Posted to the PRWC Blog (Jan 6): NPA
not behind Ligao ambush against CAFGU
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) today clarified that no unit of the
New People's Army (NPA) was involved in the the ambush against an element of the
Citizens' Armed Force Georgraphic Unit (CAFGU) last January 2 in
Albay. Arnel Yuson, a CAFGU member and his wife Sarah Jane were
traversing the road in Sitio Abulan, Barangay Oma-oma, Ligao City when ambushed
by unidentified men. Sarah Jane was killed in the incident. The AFP
immediately accused the NPA of staging the ambush and denounced it as a
violation of the ceasefire agreement.
According to the
Santos Binamira Command of the NPA in Albay, they are looking into the
possibility that the elements of the 2nd IBPA were themselves involved in the
ambush as their detachment was located less than a kilometer away from the site
of the incident. The CPP asserted that units of the NPA and people's
militias are strictly complying with the ceasefire declaration of the CPP
Central Committee which has been reextended to January 15, in support of the
resumption of peace negotiations between the National Democratic Front of the
Philippines (NDFP) and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines
(GPH).
http://theprwcblogs.blogspot.com/2013/01/npa-not-behind-ligao-ambush-against.html
The CPP realizes that the ambush is a clear violation of the ceasefire and so has attempted to disassociate itself from the act. However, attempting to blame the AFP for the attack on the CAFGU member and his wife is ludicrous and shows just how irrational CPP propaganda can be at times.
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