Sunday, May 3, 2020

RTF-ELCAC 6 vows to address CPP-NPA threats amid COVID-19 pandemic

From the Philippine Information Agency (May 3, 2020): RTF-ELCAC 6 vows to address CPP-NPA threats amid COVID-19 pandemic (By Jemin B. Guillermo)

ILOILO CITY, May 3 -- The Regional Task Force on Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) 6 is all out in its commitment in the fight against the illegal activities of the CPP-NPA in Western Visayas.

The Task Force has pledged anew to be one in addressing the illegal activities of the communist-terrorist groups in the Region “even if the resources of its member-agencies were significantly committed in fighting the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19).”

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel of the Peace, Law Enforcement and Development Support (PLEDS) Cluster of RTF-ELCAC 6 actively form part of IATF in ensuring that the delivery of the basic services will reach the community and its populace.

Records show that despite the pandemic, there were four deliberate attacks on government forces in Region 6.

“These atrocities clearly show their callousness on the sufferings of our people. They intentionally derail the government assistance to fuel their propaganda that the government is allegedly inept, uncompassionate and irresponsible,” the RTF-ELCAC 6 said.

The evidence and personal accounts of residents easily confirm the evil intention of taking advantage of the current situation by the CPP-NPA for them to extort money and goods, recruit more locals to rebel against the government, and plan to conduct tactical offensives against the government forces and vital installations, the Task Force noted.

The RTF-ELCAC 6, with the 12 Clusters under it, will never be unfazed with CPP-NPA's declaration to resume offensive operations as their force is merely composed of coward leaders and misguided ranks.

“What we are more concerned with and determined to prevent are their attacks on non-combatants and defenseless civilians as well as government workers who day and night are exhausting everything to perform their duty of serving the people,” the Task Force added.

Amidst the multifarious task that the government agencies are doing to cope with the pandemic, survive the crisis, and prepare for the so-called “new normal,” the RTF-ELCAC 6 vows to pursue its initiatives to make these terrorists irrelevant with the support of every Filipino people.

“We will not hesitate to put our lives on the line – against the unseen enemy which is the COVID-19 or the lingering CPP-NPA virus. We will defeat them as one,” the Task Force said. (JBG/CCPIII/STRATCOM Cluster)

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