An image grabbed from a video shows New People's Army guerrillas in the Visayas helping a farmer replant his crops in the wake of super typhoon Yolanda last year. (video from http://www.philippinerevolution.net/)
Communist rebels said their forces are “mobilizing all possible resources to secure the people and carry out all necessary operations” in the face of typhoon “Hagupit” (local name: “Ruby”).
“All units of the New People’s Army (NPA) operating in areas in the path of typhoon Ruby, specifically those in Eastern Visayas, Panay, Central Visayas, Negros, Bicol and Southern Tagalog regions, are on alert to immediately respond to possible emergencies that may arise as a result of the typhoon,” the Communist Party of the Philippines said in a statement.
“In geologically hazardous areas where there is danger of floods, mudflows, sea surges and other natural disasters, barrio revolutionary committees and standing organs of political power acting as agencies of the people’s government are in the process of mobilizing the people to carry out preventive evacuation to ensure their safety,” it added.
The CPP said rebel militias, which are often deployed as “civil defense units,” have been assigned “to assist the people in preparing evacuation areas, securing their homes, properties, work animals, fields and sources of livelihood,” with special attention given “to the elderly, children, pregnant women, single parents and others requiring special assistance in times of emergencies.”
It added that, “barrio revolutionary authorities must be able to account for the village population before and after the storm and carry out rescue operations when necessary.”
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/100609/reds-mobilize-for-hagupit
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