Kalinaw News: IP Community Holds Indignation Rally Against NPA Rebels

From Kalinaw News (Feb 15, 2021): IP Community Holds Indignation Rally Against NPA Rebels



Voicing out loudly their sentiments against the NPA rebels, the IP community from the isolated far flung barangays of Salumping and Legodon all of Esperanza, Sultan Kudarat Province gathered on indignation rally last February 13, 2021 held in the covered court of Brgy. Legodon, Esperanza, Sultan Kudarat.

Among the participants were the affected tribes of Monobo-Dulangan communities from the mentioned barangays spearheaded by their chairmen which further supported by the PLGU-Sultan Kudarat; MLGU-Esperanza; Provincial NCIP; and the 7th Infantry Battalion of the AFP.

The said activity aimed to empower the IP communities, become resilient and be firm to denounce the encroachment of CTG decade influenced in their respective communities.

During the conduct of the rally, affected IPs expressed their sentiments and grieves on the continuous exploitation, deception and recruitment of the NPA terrorist among their tribes victimizing IP members in the isolated communities.

On the other hand, IP leaders from the said barangays conveyed their sincere gratitude to the efforts of the provincial government of Sultan Kudarat and to the AFP as well in protecting IP communities at the far flung areas as manifested during the implementation of full military operations on last quarter of CY 2020.

Lt. Col. Rommel Valencia, commanding officer of 7IB said, “It is our mandate to protect your community. Let us work hand-in-hand to achieve peaceful community and we will further synergize our efforts together with the local government units and agencies to build a resilient IP community, free from the influenced of CTG”.

Meanwhile, Brig. Gen. Roy M. Galido, commander, 601st Infantry Brigade lauded the efforts of PLGU-Sultan Kudarat, MLGU-Esperanza and the 7IB as well on their endeavour to insulate the minorities in the province especially in the far flung areas against the deceptive strategy of the NPA

Major General Juvymax R. Uy, commander of the Joint Task Force Central and 6th Infantry Division, said that the success of the government’s campaign against extremism cannot be achieved without the cooperation of the government and stakeholders. The indignation rally held by the IP Community proves that they no longer want to be deceived by the said terrorist group, especially their youth.

“The hope of the nation is our youth. So let’s not let their dreams in life be hindered because of the recruitment of communist terrorist group”, Maj. Gen. Uy recalled.Further, the program ends by burning of CTG flag as a symbol of condemning the different atrocities of the NPA rebels.





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