No mercy for NPA rebels engaged in atrocities: Army

From the Visayan Daily Star (Feb 8, 2020): No mercy for NPA rebels engaged in atrocities: Army (BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN)

There will be no mercy for members of the New People’s Army who continue their armed revolution and criminal activities.

The statement was made by Col. Inocencio Pasaporte, 303rd Infantry Brigade commander, during his recent visit to the headquarters of the 79th Infantry Battalion in Sagay City, Negros Occidental.

In a statement issued by the 303rd IB Civil Military Operations, Pasaporte told the 79th IB troopers that they should let the communities feel that the Armed Forces of the Philippines and local government units are one and united in the implementation of EO 70, that aims to end the local communist armed conflict in Negros Occidental.

“With the Whole of Nation Approach, we must work hand-in-hand with the LGUs, especially in assisting their Retooled Community Support Programs (RCSP) that will be activated and immersed in their respective areas, in facilitating the delivery of basic services in their communities,” he added.

Pasaporte, who also recently visited the 94IB headquarters in La Libertad, Negros Oriental, and the 62IB in Isabela, Negros Occidental, said his recent visits to the infantry units supervised by 303IB, are aimed at ensuring that their efforts are aligned with the mission of the Brigade to prevent extortion and other terroristic activities of the NPA who continuously sow fear in communities.

In his recent dialog with 62IB troopers, he also encouraged them to keep up the good work, and continue their high standard of professionalism in performing their duties.

"Let us sustain the gains we had in our area of operations. We will continue our efforts and use all our might to hunt down the CPP/NPA/NDF, the foremost criminal syndicate here in Negros,” Pasaporte added, as he vowed to unmask the fake revolutionaries who continue to deceive the people of Negros.

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