With President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Saturday ordering the
lifting of the unilateral ceasefire against the CPP-NPA-NDF, the AFP said it
remains duty bound to comply with any orders issued by the Chief Executive
regarding this development.
"The AFP will abide by the ensuing orders of the
Commander-in-Chief, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte following this
development," AFP public affairs office chief Col. Edgard Arevalo said.
Duterte declared the unilateral ceasefire against the rebels
during his first State-of-the-Nation Address last July 25 in line with
achieving the government’s goal of final and lasting peace.
But the Chief Executive ordered the lifting of the
unilateral ceasefire that he ordered after the 5 p.m. Saturday ultimatum he
gave lapsed without reciprocation from the rebels.
“Correspondingly, I am ordering the Armed Forces of the
Philippines and the Philippine National Police to also withdraw the operational
guidelines they issued in pursuance to that ceasefire declaration,” Duterte
stressed.
Prior the deadline, the President demanded a concrete
explanation from the rebels regarding its July 27 attack against militia units
in Kapalong, Davao Del Norte which killed one and wounded four others.
"Opportunity missed!
This could have been what the Filipino nation had been waiting for -- the
silencing of the guns that could have hastened development especially in the
countryside," Arevalo stressed.
As this develops, AFP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Restituto
Padilla said the military was now issuing appropriate orders to all its units
nationwide regarding the lifting of the unilateral ceasefire.
"All our forces remain on high alert and will resume to
discharge their normal functions and constitutional mandated tasks," he
added.
Padilla also said the rebels missed a golden opportunity to
manifest their commitment to the attainment of peace.
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