Monday, March 2, 2020

Army official slams NPA for blocking Negrenses’ drive for peace, dev't

From the Philippine Information Agency (Mar 2, 2020): Army official slams NPA for blocking Negrenses’ drive for peace, dev't (By Jemin B. Guillermo)

ILOILO CITY, March 2 – The Army’s top official here slammed terrorist’s spokesperson for attacking the move towards peace and development.

MGen Eric Vinoya, the Commander of the Army’s 3rd Infantry (Spearhead) Division, slammed Juanito Magbanua, spokesman of the NPA’s Apolinario Gatmaitan Command, for criticizing the Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict in Negros Occidental and disapproving Localized Peace Talk.

“Juanito Magbanua needs enlightenment about ELCAC and Localized Peace Talk since his press statement clearly revealed his ignorance about the real purpose of these peace efforts.” Vinoya said.


Army’s 3rd Infantry (Spearhead) Division Commander MGen. Eric Vinoya notes that NPA’s Apolinario Gatmaitan Command spokesperson Juanito Magbanua is unaware that his comrades, family, relatives, and even he can benefit from government's peace efforts through the Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (TF-ELCAC) that aim to address root-causes of insurgency. (3ID DPAO photo/PIA)

He added that Magbanua is unaware that his comrades, family, relatives, and even he can benefit from these drives that aim to address root-causes of insurgency.

“You always boastfully claim that you are the voice of the oppressed and depressed populace, and you are fighting for the welfare of the masses, but your actions always contradict with your words. Are you in hallucinations or maybe in a total naive of the situation to assert very dumbly about the real situation on the ground?,” the Army official noted.

Vinoya said “Condemning and rejecting Negrenses’ drive for peace and progress is equivalent to hampering their fervent desire for peaceful and progressive community. You are not helping them alleviate their social condition, instead, you are making it worse. You are making their lives miserable for you to continue exploiting and abusing their condition to advance your selfish and ruthless armed struggle. That is the painful truth about your terrorist organization Negrenses should know.”

He said the government agencies through TF-ELCAC are converging their efforts in addressing root-causes of insurgency especially in conflict-affected and vulnerable communities.

“They are bringing government services and programs closer to these areas to transform them into conflict-resilient communities conducive for sustainable peace and development,” Vinoya noted.

“Now, I would like to ask Magbanua, is there any wrong with that? If it is wrong with you, then, you are not for peace and development. You are not fighting for the welfare of the people. Your press statement is a confirmation of your true nature as anti-people, anti-peace, and anti-development terrorist organization,” he stressed.

Despite Magbanua’s criticism, the 3ID Commander thanked him for helping the government in spreading the awareness about CPP-NPA Terrorist’s evil ways.

“Your press statement is a big help to our anti-insurgency campaign. Through your statement, the Negrenses are now fully informed that your terrorist organization is indeed an organization full of selfish, greedy, liars and cold-blooded individuals. Your members are now aware that they are just wasting their time, effort, and precious lives in waging nonsense and senseless struggle,” he said.

Vinoya said “The people is with our side now. It is their desire to end the decades-long insurgency, for this country to move forward while taking the path towards peace and development.”

“As the true people’s partner for peace, we are committing ourselves together with the local government units and different government agencies to fight for their welfare as mandated by the law,” he said.

Vinoya likewise said “In due time, the Philippine Army will wipe you out in the region, hence, you better surrender while you still have time, or be killed in least sensible way.” (With report from 3ID-DPAO)

https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1035539

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