ILOILO CITY, Dec. 26 (PIA6) – The local government unit of Tubungan, Iloilo is planning to declare the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People’s Army (NPA) as persona non grata.
In a press conference held recently, Tubungan mayor Roquito Tacsagon said that the Municipal Peace and Order Council (MPOC) will convene on Friday, Dec. 27, to discuss the possible declaration of CPP-NPA as persona non grata.
“The CPP-NPA has been a perennial problem in the municipality and they have been existing for a long time,” he said.
He said that with the recent ambush attempt which took place on Dec. 23 in Singon village, this triggered the LGU for possible declaration of the communist rebels as “unwelcome.”
“We cannot attain development if we cannot address the peace and order situation and the insurgency,” he said.
He said that when he started his term as the town’s top local chief executive, he assured to uphold good governance and that the needs of the people in the municipality will be catered to.
He added that the recent encounter had a negative impact on the tourism sector of the municipality as there have been only few visitors in the town.
Meanwhile, Lieutenant Colonel Joel Benedict Batara, 61IB Commanding Officer, welcomed the plan of the local government unit of Tubungan to declare the CPP-NPA as "persona non grata."
He said more LGUs in the region have denounced and expressed disinterest against the communist rebels. (JBG/LTP/PIA-Iloilo)
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1032005
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