NDFP hits apprehension of ‘consultant’

From the Visayan Daily Star (May 17): NDFP hits apprehension of ‘consultant’

The National Democratic Front of the Philippines condemned the arrest of its alleged consultant, Roy Erecre, who has been tagged by the military as the secretary of the Komiteng Rehiyonal Sentral Bisayas, in Davao City on May 7.

Former Negrense priest Luis Jalandoni, chairperson of the NDFP negotiating panel, said Erecre is one of their consultants in the peace talks with the government, as he holds an NDFP Document of Identification No. ND978243, under the assumed name of Vide Alguna.

In a statement he issued, Jalandoni accused the AFP and PNP of disregarding Erecre’s NDFP Document of Identification, which he had in his possession during what he calls his “illegal arrest”.

Erecre, with the aliases of Toto and Pasyong, has pending arrest warrants for robbery-in-band, and frustrated murder, the latter of which was issued by the San Carlos Regional Trial Court Judge Kathrine Go, who recommended P200,000 as bail.

Jalandoni said the NDFP holds the administration of President Benigno Aquino III for what he claimed to be the latest gross violation of the Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees.

In the same statement, Jalandoni said the continued violation of the rights of more than a dozen other NDFP consultants and JASIG-protected personnel, and refusal of the Aquino regime to comply with its obligations according to the JASIG and the Comprehensive Agreement of Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law are big obstacles to the holding of peace negotiations between the regime and the NDFP.

The KRSB allegedly headed by Erecre used to operate in Negros Oriental.

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2014/May/17/negor5.htm