MGen Pablo M. Lorenzo, commander of the 5th Infantry Division, urges rebels to surrender and avail of the various government programs during one of the episodes of the Tipon-Tipan sa PIA program hosted by Oliver Baccay. (Photo by PIA-2)
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan -- The commander of the 5th Infantry Division, Philippine Army has lauded the initiatives of the different Local Government Units (LGUs) regionwide that have declared the New People’s Army (NPA) as “persona non-grata”.
Major General Pablo M. Lorenzo said he commended the decision of the local officials in passing resolutions declaring the NPAs as unwanted and unappreciated people in their respective communities.
He, however, clarified that they have no hands in the declarations and the resolutions are purely initiative of the barangay and municipal officials.
“We never dictated nor forced any official to pass a resolution declaring these rebels as persona non grata in their respective localities,” Lorenzo stressed amid accusations of the left groups that the Armed Forces are behind the declarations.
He said the whole of Rizal town, and some barangays of Lasam and Sto. Nino towns in this province have already passed resolutions to this effect as well as some barangays of Cauayan City, Sta Maria, San Mariano and Ilagan City in Isabela province.
“Maybe, these are the results of the inhumane acts done by the rebels in their communities, thus, local officials had find ways to voice out their resistance to insurgencies. This is a clear manifestation that they are longing for peace, security and progress in their locality,” Lorenzo said.
He also said that the NPAs’ 50 years of rebellion and revolutionary battle against the government promoted deception and resulted in the loss of lives and destruction to property.
On the other hand, Lorenzo urged NPA members to return to the fold of the law and to restart living normal lives.
He said there were already 220 rebels who surrendered in the last 2 years.
This year, he added that the benefit claims of at least 74 rebel-returnees under the government’s Enhanced Comprehensive Localized Integration Program (E-CLIP) are on process through the assistance of various government agencies and LGUs. (ALM/OTB/PIA-2 Cagayan)
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan -- The commander of the 5th Infantry Division, Philippine Army has lauded the initiatives of the different Local Government Units (LGUs) regionwide that have declared the New People’s Army (NPA) as “persona non-grata”.
Major General Pablo M. Lorenzo said he commended the decision of the local officials in passing resolutions declaring the NPAs as unwanted and unappreciated people in their respective communities.
He, however, clarified that they have no hands in the declarations and the resolutions are purely initiative of the barangay and municipal officials.
“We never dictated nor forced any official to pass a resolution declaring these rebels as persona non grata in their respective localities,” Lorenzo stressed amid accusations of the left groups that the Armed Forces are behind the declarations.
He said the whole of Rizal town, and some barangays of Lasam and Sto. Nino towns in this province have already passed resolutions to this effect as well as some barangays of Cauayan City, Sta Maria, San Mariano and Ilagan City in Isabela province.
“Maybe, these are the results of the inhumane acts done by the rebels in their communities, thus, local officials had find ways to voice out their resistance to insurgencies. This is a clear manifestation that they are longing for peace, security and progress in their locality,” Lorenzo said.
He also said that the NPAs’ 50 years of rebellion and revolutionary battle against the government promoted deception and resulted in the loss of lives and destruction to property.
On the other hand, Lorenzo urged NPA members to return to the fold of the law and to restart living normal lives.
He said there were already 220 rebels who surrendered in the last 2 years.
This year, he added that the benefit claims of at least 74 rebel-returnees under the government’s Enhanced Comprehensive Localized Integration Program (E-CLIP) are on process through the assistance of various government agencies and LGUs. (ALM/OTB/PIA-2 Cagayan)
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