Church leaders in Northern Mindanao
are pleading for the suspension of military operations to secure the release of
the army soldier held captive by the communist rebels in Misamis Oriental.
In a letter to President Benigno Aquino III dated July 20,
2015, the Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform (PEPP) appealed to the President
for the suspension of military and police operations in the region to ensure
the safe release of Pfc. Adonis Jess Lupiba.
The communist New People’s Army (NPA) captured Lupiba when
the rebels attacked a team of government troopers in the hinterland village of Alagatan
in Gingoog City
The National Democratic Front (NDF) in Mindanao
has asked for the suspension of the military and police operations in the
tri-boundary of Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon, and Agusan Del Norte to facilitate
the safe release of Lupiba.
The letter, signed by Archbishop Antonio Ledesma, of the
Archdiocese of Cagayan De Oro and Bishop Felixberto Calang of the Diocese of
the Iglesia Filipina Independiente in Cagayan De Oro, said that the PEPP is a
third party committee now working to facilitate the release of Pfc. Lupiba.
Also attached was the undated letter from Lupiba’s wife and
parents pleading for the President’s intercession for the safe release of
Lupiba in captivity.
“Nangaliyupo ako kanimo halangdon nga Presidente, isip
Commander-in-Chief sa nasud, anaa sa imong mga kamot ang kaluwasan sa akong
bana,”( As President and the country’s Commander-in-Chief, I am appealing for
your Excellency since the safety of my husband’s life now lies in your hands,”
Lupiba’s wife Hennie Lou wrote.
The PEPP also informed the President that the local NDF has
also expressed the desire to release the soldier if the security and the
environment permit.
Last year, the PEPP as third party committee together with
the local government unit also succeeded in the negotiation that led to the
release of the two soldiers held captive by the NPA rebels in the mountains of
Bukidnon.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=785197
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