Friday, December 12, 2014

Mountain Province rally condemns NPA atrocities

From the Philippine News Agency (Dec 12): Mountain Province rally condemns NPA atrocities

LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte -- Local officials led by Mountain Province Governor Leonardo Mayaen and some 300 students and teachers condemned the New People’s Army (NPA) for their atrocities in a rally held at the public plaza of capital town Bontoc during the observance of Human Rights Day last Wednesday.

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.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=715671

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