‘Blame Joma, not us’

From the Visayan Daily Star (Aug 28, 2019): ‘Blame Joma, not us’

“Blame not us, but Communist Party of the Philippines leader Jose Maria Sison.”
The statement was made yesterday by Brig. Gen. Benedict Arevalo, 303rd Infantry Brigade commander, in response to accusations of Red tagging of militant organizations, or linking them to the CPP-NPA-NDF.
Arevalo said militant organizations should blame CPP leader Jose Maria Sison, who revealed that there are three components or processes, by which they are going to advance the armed revolution – that is by building the CPP-NPA-NDF.
“Now, if your organization is part of the National Democratic Front and Joma (Sison) is the one who mentioned the connection with affiliation of the NDF to the CPP-NPA, who should they blame for the Red-tagging?” Arevalo asked.

“Why do they get offended when their organizations are mentioned to be affiliated with NDF, if they say NDF is legal and that they are not doing anything bad?” he also asked.

Migrante International and other progressive groups in Negros strongly denounced the vilification campaign against them during a recent Philippine Army forum that more than 2,000 students in Bacolod City, attended.

On Monday Maj. Gen. Dinoh Dolina, 3rd Infantry Division commander, vehemently debunked the issue of Red tagging that was hurled against them.

Dolina, who attended the launching of the Church Military Police (CMP) Forum- Negros at the Bishop’s House in Bacolod City, said “We know who our enemies are”.

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2019/August/28/topstory11.htm