More towns and cities in Misamis Oriental have rejected the Communist Party of the Philippines- New People’s Army (CPP-NPA), with the number of local government units declaring the rebel group as persona non grata increasing to 16 as of Friday.
This was according to the Army's 4th Infantry Division, which lauded the provincial government and local government unit (LGUs) for cooperating with the national government's objective of putting an end to the 50-year old communist rebellion.
In a press release on Friday, the Cagayan de Oro-based 4ID said at least 16 of Misamis Oriental's 24 cities and municipalities have already issued formal declaration to reject the CPP-NPA and its front organizations.
A total of 182 out of the province's 424 barangays, meanwhile, have also passed barangay council resolutions to declare the CPP-NPA persona non grata.
According to the 4ID, the 16 LGUs that have already moved against the communist rebel group are the Alubijid, Balingasag, Binuangan, Claveria, El Salvador City, Initao, Jasaan, Lagonglong, Libertad, Magsaysay, Manticao, Medina, Opol, Tagoloan, Talisayan, and recently, the town of Laguindingan.
The Army division lauded the provincial government and the LGUs for heeding President Rodrigo Duterte's call for a "whole-nation" approach to ending the 50-year old insurgency.
"The LGUs are fed up with incessant atrocities perpetrated by the CPP-NPA against civilians and destruction of civilian properties," the 4ID statement said.
"The local chief executives are one in rejecting the entry of CPP-NPA terrorists in their respective localities for they are the once creating instability that drives potential investors away," it added.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1080405
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