Key Philippine Military and Insurgency-Related Events: DWDD: PEACE ADVOCACY | Chieftains and members supports government instead CPP-NPA Terrorists

Monday, January 21, 2019

DWDD: PEACE ADVOCACY | Chieftains and members supports government instead CPP-NPA Terrorists

Posted to Katropa DWDD-CRS Virtual RTV Website (Jan 20): PEACE ADVOCACY | Chieftains and members supports government instead CPP-NPA Terrorists

SAGAY CITY, Negros Occidental (DWDD) – 120 Northern Negros Indigenous People (IP) chieftains and its members gathered in a 1 day Peace Advocacy Symposiumlast January 19, 2019 at Brgy Minapasuk Covered Court, Calatrava, Negros Occidental.
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These are the Negritos Ata and Bukidnon Development Project IP from the barangays of Bagong Silang, Pinuwayan of Don Salvador Benedicto, Celestino Villasin of Cadiz City, Marcelo, Lalong, Minapasuk, Bago of Calatrava and Brgy Puey of Sagay City, headed by Mr. Richard Impil the provincial chieftain. They decided to end supporting the CPP-NPA Terrorists (CNTs) of its pessimistic consequence that could affect their livelihood, culture and their ancestral domain. They were tired from the extortions, lies and deceptions and recruitment of their members. Impil encourages his members “Dili na kitang mga IP musuporta sa CPP-NPA” which everyone of them agreed.

The initiated symposium activity of the 79th Infantry “Masaligan” Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division Philippine Army under the leadership of Lieutenant Colonel Emelito Thaddeus M Logan, facilitated resource speakers from the following; the National Commission of Indigenous People (NCIP), Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO), Municipal Agrarian Reform Office (MARO), Calatrava Municipality Police Station and a Former Rebel who shared awful experiences. With their gained knowledge from the speakers, they united together for their wise and firm decision to fully support the government and its programs.

Logan stressed that “any of your members who joined the CNTs and will surrender, be given the opportunity to avail the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP). The said government program will bring them to start a new life for a better future with their families”. He encourages the IP to continuously end their support to the CNTs. Further, urged the armed group to lay down their arms, join the mainstream society for armed struggle is not a solution to any problem then again it only adds up to the factors of hindrance to the development. “We are at all times ready to cater to those who are willing to return to the folds of law and avail the E-CLIP” he added. 3DPAO / MCAG

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