Joma Sison, try to make a lie out of this hard
facts.
Malacanang has called the Communist Party of the
Philippines- New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) ideology founded by Joma Sison as a
‘failed rebellion’, on the exact date of its celebration of its 50th
anniversary.
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| NPA rebels surrenders government troops (photo credit to owner) |
The Armed Forces of the Philippines said there are
about 11,605 New People’s Army(NPA) rebels and supporters that have surrendered
to the government since Jan. 1 to Dec. 26 of this year.
Col. Noel Detoyato, AFP public affairs office
chief, said of this number 1,222 are regular NPAs; 1,398 are “Militia ng
Bayan” operatives; 408 “Sangay ng Partido sa Lokalidad”; 1,133 “Underground
Mass Organization” members and 7,444 others are considered as supporters of the
communist terrorists.
120 communist rebels have been killed during
military operations and 196 were arrested.
Seized high-powered firearms were placed at 787
while low-powered ones were pegged at 1,074. Some 546 improvised explosive
devices and 310 camps were also seized during military operations, Col. Noel
Detoyato said.
AFP chief-of-staff, Lt. Gen. Benjamin Madrigal
when asked to comment on the CPP-NPA’s 50th anniversary, said that
it has without any real achievements and its members fighting for a lost cause.
“Again, as far as we are concerned, the CPP-NPA
have no reason to celebrate and no achievements to be proud of. We are
reminding them that their options remain the same: we are ready to accept them,
and they can avail of the benefits of ‘Balik-Loob’ or they might just die for a
lost cause,” the AFP chief-of-staff said.
The United States of America and the European
Union has listed the New People’s, the Communist Party of the Philippines’
armed wing as a “terrorist organization.”
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