Trillanes warns on communist infiltration

From the Journal Online (Apr 4): Trillanes warns on communist infiltration

SENATOR Antonio Trillanes IV has warned that some communist rebels might use the housing projects in Pandi, Bulacan, occupied by the militant Kadamay group, as their “safe haven” amid a report that insurgents are already “employed” in some government agencies.
Trillanes was replying to a question whether New People’s Army (NPA) rebels had already “infiltrated” the idle government housing project in Pandi.

“Definitely, ‘yan ‘yung kanilang mass base. So, andyan na (sila). Nakita mo hindi ni-re-resolve?”

“Pa-sweldo ng gobyerno na ‘yung mga NPA. P’wede na ‘yan maging safe haven ng mga komunista, ng kanilang armed regulars. So, ang hirap May security implications din ‘yan,” said Trillanes.

He lamented that the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front of the Philippines (CPP-NPA-NDFP) is taking advantage of the Duterte administration, especially now that the government has resumed peace talks with them.

Trillanes confirmed that his office had received intelligence report about some communist rebels working as government employees.

Asked in which agencies they were employed, he said: “Nandidiyan ginagamit nila ‘yung DSWD (Department of Social Welfare and Development) at itong DAR (Department of Agrarian Reform).”

“Tapos ‘yung mga hawak nila, sa DoLE (Department of Labor and Employment) meron din sila, sa NAPC (National Anti-Poverty Commission). So, they are spread throughout the bureaucracy at kinukuha nila yung mga cadre nila on the ground,” he said.

The “social activists” in the Duterte Cabinet include Social Welfare Secretary Judy Taguiwalo, Agrarian Reform Secretary Rafael Mariano, and NAPC lead convenor Liza Masa.

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