Municipal Mayor Anthony Wooden Monday led his constituents in a peace rally here to ask the New People's Army to leave them in peace so they can pursue developments in agriculture, tourism and energy production.
”We ask the NPA to leave us in peace and administer our own affairs,” he said.
He said this kind of rally was also staged by the officials and residents of Bontoc,
The rallies were staged as a result of the June 28 ambush by the NPA of more than 100 police trainees where one was killed and nine were injured.
In both rallies, officials condemned as treacherous the NPA attack against the unarmed police trainees.
Wooden said before the attack, tourists perceived the town as among the most peaceful places in the province, and tourist spots were already being listed down.
Besides, a private investor had signified intention of putting up a hydroelectric project to produce clean energy in the area.
The mayor said the local farmers have started to have viable production of coffee and wine.
He lamented however that all these developments would be stalled when the NPA would not leave them in peace and progress.
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