The
Philippine National Police said they are going to continue to monitor 300 more
than 300 national and local government officials who have been included in the
Department of the Interior and Local Government's (DILG) watch list for
allegedly providing financial support to the Communist Party of the
Philippines- New People’s Army (CPP-NPA), PNP chief, Gen. Oscar Albayalde said.
Since the
Duterte administration has taken over, one of its mission is to see to it that
there will be peace with the enemy of the state that is whether peacefully or
not. The Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing New People’s
Army (CPP-NPA) has not been cooperative, government has called a stop in all
its peace negotiations with the communists.
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| PNP chief, Gen. Oscar Albayalde (photo credit to owner) |
Albayalde
said there were 349 local and national government officials allegedly providing
support to the CPP-NPA in the form of extortion money and permit to campaign
fees.
“Sa
ngayon (right
now) they are just being monitored. We have to get hard evidencepara
dito (for
this). These are all intelligence information that we get na meron
tayong mga nakuhang information (we received
information) that they give extortion money to the CPP-NPA kasi sa
totoo lang mahirap, parang bribery, mahirap din i-prove na itong taong ito ay
siyang nagbigay ng pera (like bribery, it's difficult to prove that
these people gave money) because for all you know they will also deny this,” he
told reporters in Camp Crame.
Asked if the
list will be made public like that of the politicians involved in the trade of
illegal drugs, Albayalde said its up to the Department of Interior and Local
Government (DILG) Secretary whether he will publicize the names of the
politicians or not.
The PNP
Chief warned candidates, private individuals ,and juridical entities who
willfully donate to the coffers of the enemies of the state of possible
criminal liability :
- violation of
RA 10168 or The Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act of 2012;
and
- the
act of giving any amount or item of value to the CPP-NPA is tantamount to
disloyalty punishable under the Revised Penal Code.
-
“If it is
proven that the "fee" is made as part of a conspiracy to overthrow
the government, the "donor" may be held liable as co-conspirator in
the crime of rebellion,” said PNP Chief Albayalde.
The PNP
chief said incumbent elective public officials campaigning for reelection
remain to be government officials, thus, their culpability in this crime is
further aggravated by violation of the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards
for Government Officials.
CPP-NPA is a
terrorist organization
Last on
December 5, 2017, President Rodrigo
Duterte issued Proclamation 374 declaring the CPP-NPA as a terrorist
organization under RA 10168.
The CPP-NPA
is listed as a terrorist organization by the United States, New Zealand, European
Union, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and the Philippines.
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