Kalinaw News: Silay farmers abandon NFSW, conducts Condemnation Rally against CTGs

Posted to Kalinaw News (Oct 4, 2021): Silay farmers abandon NFSW, conducts Condemnation Rally against CTGs



Camp Gerona, Brgy Minoyan, Murcia, Negros Occidental – More members of local farmer’s organizations in Silay City decided to abandon membership from NFSW and strongly denounce the violence and atrocities committed by Communists Terrorist Groups (CTGs) through condemnation rally at Brgy E. Lopez, Silay City, Negros Occidental on October 02, 2021 (Saturday).

Members of the farmers association namely Hda Cumabat Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association (HACUARBA); Hda Mariano –D Farmers and Farm Workers Association (HAMADFFWA); Hda Vista Alegre Farmers and Farm Workers Association (HAVAFFWA); and Hda Gretchen Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association (HAGARBA) marched along the thoroughfares of their barangay carrying placards bearing messages that earnestly called on the communist insurgents to stop terrorism in their communities while voicing out their sentiments and resistance against the terrorist group.

They took their Oath of Allegiance to the Philippine Government before Hon. Memia Gallego, Brgy Captain of Brgy E. Lopez, 79th Infantry Battalion troops headed by Lt. Colonel J-Jay Javines, Battalion Commander, 79IB and Silay City PNP then burned the replica flags of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA-NDF) were also to show that CNTs are not welcome in their villages. Before the condemnation rally, they already withdrew their membership and support to the National Federation of Sugarcane Workers (NFSW) group in their community.

Brigadier General Inocencio Pasaporte, 303rd Infantry Brigade Commander said, “The activity only goes to show that our locals are already aware of the deceptive tactics of the CPP-NPA-NDF in the area thus they are now actively participating in the government’s thrusts in restoring peace and bringing development and progress in the locality. Their all-out support to the government activities further indicates that they strongly condemn the hostilities perpetrated by CPP-NPA-NDF.

“I commended the wise decision of the farmers in withdrawing membership and support with the NFSW and other CTG affiliated organizations existing in the area. Silaynon already knew whom to trust and collaborate with their barangays to attain their aspirations in life. Nevertheless, your Army along with the PNP, local government units and agencies, and concerned civil society organizations will be here to assist our communities towards its peaceful development,” BGen Pasaporte added.

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