CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, July 19 (PIA) - In a CORDS X podcast hosted by Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar, MGen. Andres C. Centino of the 4th Infantry Division has urged businessmen and politicians alike to stop giving money to the New People’s Army (NPA), as this only sustains the longest-running problem of insurgency in the country.
Centino explained during the interview that the money they [NPAs] are extorting from quarry operators, construction companies and politicians would enable them to continue their terrorist activities despite the efforts of the government to end the 50-year old problem of armed conflict.
"Even if the military is able to terminate all NPA fighters, but they can still get money from businessmen or politicians, they will still thrive and survive,” Centino said.
4ID Major General Andres Centino urges all sectors to help solve this 50-year old problem of insurgency by not giving money or funding support to these NPAs. He pleads with the private companies to stop giving money to the NPAs to help end local communism. (FB screenshot)
He said extortion is a lifeblood of the NPAs and the very reason why they still exist. The problem of insurgency can be addressed by blocking off their resource generation particularly extortion.
Centino admitted that some companies are forced to give money to these terrorist groups because of fear. As result, this money will serve to entice new recruits, feed the group and used to purchase new firearms and even explosives.
The army was able to gather from former rebels and recover documents containing a list of companies and politicians who are financially supporting these armed groups.
For the year 2020, around 50 were apprehended and arrested through military operations. The army has also identified 990 members of armed group and support elements. Out of these, 188 CPP-NPAs were neutralized or killed.
Centino also disclosed that they have recovered a total of 103 firearms NPA surrenderees from January to present.
“We realize somehow, insurgency can be solved if we also solve the resource generation through extortion. If we can address the inflow of their financial resources and continue military operations, hopefully the level of insurgency will go down. But this alone, we cannot on our own, we need the cooperation of all sectors to end this 50-year insurgency problem of the country,” he concluded. (JMORucat/PIA10)
He said extortion is a lifeblood of the NPAs and the very reason why they still exist. The problem of insurgency can be addressed by blocking off their resource generation particularly extortion.
Centino admitted that some companies are forced to give money to these terrorist groups because of fear. As result, this money will serve to entice new recruits, feed the group and used to purchase new firearms and even explosives.
The army was able to gather from former rebels and recover documents containing a list of companies and politicians who are financially supporting these armed groups.
For the year 2020, around 50 were apprehended and arrested through military operations. The army has also identified 990 members of armed group and support elements. Out of these, 188 CPP-NPAs were neutralized or killed.
Centino also disclosed that they have recovered a total of 103 firearms NPA surrenderees from January to present.
“We realize somehow, insurgency can be solved if we also solve the resource generation through extortion. If we can address the inflow of their financial resources and continue military operations, hopefully the level of insurgency will go down. But this alone, we cannot on our own, we need the cooperation of all sectors to end this 50-year insurgency problem of the country,” he concluded. (JMORucat/PIA10)
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