Saturday, December 26, 2015

EastMinCom hopeful rebels will reconsider peace

From the Philippine News Agency (Dec 27): EastMinCom hopeful rebels will reconsider peace

The Eastern Mindanao Command (EastMinCom) hopes that members of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) will return to the path of peace as it celebrated its 47th founding anniversary on Saturday.

"The wish is for the (CPP) to tread along the peaceful path to change through the democratic space being provided to them, to heed the call of the people for just and lasting peace and join the mainstream Filipino society," EMC public affairs office chief Capt. Alberto Caber said.

In the same vein, he is also hoping that the rebels would realize that the armed struggle it is pursuing has only brought untold sufferings and miseries to the people.

"EastMinCom also wishes for the Filipino people to strongly assert their rights and desires for peace and an end to terror and violence brought about by the armed struggle being carried out by the (CPP's) armed wing: the New People’s Army," Caber added.

This wish comes in the context of the National Democratic Front (NDF)-Mindanao’s propaganda on what the rebels have done in Mindanao, particularly in the countryside, for the whole year of 2015; all significantly hampering, if not countering the government’s delivery of services and causing insecurities to the communities.

"The wish is for CPP to stop creating an environment which is detrimental to the security of the people in Eastern Mindanao and other parts of the country, by secretly or discreetly mobilizing them for the armed struggle through deception, threats, intimidation and manipulation," Caber added.

Aside from this, he is also asking the rebel group to stop from demonizing the government and its efforts to uplift the lives of the people.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=841552

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