NDF-Sierra Madre propaganda statement posted to the Communist Party of the Philippines Website (Apr 6): NDFP-Sierra Madre congratulates NPA-Mt. Sierra Madre on its Successful Self-Defense and Counter-Attack Against Assaulting Government Soldiers
Calls on Media Personnel to Report Objectively and Resist the one-sided Press Releases of AFP-PNP!
Geronimo “Ka Geron” Sakay, Spokesperson
NDFP Sierra Madre
6 April 2017
The revolutionary movement in the provinces of Rizal and North Quezon under the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP-Mt. Sierra Madre-Southern Tagalog) congratulates the red fighters and officers of Rosario Lodronio Rosal Command (RLRC-NPA-Mt. Sierra Madre-Southern Tagalog) in their successful self-defense and counter-attack against assaulting government soldiers.
Last March 30, 2017 late afternoon, while CPP-NPA members were conducting peace consultation with the Dumagat tribesmen, they were treacherously attacked by a company size of government soldiers belonging to 80th IB-PA led by 1st Lietenants Entoma, Bauya, and Atad in Barangay Lumutan, General Nakar, Quezon. The NPA members securing the peace consultation immediately defended themselves from the attacking government soldiers while the other NPA troops secured the civilians and Dumagat tribesmen who were present and led them to safer grounds. When the government troops din not stop firing on NPA positions, the NPA troops decided to counter-attack, engaging the attacking troops in a three hour long firefight to give the civilians ample time to leave the area. The firefight resulted to five (5) dead including Sergeants Bernard Rosete, Nelson Zamora, Franklin Peralta and Corporal Ruben Pauig.and one (1) seriously wounded from the government side while the NPA troops suffered no casualty. The NPA fighters were able to confiscate from the attacking government soldiers one (1) baby armalite rifle with serial number DL 030163, one (1) ammunition pouch with eight (8) magazines loaded with bullets, one (1) AFP issued back pack contining high value intelligence documents. When the attacking soldiers retreated, the NPA forces withdrew from the encounter site with zero casualties on their side.
Incidents like this is bound to happen as long as the AFP troops does not stop or slow down their all-out offensive military operation against NPA forces. The NPA forces have all the rights to defend themselves and the peasant masses and Dumagat Tribesmen against AFP attacks. Even if the new ceasefire agreement starts to be implemented, it will be useless if the AFP-PNP troops will not abide by the said agreement and the Duterte government does not reign on his AFP-PNP troops. The NPA forces will remain vigilant and be always ready defend themselves and the people and be prepared to do battle with attacking government forces even when peace negotiation is on going. The RLRC-NPA units wholeheartedly supports the on-going peace negotiations with the Duterte Government but will not let the AFP troops attack them and the people without actvely defending themselves.
We also call on the journalists and media personnel to report objectively every incident involving AFP-PNP and NPA encounters. We call on you to continue seeking truth from facts. Do not immediately believe the press releases coming from the government forces belonging to 80th IB-PA-AFP under its commanding officer Lt. Col. Randolh Cabangbang and 2nd ID-PA-AFP under its Commanding Officer Maj. General Roderick Parayno because it usually contains half-truths and outright lies to cover-up for their battlefield losses. You can go directly to the place where the incident happened and investigate. The people in the barrio will surely provide exact information on what really transpired and for you to be able to present balanced and fair news to the public. Let us disprove the accusation of Pres. Duterte against you that the media is slanting the truth by objectively reporting to the public what really transpires in every incident.
SUPPORT THE PEACE TALKS BETWEEN THE CPP-NPA-NDFP AND DUTERTE REGIME!
OPPOSE AND DEFEAT THE PEACE SPOILERS AND MILITARISTS IN THE DUTERTE REGIME!
PERSEVERE IN THE STRUGGLE FOR JUST PEACE!
PURSUE PEOPLES’ WAR TO ATTAIN JUST AND LASTING PEACE!
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