BACOLOD City – More residents of remote villages in the northern part of Negros Occidental are denouncing the terroristic acts of the Communist Party of the Philippines – New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) during a series of peace rallies and symposiums.
Some 60 residents of barangays Pantao, Winaswasan and Minapasuk in Calatrava town recently joined a rally at the covered court of Barangay Minapasuk attended by Mayor Marilyn Era.
“Let us unite and help free our community from CPP-NPA influence. Withdraw whatever support you give to the NPA because we have our government to help and support us, a government that truly looks after its people,” Era said.
The gathering started with a forum that addressed the residents’ issues and concerns, and introduced the programs of the government.
The villagers then signed the wall of commitment declaring the CPP-NPA and its political wing, the National Democratic Front, as persona non-grata in their communities.
They also burned the flag of the communist-terrorist group and showed placards calling for an end to the extortion, harassment, and deception of civilians, and the recruitment of minors and indigenous people to the armed struggle. (With PNA/PN)
