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Joma Sison Reveals Close Relationship with Mayor Isko Moreno in a Viral Video

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Joma Sison Reveals Close Relationship with Mayor Isko Moreno in a Viral Video

CPP-NPA founder and considered as one of the most prominent leader of the communist struggle in the Philippines, Jose Maria Sison revealed his alleged close relationship with Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno based on the latest viral video that spreads like wildfire on social media.

A concerned netizen identified as Joan Carlos first posted a 70-second video of CPP-NPA Chairman Joma Sison expressing his happiness that Mayor Isko and a certain Jackie met again to express their views and what can be done to improve the lives of the people of Manila.

Based upon the viral video, Sison said that he was so happy for being an instrument for the meeting between Mayor Isko Moreno and Jackie as he introduced the two during a meeting in The Netherlands at the time of the 4th GRP-NDFP peace negotiation in 2017.

Joma Sison wished the Manila Mayor whom he called as Ka Isko that they would help each other to bring about the changes for the benefit of the people of the City of Manila. Joan Carlos:

The CPP leader wished to share to Yorme or Ka Isko that German Morena (aka Kuya Germs), Isko’s adopted father was a classmate of Jackie and the CPP founder in Letran. Joma noted that it appeared Mayor Isko Moreno is fated to become friends with Jackie and him.

Before Joma ended his short but memorable message to Mayor Isko as he wished to congratulate “Ka Isko” for his resounding success in becoming the Mayor of Manila, defeating traditional politicians including Erap. Mayor Isko has done so much to impress the people of Manila and the entire Philippines for his determination and effectiveness in serving the people.

The said Jackie that was mentioned by Joma Sison is no other than Jackie Rodriguez, Rotary Club Manila President. 

Watch the original video here:

Netizens were quick to join the conversation as they attacked Mayor Isko Moreno with verbal words to show their support to the people who expose the Manila City Mayor.

source: philnews

Over 100 Biliran residents cut ties with NPA-organized group

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Over 100 Biliran residents cut ties with NPA-organized group

TACLOBAN CITY – More than 100 members of a progressive group organized by the New People’s Army (NPA) have formally abandoned the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) through a ceremony in Naval, Biliran on Wednesday.

After their disaffiliation from the People Surge Alliance, residents from seven towns in the province joined the Biliran Integrated Peace and Development Workers Federation (BIPDWF) to help sustain peace efforts in the province.

Many former members of the progressive group are from the towns of Culaba, Caibiran, Cabucgayan, Biliran, Naval, Almeria, and Kawayan.

In a statement on Thursday, the Philippine Army’s 802nd Infantry Brigade said the 100 Biliran residents will serve as leaders of the 8,000 former People Surge members who already joined BIPDWF.

Biliran Governor Rogelio Espina, chairman of the Biliran Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict inducted en masse into office the elected officers of the Biliran IPDWF at the Biliran Province State University campus.

Army’s 802nd IBde commander Brig. Gen. Zosimo Oliveros thanked them for joining the fight against insurgency despite the challenges of movement restrictions.

‘Insurgency virus’

“If we have been fighting the spread coronavirus, we have to stop also this ‘insurgency virus’ that has plagued the country in the past 53 years. There has been no armed encounter in Biliran, but the NPA used different tactics to deceive the people here,” Oliveros said.

People’s Surge, which was formed in Tacloban City in 2014, is said to be a group of Super Typhoon Yolanda survivors, who have been victims of “continuing government incompetence.”

“We have been asked to join rallies demanding assistance from the government. Their real intent is to destroy the government. Some of us are even asked to go up to the mountains and fight the government,” said Jonathan Corea, a former member of People Surge in Biliran.

The group also collected membership fees and some were transported to Tacloban City and Metro Manila to join anti-government demonstrations, according to Corea.

Witnessing the ceremony are key officials from the Office of Civil Defense, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, Department of Agriculture, Department of Agrarian Reform, Department of the Interior and Local Government, Department of Education, among others.

Residents declared their commitment of support for the newly organized BIPDWF as partners of the Biliran Provincial Task Force ELCAC in all the efforts of ending the local communist armed conflict in the province.

They also staged a brief peace rally to manifest their disgust on the People Surge and the CPP-NPA. They displayed placards denouncing the lies, deceptions, and atrocities of the communist terrorist group.

The CPP-NPA is also listed as a terrorist organization by the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the Philippines. (PNA)

4 suspected Reds killed in Negros Occidental clash

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4 suspected Reds killed in Negros Occidental clash

MANILA – Four suspected New People’s Army (NPA) communist terrorists were killed and two were wounded during an encounter with the police’s Special Action Force (SAF) and military units in Negros Occidental Tuesday.

Quoting reports from the ground, Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, said the SAF and military operatives engaged a still unidentified number of rebels in a firefight that lasted more than an hour in Sitio Balik Balik, Barangay Tabo in Ilog at about 7:20 a.m.

“No casualties were reported on the government side. The PNP troops also recovered four long firearms,” Eleazar said in a statement.

Police rescued and gave first aid treatment to the two wounded rebels, who were abandoned by their fleeing companions.

One of the wounded was identified as Nilda Bertulano who eventually needed medical evacuation. Her other wounded companion was not identified.

Bertulano is the subject of a warrant of arrest for murder issued by Judge Renato Muñez of Regional Trial Court Branch 60 of Cadiz City.

“The wounded CPP (Communist Party of the Philippines) – NPA terrorists will be given appropriate medical treatment until they can fully recover to face investigation and prosecution,” Eleazar said. (PNA)

IP groups declare Cullamat ‘persona non grata’

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IP groups declare Cullamat ‘persona non grata’

MANILA – A group of Indigenous Cultural Communities/ Indigenous Peoples (ICC/IP) from Surigao del Sur has issued a unified resolution calling for the ouster of Bayan Muna party-list Representative Eufemia Cullamat.

The Provincial Tribal Council (PTC) consisting of the Manobo, Mandaya, and the Mamanwa ICC/IP announced on Monday during the Tagged virtual media briefing of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict that the September 2 resolution issued in Lianga, Surigao del Sur denounced Cullamat and declared her persona non grata in their ancestral domains.

Datu Rico Maca, Municipal Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative of San Miguel town and a former municipal tribal chieftain, said 126 IP tribes nationwide backed the resolution.

“Kaya kami dun sa unified resolution dito sa Caraga, nagpalabas kami ng persona non grata against kay Eufemia Cullamat na talagang hindi siya welcome dito sa aming ancestral domain dahil siya pala ang banta sa kinabukasan ng aming kabataan dito (In our unified resolution here in Caraga, we issued a persona non grata declaration against Eufemia Cullamat, that she is no longer welcome in our ancestral domains because we realized that she is the threat to our youth),” Maca said.

He added that tribal leaders and members have been killed but Cullamat wants justice only for those supporting the New People’s Army (NPA).

The resolution stated that ICC and the IP in Caraga Region have been suffering from “decades of manipulation, misrepresentation, and atrocities executed by left-leaning organizations, terrorist groups, and their supporters”.

It further stated that communist terrorist groups controlled the tribes and used their ancestral domains as well as their resources in the guise of helping and promoting development in IP areas.

“Eufemia Cullamat, the representative of Bayan Muna, does not represent the ICCs/IPs of Caraga Region. Her acts and deeds in Congress do not represent the aspirations of the ICCs/IPs,” the resolution read.

The resolution added Cullamat is only using her position to advance her interest and that of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)-NPA.

The PTC said Congress should not recognize Cullamat’s claim as representative of the ICC/IP of Caraga, particularly Surigao del Sur, and disqualify her.

The resolution likewise declared full support behind National Commission on Indigenous Peoples Chair, Secretary Allen Capuyan, and Regional Director and laywer Marlon Bosantog, who have “given all their genuine efforts to promote the rights and welfare of the ICCs/IPs”.

The CPP-NPA is listed as a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the Philippines. (PNA)

2 drug peddlers killed, P1.5-B shabu seized in Cavite

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2 drug peddlers killed, P1.5-B shabu seized in Cavite

MANILA – Two drug suspects were killed while two others were arrested in separate operations in Cavite on Thursday night that yielded around PHP1.5 billion worth of shabu. 

In a report on Friday, Brig. Gen. Remus Medina, chief of the Philippine National Police Drug Enforcement Group (PNP-DEG), said suspects Basher Bangon and Danilo Untavar, were killed during the buy-bust in Springville Executive 1, Barangay Molino 3, Bacoor City at around 9:30 p.m.

Seized from the operation were 181 kilograms of shabu worth PHP1.25 billion.

Bangon, who is a top-level drug personality, had direct contact with a Chinese drug syndicate and is mainly operating in areas in the Visayas and Mindanao.

Meanwhile, suspects Lani Micoleta and Aldwin Micoleta were arrested in a separate operation in Barangay Magdalo, Bahayang Pag-Asa, Imus, City at 9:15 p.m.

The suspects yielded more or less 48 kilos of shabu valued at PHP331.2 million. They are among cohorts of Bangon and are known distributors of illegal drugs in Metro Manila and Calabarzon.

The suspects will be charged with violation of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

The buy-bust operation was made possible through the coordination among PNP, PDEA, BOC-Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service of the Intelligence Group (CIIS-IG), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), and local police officers.

In a statement, PNP chief, Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said the two police operations were part of the follow-up operations in Zambales and Bataan on Tuesday, which resulted in the confiscation of close to PHP4 billion worth of shabu.

The operations resulted in the death of four Chinese drug suspects and the arrest of three others.

In a statement, PDEA Director General Wilkins Villanueva said these operations are still part of Case Operational Plan “Whisperer” which is supervised by Deputy Director General for Operations Gregorio Pimentel and the agency’s Intelligence and Investigation Service.

“We will be relentless in our efforts to suppress the supply of illegal drugs while also sustaining the gains that we have achieved through the Barangay Drug Clearing Program,” Villanueva said. (with Ferdinand Patinio/PNA)

Youth groups make presence felt vs. communism

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Youth groups make presence felt vs. communism

MANILA – Tired and angered by the atrocities of communist terrorist groups, especially against the most vulnerable members of the society, several youth groups came together to help the government end insurgency.

The League of Youth of the Philippines for Peace and Development (LYPPAD) Movement believes that a peaceful, progressive, and prosperous nation can only be built through legal and non-violent advocacies.

“We stand against all acts of atrocity by the communist terrorist groups toward innocent lives; and all duplicitous acts by front organizations that recruit students to become child soldiers revolting against the Constitution and the Government and other duly constituted authorities,” the group said in a manifesto of support issued recently.

LYPPAD is composed of youth groups that include the Indigenous Peoples Youth Movement for Peace and Progress, Mindanao Indigenous Peoples Youth Organization, Kabataan Kontra Droga at Terorismo, Propelling Our Inherited Nation Through Our Youth Inc., and Supreme Student Council Society of the Philippines (SSCSP).

The group aims to foster sustainable development and eventually be able to promote unity, empower individuals, and create economic opportunities in communities.

“We condemn all ideologies and heinous crimes that destroy the foundation and moral fiber of our society,” the statement read.

LYPPAD is also calling on other youth organizations to unite with them and establish a movement that will protect the youth’s ideals and aspirations.

The SSCSP joined Monday’s “Tagged: Debunking Lies” weekly online press conference and lamented how the youth’s potentials are wasted once they get involved with organizations connected with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF).

The group’s vice president, Kim Soguilon, said if leftist groups try to pull students off campuses, they will counter by organizing activities that will encourage the youth to love and appreciate the country and their families.

The CPP, NPA, and NDF are tagged as terrorist groups in the Philippines while the European Union, through Council Decision 2011/70/CFSP dated Jan. 11, 2011, designated the CPP-NPA as a terrorist organization.

The CPP-NPA is also listed as a terrorist organization by the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. (PNA)

Charges filed vs. NPA ammo couriers in Butuan

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Charges filed vs. NPA ammo couriers in Butuan

BUTUAN CITY – Criminal charges have been filed against the three couriers who were nabbed while transporting ammunition, grenades and food supplies for the communist New People’s Army (NPA) here.

In a statement Tuesday, Police Regional Office 13 (Caraga) director Brig. Gen. Romeo Caramat Jr. said the suspects have been charged with the violations of Republic Act 9516 (Illegal and Unlawful Possession of Explosives) and RA 10591 (Comprehensive Law on Firearms and Ammunition).

The charges have been filed Monday against suspects, Ferdinand Aque Dagium, 27; Rolando Aque Dagium, 34; and Marvin Pepito Merencillo, 26, who were arrested last Sept. 3 while transporting contrabands for the NPA rebels by the police and military.

Ferdinand is a barangay kagawad from Magsaysay, Sibagat, Agusan del Sur.

Seized from the suspects were 4,800 pieces of 7.62 AK 47 live ammunition, two rifle grenades, three motorcycles and assorted food supplies.

The three were couriers of Regional Sentro de Grabidad of the North Eastern Mindanao Regional Committee of the NPA.

Caramat said the arrest of the suspects and confiscation of the ammunition would weaken the NPA in their plans to carry out terrorist activities in the area.

The Communist Party of the Philippines – NPA is listed as a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. (PNA)

NPA officer, wife, nephew surrender to govt troops

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NPA officer, wife, nephew surrender to govt troops

CAMP MELCHOR F. DELA CRUZ, Upi, Gamu: A high-ranking official of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) surrendered to the 95th Infantry Battalion (IB) in Palanan town, Isabela.

The CPP-NPA official’s wife and nephew also yielded to government troops, said the Fifth Infantry Division (ID) in a press statement.

For security reasons, the surrenderers were only identified as alias Badi, 49, a resident of Barangay Puro, Legazpi City, Albay who was commanding the Regional Ordnance Group of the Regional Operations Command; alias Rowena, 36, a resident of Barangay Alomanay, Palanan, Isabela who was a member of squad tres of the Regional Centro de Gravedad; and alias Eric, a resident also of Barangay Puro, Legazpi, Albay who was also a member of squad tres as a logistics officer.

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According to the Fifth ID Public Affairs Office chief Maj. Jekyll Julian Dulawan, the former rebels operated under the Komiteng Rehiyon-Cagayan Valley.

Dulawan said the three ex-rebels also yielded three M16 rifles, two bandoliers, three mobile phones, medical paraphernalia and subversive documents with high intelligence value.

Dulawan also said the surrenderers revealed valuable information to the joint troops of the 95th IB, the 98th IB and local police that resulted in the discovery of an arms cache at Sitio Dadugen, Barangay Dibuluan, San Mariano on July 13.

The arms cache contained 68 pieces of anti-personnel mines, four detonating cords at 600 meters each, seven blasting machines, nine remote-control devices, two car remote controls, improvised explosive device paraphernalia, one portable power generator, a rifle scope, a hard drive, a printer and personal belongings.

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The former rebels said they decided to surrender to authorities due to the deteriorating situation within the communist movement.

“Since the death of alias Yuni, the group [was] in chaos and in the pit of its downfall,” alias Badi said in the local dialect.

Dulawan said Yuni’s death was an eye-opener for the former rebels to realize that the armed struggle against the government was one of the reasons for poverty.

Alias Badi also acknowledged that the CPP-NPA hinders the development in communities especially in far-flung areas.

Lt. Col. Carlos Sangdaan Jr., 95th IB commander, said the CPP-NPA committed human rights violations for recruiting minors and forcing individuals to join its terrorist organization.

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“They are also violators of International Humanitarian Law by continuously fabricating and using improvised explosive devices and anti-personnel mines or APMs,” Sangdaan added.

Brig. Gen. Danilo Benavides, 502th IB commander, lauded the efforts of the 95th IB, of the 98th IB, and of the Isabela police for its sustained efforts to pursue peace in the Province of Isabela.

“We are thankful that the surrendering rebels renewed their trust in the government. Rest assured that they will be protected and be given benefits and livelihood programs under the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program [in order that] they can smoothly start their life anew,” Benavides said.

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Two ranking NPA leaders surrender in Isabela

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Two ranking NPA leaders surrender in Isabela

CAMP MELCHOR DELA CRUZ, ISABELA: Local supporters of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) have turned over their firearms following the surrender of two high ranking NPA rebels to the Army’s Fifth Infantry Division (5th ID), according to Maj. Jekyll Julian Dulawan, 5th ID public affairs officer.

In a report released on Tuesday, Dulawan said Alias Rence and Alias Maki, both members of the Militia ng Bayan, handed over an M16 rifle and an M16A rifle to the 5th ID’s 98 Infantry Battalion (IB) in Sitio Nursery, Barangay Disulap in San Mariano town.

Also in Barangay Ditarum in Divilacan town, residents turned over two M16 rifles and two bandoliers owned by the NPA rebels.

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Meanwhile, Dulawan said two high-ranking personalities of Komiteng Larangang Guerilla-Baggas, Ilocos-Cordillera Regional Committee have surrendered to the 50th IB in Tabuk City, Kalinga province.

Alias Brix and Alias Maxine said they decided to return to the folds of the law since the group has been demoralized after successive losses and debacles of the rebel movement, according to Dulawan.

Maj. Gen. Laurence Mina, 5th ID commander, lauded the troops in the aggressive conduct of focused military operations to end the local communist armed conflict both in Cagayan Valley and in Cordillera.

Mina lauded the local residents for their support and cooperation in the campaign against insurgency saying the support and cooperation of the people are the vital factors that will put an end to the insurgency.

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“The different government agencies exert efforts to bring the services and projects to the people, especially those who were previously influenced by the CNTs (communist NPA terrorists). We are certainly closer to our goal of having an insurgency-free country,” he said.

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source: manila times

Silay City villagers burn CPP-NPA flags, vow allegiance to gov’t

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Silay City villagers burn CPP-NPA flags, vow allegiance to gov’t

BACOLOD CITY – A group of farmworkers and other villagers in Barangay E. Lopez, Silay City, Negros Occidental burned the communist-terrorist flags and pledged allegiance to the government in a ceremony held at the village covered court on Aug. 28.

Villagers also denounced the atrocities and lies of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA), in the presence of Mayor Mark Golez and officials of the Philippine Army and the Philippine National Police.

In a statement on Sunday, Lt. Col. J-jay Javines, commanding officer of the Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion, commended the move of residents in condemning the acts of communist-terrorist groups (CTGs) and their allied organizations.

“This clearly shows that the peace-loving residents of E. Lopez can no longer endure the suffering. Their pledge to withdraw their support from the armed group is a bold step towards ending insurgency,” he said.

About 250 individuals, most of them members of Hacienda Culahao-C Farmer Workers Association (HACUFWA) and Hacienda Nenita Farmer Workers Association (HANFAWA), took their oath of allegiance to the Philippine government before village chief Meriam Gallego.

HACUFWA chairman Arnilo Serquillos said the Community Support Program (CSP) team of the Army and the police assisted them in registering their association with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).

“We have long wanted to register, but the organizer just asked money from us, and it never happened. That’s why we were not able to avail of government programs. Through the help of the CSP team, we were finally able to register with the DOLE,” he added.

During the activity initiated by the 32nd Civil-Military Operations Battalion and the 1st Negros Occidental Provincial Mobile Force Company (NOCPMFC), the participants signed the resolution of the Barangay Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (BTF-ELCAC) condemning and declaring as persona non grata groups aiding communist-terrorists in committing terroristic and criminal acts that violate the people’s rights.

They also raised placards calling for an end to the terrorists’ activities, including harassments and recruitment of minors.

Javines, who was joined by Maj. Fernando Somblingo Jr., officer-in-charge of 1st NOCPMFC; and Lt. Col. Robert Petate, chief of Silay City Police Station, during the event, urged residents of E. Lopez to work with the Army and police as well as with the local government unit and other government agencies to “put an end to the decades-long ruthlessness of the CPP-NPA”.

The activity was also attended by former rebel “Ka Joross”, who shared his experience in the armed struggle and how his life changed for the better after he surrendered.

The CPP-NPA is listed as a terrorist organization by the United States, European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the Philippines.

In June, its political wing, the National Democratic Front (NDF), has also been formally designated as a terrorist organization by the Philippines’ Anti-Terrorism Council. (PNA)

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