The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Sunday expressed its commitment to aid the government in all its efforts to end the insurgency conflict in peace and honor.
"The AFP has been very supportive of all the peace initiatives and undertakings of the government. The AFP will likewise continue to exhaust all measures and avenues to contribute to the overall effort of the government for the peaceful closures of conflict," military spokesperson Col. Arnulfo M. Burgos, Jr., said.
He also stressed that talking peace is two way and both sides must show sincerity.
This is after the rebel group conducted a series of atrocities in the CARAGA area, culminating in the ambush of Gingoog Mayor Ruthie Guingona which wounded three and killed two persons last April 20.
"And the sincerity of intentions must not only be articulated at the top but must be translated down to the ground. While we support the peace building activities of the government, our focused combat operations directed against the armed group in the countryside will continue in order to protect our people in the communities,"
He added that despite this "Bayanihan" teams of the AFP will continue to conduct peace and development activities particularly in far flung villages to contribute to nation building and for the attainment of a just and lasting peace for the country.
"We call on our misguided brothers in the NPAs to abandon the armed violence that is destroying public infrastructures and vital economic facilities and even causing loss of innocent lives. That is why the NPAs if they are pro-people, they must abandon the armed violence that has been the primary cause of our people's sufferings,"
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