The Nona Del Rosario Command-New People’s Army (NDRC-NPA) Ifugao spokesperson Wigan Moncontad said on Thursday that, even if it is not easy to adhere to the indefinite cease fire posture brought about by the ongoing peace negotiations between the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) and the government, they are willing to stick to it.
The difficulty, Moncontad claimed, stems from the continuous military operations of the Philippine Army's 54th Infantry Battalion even after President Rodrigo Duterte had issued a cease fire order to the Armed Forces of the Philippines in early August.
He described 54th IB activity in the municipalities of Asipulo and Tinoc, Ifugao as well as in parts of Ambaguio, Nueva Vizcaya, including search and destroy operations, are acts of subordination to their Commander –in-Chief.
"Nangangahulugan lamang ito ng dagdag na pagbabantay ng mga Pulang Mandirigma ng NPA-Ifugao laban sa mga katusuhan ng kaaway – mga katangiang dati nang ginagamit ng mga yunit ng Philippine Army laban sa NPA at iba pang mga rebolusyonaryong organisasyong masa," (This means the NPA-Ifugao will be more vigilant against the treachery of the enemy – traits already common among the units of the Army against the NPA and other revolutionary mass organizations), Moncontad said.
Moncontad added that deceiving the people is "part of the counter-revolutionary campaign of the enemy," citing the tactics of the army in pretending to follow the cease fire order of Duterte and claiming that the ground units being deployed are not for combat but for boosting civil-military relations. "The pretentions of the AFP are already passe."
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/133292/npa-ifugao-to-stick-to-indefinite-cease-fire-stance
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