SINDANGAN, Zamboanga del Norte – “Education, not revolution!”
This is the clamor of the youth here during a peace rally held in the province of Zamboanga del Norte that the Kabataang Subanen Western Mindanao spearheaded in support to the implementation of Executive Order No. 70 of President Rodrigo Duterte that aims to end local communist armed conflict in the country.
About 500 Sangguniang Kabataan youth coming from the different barangays in town have participated in the event to show their support to the IP youth organization.
Messages written in placards and streamers show the young people calling out to the CPP-NPA group to stop exploiting the youth and spreading lies and false ideologies against the government especially in far-flung communities that are vulnerable to such acts.
The local government of Sindangan have expressed its support to the initiative, quoting Dr. Jose Rizal's famous line the “youth is hope of the nation”.
Sindangan Mayor Rosendo Labadlabad underscored that education is the key for the youth to achieve their dreams and better future.
“The government will not give you fish, but will teach you how to caught one,” an analogy Labadlabad shared on how the government is addressing issues and concerns to sustain peace and development.
He also pointed out that insurgency is an obstacle that hinders development and progress in the community and one of the major culprits of poverty.
Barangays Titik and Tinaplan in Sindangan town are among the 49 areas identified by the security sector as influenced and threatened by the communist armed group. (RVC/EDT/PIA9-Zamboanga del Norte)
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1029045
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