THE ARMY’S 10th Infantry Division (ID) has called on the communist groups to immediately release Sgt. Solaiman Calucop and PFC Samuel Garay who were abducted last Feb. 2 while the unilateral ceasefire was in effect.
Maj. Gen. Rafael Valencia, 10th ID commander, said there is no hindrance for the release of the two soldiers as there are no military operations being undertaken against the abductors.
“We believe that any group who is sincere in talking peace with the government should rectify the treachery committed by their armed group i.e. abducting soldiers while ceasefire is in effect,” Valencia said. “Thus, this call for the immediate release of the two abducted soldiers.”
Capt. Alexandre Cabales, acting chief of the division’s Public Affairs Office, said that ever since the “treacherous abduction” by the New People’s Army (NPA) in the midst of the unilateral ceasefire, the 10th ID has not conducted any offensive military operations against the abductors.
Maj. Gen. Rafael Valencia, 10th ID commander, said there is no hindrance for the release of the two soldiers as there are no military operations being undertaken against the abductors.
“We believe that any group who is sincere in talking peace with the government should rectify the treachery committed by their armed group i.e. abducting soldiers while ceasefire is in effect,” Valencia said. “Thus, this call for the immediate release of the two abducted soldiers.”
Capt. Alexandre Cabales, acting chief of the division’s Public Affairs Office, said that ever since the “treacherous abduction” by the New People’s Army (NPA) in the midst of the unilateral ceasefire, the 10th ID has not conducted any offensive military operations against the abductors.
“This was done in order not to compromise the safety of the two soldiers and believing that they should be released unconditionally as their abduction was done by an armed group of a party involved in formal peace talks with the government and a ceasefire was still in effect,” Cabales said.
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