AFP Chief visits WestMinCom, reminds troops to remain non-partisan in May 2022 polls

From the Manila Bulletin (Mar 11, 2022): AFP Chief visits WestMinCom, reminds troops to remain non-partisan in May 2022 polls (By Liza Abubakar-Jocson)

ZAMBOANGA CITY — Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Andres Centino called on Western MIndanao Command (WestMinCom) military officials and officers to remain non-partisan, and focus on their duty to ensure the safe conduct of the 2022 national and local elections.

Troops stand in attention while listening to the message of AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Andres Centino. (WestMinCom photo)

In his talk to the men, Centino asked troops to focus on their duty in ensuring the safety of the voters in the 2022 polls while reminding them to stay non-partisan in the coming elections.

“It is not our job to meddle in partisan political activities,” said Centino.

Centino made the call during his first visit as AFP Chief to the WesMinCom on Thursday, March 10.

Centino during welcome ceremonies at the Western MIndanao Command. (WestMinCom photo)

The chief of staff was welcomed by WestMinCom Commander Lt. Gen. Alfredo Rosario Jr. together with deputy commanders, the joint task forces and brigade commanders, the unified command staff and other officers.

Centino visited WestMinCom to personally engage with the troops and boost their morale. The visit also enabled him to determine the operational and administrative concerns of the camp to better address security challenges in the region.

“We are deeply honored to hear his words of encouragement and support to all our endeavors,” said Rosario.

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AFP chief confers medals to 3 'Haribon' troops

 From the Sun Star-Zamboanga (Mar 11, 2022): AFP chief confers medals to 3 'Haribon' troops

ZAMBOANGA. General Andres Centino, Armed Forces Chief of Staff (center), confers Gold Cross Medal to a junior officer and two enlisted men of the 103rd Infantry Brigade for gallantry in action against the Dawlah Islamiya-Maute Group (DI-MG) in Lanao del Sur. A photo handout shows Centino is flanked by Major General Generoso Ponio, 1st Infantry Division commander (left), and Brigadier General Jose Maria Cuerpo II, 103rd Infantry Brigade commander (right), upon his arrival Thursday, March 10, at Camp Ranao, Marawi City. (SunStar Zamboanga)

THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has conferred Gold Cross Medal (GCM) to a junior officer and two enlisted men for gallantry in action against the Dawlah Islamiya-Maute Group (DI-MG) in Lanao del Sur.

General Andres Centino, AFP chief-of-staff, conferred the GCM to the three awardees during his visit Thursday, March 10, at the headquarters of the 103rd Infantry "Haribon" Brigade in Marawi City.

"I would not miss the chance to visit you as you have done a very significant achievement for the Armed Forces of the Philippines," Centino said.

"I commend Major General Gene Ponio and Brigadier General Jose Maria Cuerpo for leading the Haribon troopers to a very laudable performance in the recent operations," he added.

Second Lieutenant Kevin Camua, Sergeant Jonathan Lictawa, and Corporal Charlie Angcat received GCM medal for displaying gallantry during the intense firefight against the DI-MG that resulted in the neutralization of nine terrorists, destruction of 10 enemy structures, and the recovery of 45 firearms and other war materiel.

The camp of the DI-MG in Ilalag villag, Maguing, Lanao del Sur, fell into the hands of the government troops on March 1 following hours of firefight against 60 DI-MG terrorists. The firefight was preceded by an early morning airstrike.

Cuerpo, the 103rd Infantry Brigade commander, received Centino during the latter's visit to Camp Ranao, home of the brigade's headquarters in Marawi City.

Centino reminded the troops not to lose focus on the organization's goals and be relentless on the conduct of operations to defeat the local terrorist groups and minimize, if not eradicate, insurgency in Lanao del Sur and the whole of Mindanao before the President Rodrigo Duterte steps down.

https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1923347/zamboanga/local-news/afp-chief-confers-medals-to-3-haribon-troops

Hinihinalang rebelde patay sa engkwentro sa Catanduanes

From ABS-CBN (Mar 12, 2022): Hinihinalang rebelde patay sa engkwentro sa Catanduanes (Suspected rebel killed in encounter in Catanduanes)

Isang hinihinalang miyembro ng New People's Army (NPA) ang napatay nang maka-engkwentro umano ang mga sundalo at pulis sa bayan ng San Miguel, Catanduanes nitong Huwebes ng umaga.

Ayon sa 9th Infantry Division ng Philippine Army, nagsagawa ng security operation ang mga awtoridad sa lugar matapos makatanggap ng impormasyon sa umano'y presensiya ng mga hinihinalang rebelde sa lugar.

Tumagal ng 45 minuto ang palitan ng putok sa Sitio Kuripdas, Barangay JMA Alberto, ayon sa militar.

NPA 'secretary', asawa patay sa engkwentro sa Misamis Oriental

Narekober nila ang mga armas kagaya ng M14 rifle, mga pampasabog at iba pang personal na gamit ng mga hinihinalang rebelde. —Ulat ni Karren Canon

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Several residents in Isabela take the oath of allegiance

From Panay News (Mar 12, 2022): Several residents in Isabela take the oath of allegiance (By Mae Singuay)

Following an encounter incident between the alleged members of the New People’s Army(NPA) rebels and the military in Barangay Amin, Isabela Negros Occidental on March 9, several residents have withdrawn their support against the rebels and took their oath of allegiance with the government troops.

Second Lieutenant Mary Liza Joy De Guzman, a civil-military officer of the 62nd Infantry Battalion(62IB) said residents wherein the recent encounter occurred and resulted to neutralization of two members of the NPA cast-off their support against the rebels and took their oath of allegiance through “Panunumpa sa Kalinong”, as the 62IB and a former rebel conducted also the local peace engagement and insurgency awareness symposium.

During the activity, Major Alenel Valles, Battalion Executive Officer of 62IB expressed his appreciation to the local residents for the timely information they had given.

He emphasized that the successful operation was due to the courage and cooperation of the locals.

Noel Magquilat, Punong Barangay of Amin appreciated the effort of the army by providing them the right information, especially on the deceptive tactics and propaganda of the rebels, and educating them on the government program to rebel returnees, the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program or E-CLIP.

He also assured that his barangay will continue to support the authorities on its peace and development efforts and implementation of government programs.

https://www.panaynews.net/several-residents-in-isabela-take-the-oath-of-allegiance/

EASTMINCOM: AFP Intensifies CSP Engagements; DILG Programs to Welcome More Surrenderees

Posted to the Eastern Mindanao Command (EASTMINCOM) Facebook Page (Mar 11, 2022): AFP Intensifies CSP Engagements; DILG Programs to Welcome More Surrenderees

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AFP Intensifies CSP Engagements; DILG Programs to Welcome More Surrenderees

Being a partner in Community Support Program (CSP) engagements, DILG-Cotabato delivers today, March 11, 2022 a lecture with regard to DILG programs to the 39th IB Troopers, in 39th Infantry (Smash 'Em) Batallion, 10th ID, PA in Makilala, Cotabato.

LGOO Mark Biescas, representing PD Ali Abdullah, discussed various DILG programs which may be shared to the communities covered by the said battalion. The topics include the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (ECLIP) and Local Government Support Fund-Support to Barangay Development Program (LGSF-SBDP) of the department. ELCAC or Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict program was also highlighted and tackled for the said purpose. Different national line agencies have also shared their expertise with regard to various programs offered by the government.

 
The battalion, headed by Ezra L. Balagtey, INF (GSC) PA, through the officer-in-charged expressed his gratitude of thanks for the participants and partner agencies.

The 5-day community development training of 39th IB troopers will end tomorrow, March 12, 2022. The troopers will thereafter use and showcase the discussed government programs from the trainings and share it to the assigned communities where they are about to immerse.

March 11, 2022-- Makilala, Cotabato

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WESTMINCOM: Dawlah Islamiya-Maute Group (DI-MG) Lost Support in Piagapo, Lanao del Sur

Posted to the Western Mindanao Command (WESTMINCOM) Facebook Page (Mar 11, 2022): Dawlah Islamiya-Maute Group (DI-MG) Lost Support in Piagapo, Lanao del Sur

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Dawlah Islamiya-Maute Group (DI-MG) Lost Support in Piagapo, Lanao del Sur

Madalum, LDS – A total of thirty (30) DI-MG supporters and couriers from Brgy Talao and Brgy Palacat both of Piagapo, Lanao del Sur withdrew their support to the DI-MG and surrendered to the combined troops of 12CMO Battalion and 51st Infantry Battalion led by LTC FERNANDO L PAYAPAYA INF (GSC) PA at Headquarters 51IB, Brgy Dilausan, Madalum, LDS on March 4, 2022 at around 3:25 in the afternoon.

The activity can be attributed to the recent successful encounter at Brgy Ilalag, Maguing Lanao del Sur on March 01, 2022 that brought fear to all other members and supporters of the DI-MG and the sustained Combat Operations, Intelligence Operations, Civil-Military Operations and the Joint Deployment of Offensive PsyOps of 51st IB and 12CMO Battalion in the hinter barangays of Piagapo where the DI-MGs were frequently monitored in the previous months.

 
“Naipaliwanag ng mga sundalo sa amin Anti-Terror Law, ayaw naming madamay at ayaw na po naming bumalik ang mga ISIS na yan sa barangay namin sir kasi natatakot kaming magkaroon na naman ng encounter sa aming barangay katulad ng nangyari sa Maguing, nakakatakot yung malalaking mga pagsabog sir.” A statement of one of the surrenders.

Lt. Col. Payapaya expressed his warm welcome to the surrenders who withdrew their support to the DI-MG. " Ako ay lubos nagpapasalamat sa inyong pagtakwil sa mga terroristang grupo at pagpapakita ng supporta sa mga kasundalohan. Hangad namin ang kaayosan at kapayapaan sa inyong lugar para hindi mahirapan an gating gobyerno na dalhin ang kanyang mga programa at serbisyo para sa inyo", LTC Payapaya said. The surrenders sworn to the Holy Qur’an that they will never support again the DI-MGs and before they returned to their respective barangays, they received food packs from the LGU and BARMM.

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WESTMINCOM: CONTINUING PROGRESS: 53IB Inspects Farm-to-Market Road in Hinterland Barangay

Posted to the Western Mindanao Command (WESTMINCOM) Facebook Page (Mar 11, 2022): CONTINUING PROGRESS: 53IB Inspects Farm-to-Market Road in Hinterland Barangay

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CONTINUING PROGRESS: 53IB Inspects Farm-to-Market Road in Hinterland Barangay

The Philippine Army's 53rd Infantry "Matapat" Battalion (53IB) ensures the continuity of progress by securing the ongoing construction of farm-to-market road (FMR) in Barangay Labangon, Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur.

Initiated in September 2020, the Barangay Labangon FMR is a 7-kilometer road opening project of Dumingag Municipal Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (MTF-ELCAC) in partnership with 53IB and Army's 551st Engineer Battalion (551EBn) leading to Barangay Tutukan of the same town.

In a statement, 53IB Commanding Officer Lt. Col. Jo-ar Herrera said that the ELCAC project needs to be sustained in order to prevent the resurgence of CPP-NPA terrorists in the barangay.

"Sustainment is the key. This FMR is a vital component to bring government services to the people of this geographically isolated and disadvantaged barangay," said Lt. Col. Herrera.

Barangay Labangon is included in the government's Barangay Development Program (BDP). The BDP is the flagship program of Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC) which was conceptualized to finally address insurgency by bringing sustainable solutions and basic services to communities in need.

 
In May 19, 2020, Barangay Labangon was declared "clear" of Communist Party of the Philippines - New People's Army (CPP-NPA) influence through the Army's Community Support Program (CSP).

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WESTMINCOM: Bangsamoro Youth Commission, UNICEF, VSO Continue 2nd Batch Training of Young Peace-builders

Posted to the Western Mindanao Command (WESTMINCOM) Facebook Page (Mar 11, 2022): Bangsamoro Youth Commission, UNICEF, VSO Continue 2nd Batch Training of Young Peace-builders

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Bangsamoro Youth Commission, UNICEF, VSO Continue 2nd Batch Training of Young Peace-builders

This batch's training, which started on Saturday, March 5 and will end on Tuesday, March 8, is being participated by 25 young peace-builders coming from different BYC-accredited youth organizations in Maguindanao province.

The said initiative aims to capacitate young people in gaining peace-building and life skills that can enhance their positive role in generating solutions to issues of peace and security in the Bangsamoro community.

The first batch of the training was conducted on February 28 to March 3 in Cotabato City. | @Bangsamoro Youth Commission

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WESTMINCOM: Almost 2,000 MILF combatants successfully decommissioned in 1st quarter of 2022

Posted to the Western Mindanao Command (WESTMINCOM) Facebook Page (Mar 9, 2022): Almost 2,000 MILF combatants successfully decommissioned in 1st quarter of 2022

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Almost 2,000 MILF combatants successfully decommissioned in 1st quarter of 2022

“Nagpapasalamat ako sa Allahu’ta’Allah dahil nakaabot pa tayo sa ngayong panahon na nakasama pa tayo sa bunga ng jihad (struggle), Alhamdulillah. Gagamitin namin ito sa pagtulong sa paghahanapbuhay at sa pag-aaral ng aming mga apo.” (I am thankful to Allahu’ta’Allah because we have reached this time and we are still here to be part of the result of jihad (struggle), Alhamdulillah. We will use this to help in our livelihood and in our grandchildren's education.)

This was shared by Rowaida Taha, a former member of the Bangsamoro Islamic Women's Auxiliary Brigade (BIWAB) from Rajah Buayan, Maguindanao, after undergoing the decommissioning process and receiving a transitional cash assistance amounting to PhP100,000.00. The cash assistance is part of the socioeconomic package the decommissioned combatants receive through the Task Force for Decommissioned Combatants and Their Communities (TFDCC).

 
Of this amount given to all decommissioned combatants, PhP80,000.00 is under the Bangsamoro Transitory Family Support (BTFS) Package which they can use for their basic needs such as food, hygiene kits, sleeping materials, kitchen and shelter kits, as well as medical, educational, and transportation needs; while the PhP20,000.00 under the Livelihood Settlement Grant (LSG) may be used as seed capital to start a micro-enterprise or to purchase starter kits for the establishment of livelihood projects.

 
Taha is among the 1,950 Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) combatants who were successfully decommissioned during the third phase of the decommissioning process held from February 15 to March 1 of this year.

Another 5,250 MILF combatants also under the third phase were decommissioned from November to December last year.

 
To date, 19,345 MILF combatants have already been decommissioned under Phases 1, 2, and the first part of Phase 3, which were held in 2015, 2019-2020, and 2021-2022, respectively.

To ensure adherence to strict health protocols, all MILF combatants scheduled for decommissioning were subjected to pre-health screening and antigen COVID-19 testing before proceeding to the assembly and processing area (APA) site where they were officially processed for decommissioning.
They also underwent a needs assessment conducted by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in partnership with the TFDCC.

According to DSWD social worker Norhata Benito, program focal of the agency’s Normalization Program, the conduct of the needs assessment and validation process is important in identifying socioeconomic interventions tailored fit for the needs of each DC, their families, and their communities.
"When we do home visitations, it's not only for DCs but also for their families and communities so we are very much sure that the suggested services that they will avail ay talagang naka-align sa pangangailangan ng combatant, pamilya nya at kanyang komunidad," Benito said.

 
She said that through the on-site validation process after the decommissioned combatants are assessed at the APA site, they are referred to the concerned government agencies so they can be given the appropriate interventions and services.

Benito said these initiatives include, among others, programs on health, technical and livelihood which aim to uplift the well-being of the former combatants.

 
The third phase of the decommissioning process is set to be completed within the year, in which 14,000 MILF combatants are scheduled to be decommissioned.

 
The decommissioning process is among the key provisions of the Annex on Normalization of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro, the peace agreement forged between the government and MILF in 2014, which aims to help former MILF-BIAF combatants make the successful transition as peaceful and productive civilians. | @Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process

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CPP/LINGKAWAS//Aktibong asset sa AFP/PNP, gisilutan sa NPA-ADN

Article from propaganda publication posted to PRWC Newsroom, the blog site of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) Information Bureau (Mar 10, 2022): LINGKAWAS//Aktibong asset sa AFP/PNP, gisilutan sa NPA-ADN (Active asset of AFP/PNP, punished by NPA-ADN)


LINGKAWAS

Aktibong asset sa AFP/PNP, gisilutan sa NPA-ADN

Gisilutan sa New Peoples Army – Agusan del Norte si Ramil Balod, usa ka aktibong asset sa pulis ug militar, niadtong March 02, 2022 didto sa Sitio Imelda, Brgy. Antongalon, Butuan City.

Si Balod, 33 anyos ug lumulupyo sa nasangpit nga lugar aktibong asset nga direktang gigunitan ni Jose Adorna, Military Intelligence Group 16; Lt. Jezrel Diagmel, kanhing 36th IBPA Battalion Commander, ug usa ka pulis nga na-assign sa Police Station 4, Ampayon, Butuan City. Prinsipal nga trabaho niya ang pagpanubay sa mga timailhan o pagpangita og NPA sa kabukiran pinaagi sa kanunay pagsuroy samtang nagpakaaron-ingnon nga nangati og limukon/ mamusil og langgam. Ginahimo niya kini adeser mosulod ang operating troops sa militar ug pulis ug kung adunay mga ‘sightings’ sa NPA sa ilang lugar. Katulo ka beses na kining mibalhin og pinuy-anan aron mas makasulod pa sa hilit nga bahin sa mga barangay ug magpatuman niini nga trabaho.

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CPP/NDF-Negros: Negrosanon unite against Marcos-Duterte fascist tandem in 2022 polls

Propaganda statement posted to PRWC Newsroom, the blog site of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) Information Bureau (Mar 11, 2022): Negrosanon unite against Marcos-Duterte fascist tandem in 2022 polls

BAYANI OBRERO 

SPOKESPERSON

NDF-NEGROS

March 11, 2022

Using the billions of pesos from the loot of erstwhile dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. and bureaucratic plunder of the present tyrant Rodrigo Duterte, the tandem of Bongbong Marcos and Sarah Duterte made use of an army of throlls and so-called social influencers to spread lies and distortions about Martial Law under Marcos and the de facto dictatorial rule of Duterte.

They are consistently whitewashing and revising history in order to make it appear that Martial Law referred by most Filipinos as the “dark period” was a “golden era” for the country. And to return to this chimerical period, Filipinos should elect Bongbong Marcod to GPH presidency.

We should not forget the atrocities and grave crimes of the Marcos open fascist dictatorship. The 70,000 that were imprisoned, the 34,000 that were tortured, the 3,240 that were killed, the more than 1,000 that disappeared and many others who suffered under Martial Law.

These are not mere figures or statistics but lives destroyed by Marcos Martial Law from 1972-1986.

Particular in Negros, we should not forget the victims of Escalante Massacre, Languini 9 (Candoni) Massacre and similar incidents of murder spree perpetrated by Marcos butchers, the Philippine Constabulary (PC) and Civilian Home Defense Force (CHDF).

In the economic field, we should not forget how Marcos bankrupted the national treasury and how unemployment worsened from 7.1% in 1965 to 12.6% in 1985, prices soared from 2.7% inflation rate in 1965 to 23.2% in 1985 and how immense poverty persisted. Up to half (49%) of the population were in extreme poverty by 1985.

In Negros, we should not forget the famine in 1980s as symbolized by the malnourished child Joel Abong when its sugar-based economy gave in to years of bureacratic corruption by Marcos and crony Roberto Benedicto and the neoliberal onslaught by IMF-WB and other imperialist multi-lateral institutions. Almost 200,000 workers lost their jobs and about 1,000,000 went hungry.

We must never forget the valiant struggle of the Filipino people against the Marcos dictatorship that culminated in the Edsa uprising that ousted Marcos Sr. We must not allow the revival and restoration of the Marcoses and the perpetuation of the Duterte dynasty from power.

Negrosanon must register its resounding and united voice against the fascist tandem of Bongbong Marcos and Sarah Duterte in the upcoming polls. At the same time, we must wage all forms of struggles and mass movements amid the worsening socio-economic conditions under the tyrant Duterte.

The desperate move of the Duterte regime to red tag the supporters of Leni-Kiko tandem, progressive senatorial aspirant Neri Colmenares and the Makabayan bloc is bound to fail. Because no amount of red tagging can cover up the truth and hide the glaring realities of poverty and repression.

The NPA should launch more frequent tactical offensives against Duterte’s fascist minions in the AFP, PNP and paramilitary forces. While NDF-Negros urges all patriotic elements in the armed forces to stand up for the people and junk Duterte as their commander-in-chief. ###

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CPP/NDF-KM: On continued attacks against the democratic masses

Propaganda statement posted to PRWC Newsroom, the blog site of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) Information Bureau (Mar 10, 2022): On continued attacks against the democratic masses

MARIA LAYA GUERRERO

NATIONAL SPOKESPERSON

KABATAANG MAKABAYAN

NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC FRONT

March 10, 2022

A year later, the families and friends of the victims of the Bloody Sunday Massacre have yet to see justice for the brutal and terrorist act the state committed against the people of Southern Tagalog. On the contrary, fascism and state repression have only gotten worse.

Only today, the police conducted raids in different parts of Cavite under the pretext of the war on drugs. Several people were accosted, with one Jonathan Mercado – a peasant leader – arrested and yet to be surfaced. This is no less than a brazen act of harassment, coming only days after local and national politicians’ blatant red-tagging of the people of Cavite.

Recently, Duterte’s Anti-Terrorism Council named 16 NDFP allied organizations as terrorists. On one hand, the designation is absurd, bordering on downright comical. The Kabataang Makabayan is a clandestine group. A piece of paper claiming it to be a terrorist entity can’t change the fact that KM is a 57-year-old revolutionary organization that has played significant roles in uniting the Filipino youth and toppling dictatorships.

On the flip side, this terrorist designation only proves how uninterested the Duterte regime is in solving the roots of the armed struggle and addressing the just demands of the Filipino people.

The NDFP represents the CPP-NPA in the peace negotiations with the GRP. Naming it a terrorist is tantamount to the state hammering the last nail in the peace talks’ coffin.

There is no doubt that the state will take advantage of this terrorist designation to quell mass movements and “justify” illegal arrests and, worse, extrajudicial killings.

Kabataang Makabayan is not, and will never be, forced into a corner by a bunch of corrupt and fascist state officials claiming us to be terrorists. In fact, our revolutionary fervor and optimism are more ablaze than ever!

We are revolutionary youths fighting against systemic oppression and exploitation in a semi-feudal and semi-colonial society. Our 57 years of democratic struggle stand witness to how just and correct our principles are, and we will continue to uphold and espouse these principles!

Kabataang Makabayan stands with the Filipino masses in condemning the state’s relentless repression and outright attacks. We are with you in mourning and struggle, and we will be with you in triumph and freedom.

Long live Kabataang Makabayan!
Long live the New People’s Army!

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CPP/NPA-Negros Island ROC: Another vicious ‘Sauron’-like attack in Central Negros forthcoming

Propaganda statement posted to PRWC Newsroom, the blog site of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) Information Bureau (Mar 10, 2022): Another vicious ‘Sauron’-like attack in Central Negros forthcoming

NEGROS ISLAND REGIONAL OPERATIONAL COMMAND (APOLINARIO GATMAITAN COMMAND)

NEW PEOPLE'S ARMY

March 10, 2022

The Apolonario Gaitmaitan Regional Operational Command of the New People’s Army-Negros Island today disclosed that 303rd Brigade and their police cohorts are set to launch new rounds of ‘Sauron’ operations in the farming villages of Isabela and Binalbagan, Negros Occidental.

‘Sauron’ operations are mark by its sheer brutality and blood-thirsty onslaught against red-tagged and unarmed civilians using grotesquely overwhelming force.

As per information from concerned patriotic elements in the military and police, Barangay Camangcamang in Isabela, Barangays Biao and Santol and adjacent areas area the main targets of these synchronize operations that will possibly be conducted in the last week of March or the 1st week of April.

It’s likely that the 303rd Brigade and PNP forces will resort to all dirty tricks such as illegal searches, unlawful arrests, extra-juducial killings and the like.

Whatever may come to the civilians and residents in these areas, nobody will be held accountable but the fascist military and police who has been red-tagging them all along.

We call on the people of Central Negros to stand for their rights amid ever intensifying repression and state terrorism of the US-Duterte regime. ###

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CPP/CIO: Lacson is Duterte’s attack dog against Robredo for scenario building

Propaganda statement posted to PRWC Newsroom, the blog site of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) Information Bureau (Mar 11, 2022): Lacson is Duterte’s attack dog against Robredo for scenario building

MARCO VALBUENA

CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE PHILIPPINES

March 11, 2022

Sen. Panfilo Lacson’s red-tagging against the camp of presidential candidate Leni Robredo is serving the tyrant Duterte’s scenario-building to justify the possibility of imposing martial law as a last resort option to secure power. The presidential candidate Lacson, who surely is aware that he has no chances of winning, is using his campaign as platform to serve as Duterte’s attack dog against the Robredo camp.

There is persistent talk that Duterte’s plans to create a scenario of “political chaos” to “blame the communists” in order to justify the imposition of emergency rule and carry out the mass arrests and crackdown against the broad democratic forces before or right after the elections, are still on the table. This scenario is set to be played when plans to steal the results of the May 2022 elections for the Marcos-Duterte tandem become untenable because of the overwhelming rejection of the people.

The police arrests yesterday of peasant organizers in Cavite, a day after a congressman claimed that “NPA-trained” activists joined Robredo’s campaign rallies, are a veiled attempt to sow fear among campaigners and supporters of Robredo and other progressive candidates and parties.

Lacson claims of possessing “intelligence information” but can only cite the participation of national democratic organizations and parties in Robredo rallies as basis for his declared “fears” that a Robredo victory will lead to a “coalition with the communists.” Lacson lost what little credibility he had when he referenced statements made by the NTF-Elcac’s consummate liar Jeffrey Celiz, who made himself known by falsely promoting himself as a former member of the NPA’s “national command.”

Senator Lacson, a former police general and martial law torturer, is a veteran of red-tagging against activists and oppositionists. He was also reported to be behind the Rizal Day bombing of 2000 to derail the mounting protests against the Estrada regime. He is a staunch supporter of the NTF-Elcac’s brutal war of suppression and principal author of the draconian “Anti-Terrorism Law.”

He has stepped up his attacks in the face of mounting support for Robredo as shown by the large mass demonstrations during a number of campaign sorties in different parts of the country.

The Robredo-Pangilinan campaign is proving to be the most formidable electoral challenge to the ruling Duterte clique. So far, it is Robredo’s campaign and rallies which have successfully brought together the broadest array of democratic forces. These are serving as a means of expression of the people’s pent up anger against corruption, foreign subservience, and tyranny of the Duterte regime, and plans to bring back the Marcoses to Malacañang through deceit and stealing the elections.

For the record, neither the CPP nor the NDFP has forged any agreement with any of the political parties running in the May 2022 elections. Neither are the CPP or NDFP concerned with discussing a “coalition government” at this time. The NDFP, together with various peace advocates, have only publicly expressed hopes that the people will support a candidate that will resume peace negotiations with the NDFP in order to discuss the socioeconomic and political roots of the current civil war.

Several presidential candidates, including Robredo and Lacson, have declared openness to “peace talks,” but this can only be “election talk,” as none have been explicit in declaring plans to resume the suspended peace negotiations with the NDFP and recognize all past agreements as basis for moving forward.

https://prwcinfo.wordpress.com/2022/03/11/lacson-is-dutertes-attack-dog-against-robredo-for-scenario-building/

Kalinaw News: PA, PAF hold joint exercises in Rizal

Posted to Kalinaw News (Mar 11, 2022): PA, PAF hold joint exercises in Rizal



FORT BONIFACIO, Metro Manila – Philippine Army (PA) and Philippine Air Force (PAF) troops held joint exercises on military freefall, bundle drop, helicopter sniping, and fast rope insertion extraction system on March 10, 2022 at the 80th Infantry Battalion headquarters in Barangay Pinugay, Baras, Rizal.

The first-ever PAF-PA Interoperability Exercise—which aims to address gaps in joint operations, and achieve seamless air-to-ground communications and operations between the two Armed Forces of the Philippines major services—started on March 7 and will culminate on March 11, 2022. Around 700 Army troops and 300 PAF personnel are participating in virtual subject matter expert exchanges and face-to-face exercises.

Communications and electronics exercise and air evacuation training are also scheduled at Camp Capinpin, the headquarters of the 2nd Infantry Division (2ID), in Tanay, Rizal.

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