Thursday, March 31, 2022

CPP-NPA terrorism condemned

From the Visayan Daily Star (Mar 31, 2022): CPP-NPA terrorism condemned (By GILBERT P. BAYORAN)


Residents of Brgy. Patag and neighboring areas in Silay City, Negros Occidental displaying placards denouncing CPP-NPA atrocities.* PA photo

The founding anniversary of the New People’s Army on March 29 was also marked by thousands of civilian peace advocates, local government units, government agencies, soldiers and other stakeholders in Regions 6 and 7 condemning the atrocities they had perpetrated for 53 years.

The simultaneous “region-wide condemnation against terrorism and candle lighting, as well as prayer for peace” in various parts of Western and Central Visayas had the theme “CPP NPA NDF: 53 Taong Panloloko, 53 Taong Perwisyo”.

Major Gen. Benedict Arevalo, 3rd Infantry Division commander, in a statement issued by the Public Affairs Office, strongly condemned the atrocities and the senseless ideology of the Communist Party of the Philippines- New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) for more than 53 years, of destroying the lives and dreams of every Filipino.


Arevalo said that the participation of various sectors in the activity strongly shows their courage to stand against the communist terrorist groups’ deceptive recruitment and atrocities against the government troops and defenseless civilians.

“Let us join hand in hand, as we continue to condemn the terroristic acts of the CPP-NPA and for us to achieve just and lasting peace not only in Western and Central Visayas, but in the whole country, as well,” he stressed.

Peace advocates participated in the condemnation walk, bringing with them placards and streamers with messages condemning the 53 years bloody struggle of the CPP-NPA.

A simultaneous candle lighting and inter-faith prayers were also held for the innocent victims of CPP-NPA atrocities in the past decades.

https://visayandailystar.com/cpp-npa-terrorism-condemned/

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