'Bayanihan'
Despite New People's Army attacks, the most violent being in La Castellana town,
Negros Occidental, the Armed Forces ) announced that it will still continue to
implement its Internal Peace and Security Plan "Bayanihan" .
Nine people died in the La Castellana attack.
Gen. Emmanuel T. Bautista, AFP chief, said this is because the latter offers
the best way for insurgent fighters a chance for peace and to be integrated
peacefully intp society.
Despite this pronouncement, he said the military will fulfill its mandate of
protecting the country and its citizens against external and internal
aggression.
"We will sustain 'Bayanihan' and what happened in (La Castellana, Negros
Occidental) will serve as a wake-up call for us on whether we want violence to
rule our country," he added.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&sid=&nid=&rid=492469
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