From the Philippine Information Agency (Dec 27, 2019): Town dad to NPA: Spare youth from recruitment (By Leonard T. Pineda, I)
ILOILO CITY, Dec. 27 (PIA6) -- The top local chief executive of an Iloilo town has appealed to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People’s Army (NPA) to spare the youth from their recruitment activities.
Tubungan municipal mayor Roquito Tacsagon said that rebel groups should stop recruiting young people, especially minors, particularly in their municipality.
“These young people still have a bright future ahead of them,” he said in the local dialect, adding that the youth do not belong to these rebel groups.
He said that the communist terrorist groups would recruit these young people by enticing them to hold and possess arms and weapons.
He added that an estimated nine to 11 barangays of his municipality are affected by the presence of the rebel groups.
Meanwhile, Tacsagon said that when he started his administration six months ago, he pledged to eradicate insurgency and local armed conflicts in their municipality.
He said he has been implementing programs and initiatives particularly in far-flung mountainous areas as means to provide livelihood and prepare people for employment opportunities. (JBG/LTP/PIA-Iloilo)
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