The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) being
in the forefront of the insurgency campaign of the country has signified its
agreement with the statement of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte in the pursuit of
ending the insurgency problem with the Communist Party of the Philippines-Mew
People’s Army (CPP-NPA).
AFP spokesperson Marine Brig. Gen.
Edgard Arevalo, said the military is devoted to attaining that ardent desire of
the President and Commander-in-Chief.
"We have articulated that to him
in the past, and his recent pronouncement only underscores his firm resolve to
stop the menace the CPP-NPA brings," he said.
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| Pres. Duterte talking with thee troops (photo credit to owner) |
"We have assessed the remaining
challenges we need to address to attain our overarching objective of setting
the conditions towards secured communities that will usher peace and
development especially in the countryside," he said.
He added that the AFP will also use all
means available—lethal and non-lethal— to hit the enemy and hit them hard.
"We will employ the different
lines of efforts with other agencies of government address or help alleviate
the identified social issues that the NPA capitalizes," Arevalo said.
AFP states the number of the NPA regular member
and their supporters are continuously declining, along with surrenders, armed
encounters, and arrest, the AFP merely has to maintain the initiative to
sustain the gains being made the government in the past months.
"They die during armed encounters,
surrender, or arrested. The latest among the high profile personalities
arrested was Esterlita Suaybaguio a member of the Central Committee and
Secretary of the Metro Manila Regional Party Committee," he added.
Where to hit the
CPP-NPA, where it really hurts
The CPP-NPA is considered and listed as a
terrorist organization by different countries like the United Kingdom, European
Union, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and of course the Philippines.
Arevalo said to really end this local insurgency
and the threat it brings, recruitment in schools and in other parts of the
country by the insurgents must be halted.
"Together, in a whole of nation/whole of
government passion, we are confident we will decisively defeat the terrorist
CPP-NPA during the term of President Rodrigo Duterte. We have the upper hand we
just have to maintain the initiative and sustain the gains," Arevalo said
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