From the Philippine News Agency (Dec 2, 2019): Bukidnon village declares CPP-NPA persona non grata
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The village of Apo Macote in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, declared communist rebels "persona non grata" or unwelcome on Sunday, the military said.
In a statement on Monday, the Army's 4th Infantry Division (4ID) said Apo Macote has long been used by the New People's Army (NPA) as a food supply route.
The village's rejection of the rebels has effectively denied the NPA a vital supply route, 4ID said, adding it sees strengthened cooperation between the locals and the Army, which has been conducting its Community Support Program (CSP) in the area.
Apo Macote's Barangay Resolution 48 rejecting NPA and its mother organization, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), came after farmers group Kahugpong sa Mag-uuma-Bukidnon (Kasama) also withdrew their support to the communist rebel movement on Oct. 14, said Julie Olili, the barangay chairperson.
Olili said the NPA collected about 70 percent of the farmers' harvest as revolutionary taxes.
“We will pass (another) resolution requesting for an installment of a detachment to stop these terroristic acts for the welfare of our constituents," the barangay official was quoted by 4ID as saying.
Lt. Col. Ronald Illana, commanding officer of the 8th Infantry Battalion (8IB), expressed gratitude to the village leaders for declaring the NPA unwelcome in their area.
“While we are waiting for their request to be forwarded to the higher headquarters, our CSP teams will remain in the community to assist especially the farmers,” Illana said, referring to the village's request for the installation of a military detachment.
According to the 4ID, Apo Macote is the 23rd village to declare the CPP-NPA persona non grata in its area of jurisdiction.
The CPP-NPA is listed as a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and the Philippines.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1087654
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