Antique village declares CPP-NPA ‘persona non grata’

From the Philippine Information Agency (Sep 12, 2019): Antique village declares CPP-NPA ‘persona non grata’ (By 61IB CMO-Philippine Army)

CAMP MONTECLARO, Miagao, Iloilo – The people of barangay Pandanan in Laua-an, Antique have declared the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) terrorist as persona non grata.

This, after the Pandanan Barangay Peace and Order Council led by barangay captain Jerry Bucio approved Resolution No. 01, Series of 2019 on September 7, 2019 that condemn the terroristic acts that are relentlessly committed by the CPP-NPA terrorists, thus declared them as persona non grata.

“The village is gaining socio-economic advancement but has been affected due to the series of atrocities perpetrated communist-terrorist group,” the Resolution noted.

It also highlighted that “in order to ensure the comprehensive orchestration of related peace efforts and initiatives in the multi-sector campaign against insurgency, the village council is giving its support to the unified condemnation of the CPP-NPA terrorist who are responsible for the series of atrocities in the barangay that victimize not only security forces but also private properties and most of all defenseless civilians.”

On the other hand, 61st Infantry (Hunter) Battalion Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Joel Benedict Batara lauded the people of barangay Pandanan for this declaration.

“I am commending the village officials and its people for standing against the communist-terrorists,” he said.

Pandanan is the first barangay in the province of Antique to declare CPP-NPA terrorist as persona non grata.

Batara also encouraged other barangays and municipalities in Antique to take a bold step against CPP-NPA terrorist to prevent the group from entering and casting more threats and violence in their communities.

In August 24 this year, barangay Binulosan Grande in Calinog, Iloilo, which is a 61st IB Community Support Program village, also passed the same resolution that declared the CPP-NPA terrorist as persona non grata. (JBG/1Lt Hazel Joy M. Durotan)

https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1027228