One skill of CPP-NPA-NDF is to consistently tell lies, says ex NPA member

From the Philippine Information Agency (Nov 25, 2020): One skill of CPP-NPA-NDF is to consistently tell lies, says ex NPA member (By PIA Cotabato City)

Former member of Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) disclosed on Tuesday, during the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation hearing on red-tagging that one skill of the CPP-NPA-NDF is to consistently tell lies.

“Kapag nasa loob ka sa CPP-NPA-NDF, bawal ka sa sigarilyo, pambabae, droga, pero dapat maging master ka sa isang bisyo, sa pagsisinungaling (If you are inside the CPP-NPA-NDF, you are not allowed to smoke, womanize and do drugs but you should be a master in telling lies),” said former NPA cadre Jeffrey "Ka Eric Almendras" Celiz.

Celiz also said that he is not surprised hearing the lies of his former comrades who were present during the senate hearing because they were trained inside the CPP-NPA-NDF.

“Kaya hindi po ako nagulat o nasindak na ang dating mga kasama namin na naririto ngayon ay magaling sa pagdadala ng alibi, pagsisinungaling, at pagkukunwari kasi ‘yun ang training sa loob (So I was not surprised or shocked that our former comrades who are here today are good at carrying alibi, lying, and pretending because that is the training inside),” he added.

Celiz also emphasized that one will only have the truth if he or she will leave the life that lives in deceitful persuasion.

“Hindi mo kailangang maging CPP-NPA-NDF para mahalin at paglingkuran ang ating pinakamamahal na bayang Pilipinas, much more you don’t need to become an activist in the framework of CPP-NPA-NDF. (You do not have to be a CPP-NPA-NDF to love and serve our dearest country, much more you don’t need to become an activist in the framework of CPP-NPA-NDF),” the former NPA member noted.

Celiz, along with other former rebels and members of the CPP-NPA-NDF, was presented by the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) to testify on the CPP-NPA-NDF’s misleading process of recruitment and mobilization.

Meanwhile, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is hopeful that the CPP-NPA-NDF could no longer deceive the public and cover up their malicious intent following the outcome of Tuesday's hearing.

“It is now clear how the CPP-NPA-NDF conspire to continue their unlawful acts and terrorist ways as exposed by the resource persons today. The organization’s exploitation of issues and idealism affecting the vulnerable sectors has to stop now,” said AFP chief of staff Gen. Gilbert Gapay, who virtually attended the hearing. (LTBolongon-PIA Cotabato City)

https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1060052