Capt. Randy R. Sta. Maria, chief of the public affairs
office of the Army's 5th Infantry Division based at Camp Melchor F dela Cruz,
Gamu, Isabela province, said the rally was attended by students and teachers
from Sagada National High School, Namatec National High School of Sabangan
town; Mountain Province Polytechnic State College of Bontoc town, local
government units (LGUs) and non-government organizations (NGOs) of Mt.
Province.
The rally personally spearheaded by Governor Mayaen started
at 3:00pm until 6:00pm.
In his short speech, Governor Mayaen said, “from the
officialdom of Mt Province, together with my family, we condemn the NPA for
destroying the image of the peace-loving people of Mt Province.”
Finch Luna, president of the Youth Leadership Summit in
Sagada, Mt Province, added: “the barbaric acts of the NPA will greatly affect
the tourism industry which is one of the main sources of income in our
province.”
On November 30, 2014, troops from the Army's 54th IB were
ambushed by NPA elements killing two soldiers and wounding five others. The
incident happened after the troops conducted a three-day Youth Leadership
Summit in Sagada town.
“It was an activity for peace and ironically, the NPA wanted
to disrupt it which showed the anti-peace and development character of the
rebels,” Sta. Maria said.
He added the four decades of armed struggle have brought
senseless deaths and misery to hundreds of thousands of Filipinos, that
destroyed the future of many Filipino youth as well.
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