NDF/NPA-NEMR: AFP/PNP fabricating trumped-up cases and fake news to destroy the credibility of the NPA, be promoted and get rewards

NPA-North East Mindanao Region propaganda statement posted to the National Democratic Front Website (Feb 26): AFP/PNP fabricating trumped-up cases and fake news to destroy the credibility of the NPA, be promoted and get rewards 

Press Statement
February 26, 2018

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) are reactionary, counter-revolutionary and paid armed forces of the big bourgeois compradors and landlords. It has become their nature to fabricate lies and manufacture scenarios against the revolutionary forces and civilians to gain merits that serve their own greedy ambitions.

Last February 24, 2018 the AFP and PNP officials in North Eastern Mindanao Region (NEMR) were overjoyed, not only for the arrest of Pablito Campos, a member of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Front 21, but mainly with the thought of being promoted and getting the prize money they have been drooling after. Craving accomplishments, the AFP and PNP, even without factual basis, declared the capture of a high ranking official of the NPA in NEMR, claiming that he was the secretary of Guerilla Front 21A, and spokesperson of a sub-regional committee.

This is similar to the arrest of Leonida Guao in Brgy. Bading, Butuan City last February 2, 2018, who they presented as the Finance Officer of the Mindanao Commission of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and filed criminal cases against her. In truth, Leonida Guao is an ordinary civilian and small businesswoman which the AFP and PNP utilized to serve their ambitious schemes.

From this, it is very clear that the AFP and PNP are again lying and trying to deceive the people in its attributing to Pablito Campos, who they claimed as a ranking official of the NPA, criminal cases such as the ambush of policemen in Bayugan, the attack against the Lianga police station and many others, and declare the NPA as terrorists. It tries to conceal the fact that the NPA and the revolutionary forces led by the CPP, is a belligerent force waging war against the reactionary Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP). The enemy is trying to diminish the almost five decade war between the NPA and the AFP/PNP, a civil war which came about because of grave exploitation and oppression of workers, farmers, Lumad, Moro and other classes and sectors of the Filipino people by imperialism, feudalism and burucrat capitalism.

The death and injury of countless AFP and PNP forces in battles with the NPA is but a natural occurrence under a continuing civil war. These are not criminal actions of either of the opposing parties, unless it violates human rights and humanitarian laws such as those committed by the AFP/PNP. Thus, it is wrong to consider these as criminal actions and charged to NPA members of the revolutionary forces.

As the NPA is a revolutionary army and is launching a just war, it respects the laws in connection to the humane treatment of captured AFP/PNP/CAFGU forces, treating them as prisoners of war (POW). The NPA fully abides by and respect the human rights of the prisoners even if they killed Red fighters in battle. Based on humanitarian considerations, rules of war and its inclination for peace negotiations, the NPA released POWs based on the processes of revolutionary justice. Meaning, that the cases raised against the POWs are painstakingly and fully investigated before they are released.

But the AFP/PNP and fascist US-Duterte regime are doing the opposite, in its desperation and failure to annihilate or prevent the advance of the revolutionary movement, it employs dirty tactics such as psychological operations aside from brutal and sustained combat operations, to deceive, frighten and silence the people. It is spreading fake news and information to destroy the CPP-NPA-NDFP which is a strong force fighting the US-Duterte regime’s fascist oppression and the leading force struggling for the national and democratic liberation of the Filipino people. Those who are not deceived or forced into surrendering are persecuted and charged with several trumped-up criminal cases including civilians and progressive forces and groups.

Fake news originally employed by current US president Trump, has been duly copied by the Duterte regime, especially by his AFP/PNP. The lies and fake news and information spread by the AFP/PNP against the revolutionary movement in NEMR are the following:

The Mamanwa and Manobo of Sitio Ibuan, Brgy. Mampi in Lanuza, Surigao del Sur, evacuated because of the threats made by the NPA;
Charging to the NPA the beheading and hacking of the arm of Mar Acebedo Bocales, a CAFGU member, in Sitio Haguimitan, Brgy. Castillo, San Miguel, Surigao del Sur last January 27, 2018, despite the fact that the AFP-backed bandit armed group was responsible for the killing;
Surrender of an alleged squad leader of the NPA in Front 30;
Declaring as NPA, civilian Aaron Notarte, who was killed by 75th IBPA troops in Area 69, Brgy. Imelda, Bunawan, Agusan del Sur;
Accusing the NPA of killing Mamanwa datu Gueillermo Tiambong in Alegria, Surigao del Norte despite the fact that a CAFGU member was responsible;
Displays of numerous fake surrenders and accusing as People’s Militia officers or high official of the CPP the civilians they arrested such as what happened to Rogelio Gonzales in Talacogon, Agusan del Norte; and
Declaring arrested Red fighters as high ranking officials of the revolutionary movement and many others.

The revolutionary forces in the region strongly condemn the lies and fabricated scenarios the AFP/PNP and the US-Duterte regime are feeding the people. The people must remain strong and raise their consciousness to analyze the news peddled by the AFP/PNP to the mass media. The people must solidly and cohesively expose and fight all forms of oppression and exploitation and strongly advance their just interests.

The people’s revolutionary movement is not like a bubble that easily burst when there is a death or arrest from its ranks; it remains alive and continue to grow, bloom and bear many fruits to defeat any attempt by evil forces to destroy it, and resolutely achieve the aspirations of the Filipino people.

Ka Ariel Montero
Spokesperson
Regional Operational Command
New People’s Army
North Eastern Mindanao Region

https://www.ndfp.org/afp-pnp-fabricating-trumped-up-cases-and-fake-news-to-destroy-the-credibility-of-the-npa-be-promoted-and-get-rewards/