“My target is to declare the entire country peaceful and
ready for development before I step down,” Armed Forces of the Philippines
He firmly said that New People’s Army will be wiped out
before his retirement next year.
“When I go around, I read reports and the usual sightings
were 20 men. When I add them up, they are just hundreds. That’s why I’m asking
the intelligence [group] to re-assess the situation,” Catapang added.
This forecast by the military chief is one year ahead of
President Aquino’s commitment to eradicate the New People’s Army before he step
down as the country’s president.
“I think we have the momentum to declare the country
peaceful and ready for development next year,” Catapang noted.
Catapang was the commander of the Northern Luzon Command
when NPA in Pampanga was wiped out.
The AFP chief said that NPA is surviving in some regions by
extortion activities against business owners.
http://www.angmalaya.net/nation/2014/09/04/3954-general-catapang-aims-to-declare-philippines-npa-free-next-year
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