NPA orders tactical offensives

From the Visayan Daily Star (Sep 19): NPA orders tactical offensives

The National Democratic Front that is accusing the Armed Forces of the Philippines of trying to sabotage the continuation of the peace negotiations between them and the Philippine government, has ordered its units under the Leonardo Panaligan Command to launch widespread tactical offensives against those they accused of being peace saboteurs and counter-revolutionary forces. 

Ka JB Regalado, in a statement issued by the LPC, accused Col. Alberto Desoyo, commander of the 303rd Infantry Brigade, and his spokesman, Capt. Ruel Llanes, of being peace spoilers, allegedly by fabricating “obsolete and one-sided news”.

Regalado condemned the attempt to sabotage the peace talks being pushed to President Rodrigo Duterte, through House Resolution Number 1803, that was also welcomed by NDFP negotiating panel chairman, Fidel Agcaoili.

He also slammed the 303rd Infantry Brigade for the conduct of military operations in the hinterlands of Trinidad, Tacpao, Binubuhan, Sandayao and Imelda, all in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental, that had resulted in what he claims to be massive human rights violations, the use of unmanned drones, ransacking of residences, that he said is also taking place in Brgy. Quintin Remo, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental.

The 303rd Infantry Brigade had reported earlier that the NPA in Negros figured in 14 liquidation activities, with the victims either civilians or barangay officials accused of being military spies, two attempted liquidations and involved in four incidents of arson and two disarming incidents in the past eight months of the year.

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2018/September/19/topstory9.htm