From Panay News (Dec 17, 2022): NPA in NegOcc on the run; gov’t forces on high alert (By DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA)
Brigadier General Inocencio Pasaporte, commander of the Philippine Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade, orders his troops to remain on “heightened alert”. The Communist Party of the Philippines will mark its founding anniversary on Dec. 26, 2022. PNA PHOTO
BACOLOD City – Communist rebels in Negros Occidental are on the run, according to the head of the Philippine Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade (303IBde), Brigadier General Inocencio Pasaporte.
But despite the heavy losses and significant weakening of the New People’s Army (NPA) in the province, Pasaporte said, they are not letting their guard down.
He ordered his troops to remain on “heightened alert”, noting that the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) will mark its founding anniversary on Dec. 26.
The NPA, the armed wing of the CPP, is known to wage offensives during their party’s anniversary.
However, Pasaporte said NPA attacks would now be unlikely due to the Army’s aggressive pursuit against the rebels.
Earlier on Tuesday, Dec. 13, the Armed Forces of the Philippines announced there are currently no discussions regarding a possible Christmas ceasefire.
AFP spokesperson Colonel Medel Aguilar pointed out that a Christmas truce is not a guarantee that the rebels will honor it, pointing out that the CPP is currently having a “leadership crisis” following a series of setbacks such as the death of high-ranking leaders.
https://www.panaynews.net/npa-in-negocc-on-the-run-govt-forces-on-high-alert/
BACOLOD City – Communist rebels in Negros Occidental are on the run, according to the head of the Philippine Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade (303IBde), Brigadier General Inocencio Pasaporte.
But despite the heavy losses and significant weakening of the New People’s Army (NPA) in the province, Pasaporte said, they are not letting their guard down.
He ordered his troops to remain on “heightened alert”, noting that the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) will mark its founding anniversary on Dec. 26.
The NPA, the armed wing of the CPP, is known to wage offensives during their party’s anniversary.
However, Pasaporte said NPA attacks would now be unlikely due to the Army’s aggressive pursuit against the rebels.
Earlier on Tuesday, Dec. 13, the Armed Forces of the Philippines announced there are currently no discussions regarding a possible Christmas ceasefire.
AFP spokesperson Colonel Medel Aguilar pointed out that a Christmas truce is not a guarantee that the rebels will honor it, pointing out that the CPP is currently having a “leadership crisis” following a series of setbacks such as the death of high-ranking leaders.
https://www.panaynews.net/npa-in-negocc-on-the-run-govt-forces-on-high-alert/
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