{"id":135303,"date":"2017-12-01T01:06:13","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T06:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=135303"},"modified":"2017-12-01T01:07:34","modified_gmt":"2017-12-01T06:07:34","slug":"prrd-orders-military-police-shoot-any-armed-npa-rebels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/12\/01\/prrd-orders-military-police-shoot-any-armed-npa-rebels\/","title":{"rendered":"PRRD orders military, police: ‘Shoot any armed NPA rebels’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, in his speech during the ceremonial send-off of the Vietnamese fisherman at the Sual Wharf and Causeway in Sual, Pangasinan on November 29, 2017, reiterates his strong stance against corruption citing that the Constitution should be amneded so that erring government officials would be made accountable for their corrupt practices. (ACE MORANDANTE\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

President Rodrigo Duterte once again released a forceful order to the military and police to shoot any members of the communist party or the so-called New People\u2019s Army (NPA) following his decision to terminate the peace talks with the rebels.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, if there is an armed NPA there or terrorists, if he\u2019s holding any firearms, shoot. And tell any ako na ang magsagot<\/em> [I will answer], you just shut up,\u201d Duterte said during the ceremonial send-off of Vietnamese fisherman in Pangasinan on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Duterte added that he will answer any human rights issue that may arise as the government forces continue its shoot-out war with the NPA.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo not answer if that issue of human rights, you say, \u201cGo to Duterte. It is and was his order\u2026 Sabihin mo<\/em> [tell them],\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd so? You are destroying my country, you expect me to pat you in the back and say, \u201cdahan-dahan ka lang <\/em>[take it slowly]?\u201d Duterte added.<\/p>\n

The President said in the same speech that he is preparing an Executive Order (EO) declaring the communist rebels as terrorists.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am preparing now. They are preparing the executive order declaring them to be terrorists and they will be afforded the treatment of being criminals,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

[READ: Duterte prepares EO tagging communists as terrorists<\/a>]<\/p>\n

He also warned the police and military to be vigilant as the \u2018sparrows\u2019 (NPA) are active and they are now on the offensive.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are now on the offensive and that is why I said, \u201cKayong mga pulis<\/em> [You, police], just a little bit of vigilance.\u201d The sparrows are really active,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

Referring to his decision of terminating the peace talks with the rebels, Duterte said that he sees that the NPA are not serious about negotiations.<\/p>\n

\u201cAng<\/em> (With the) NPAs, pinutol ko na<\/em> [I’ve cut it (peace negotionation)] because I think that they are not really serious. Just biding their time. They do not have the second echelons to carry the fight and they just want to be comfortable,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

For the record, President Rodrigo Duterte earlier called the attention of the NPA rebels to lay down their arms and cooperate to the resolution of the \u201clongstanding armed conflict\u201d in the country.<\/p>\n

He also offered that he will provide jobs, housing opportunities from National Housing Authority, livelihood, and financial assistance to NPA fighters who will surrender to the folds of the law.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll give you a job. Automatic, they will have their jobs. And I\u2019ll give you a space, instead of giving to the soldiers,\u201d Duterte said earlier.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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