{"id":155590,"date":"2018-03-07T22:43:22","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T03:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=155590"},"modified":"2018-03-07T22:43:22","modified_gmt":"2018-03-08T03:43:22","slug":"more-npas-surrender-to-govt-duterte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/03\/07\/more-npas-surrender-to-govt-duterte\/","title":{"rendered":"More NPAs surrender to gov’t: Duterte"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Rodrigo Duterte (PCOO Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

CLARK FREEPORT ZONE, Pampanga<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 President Rodrigo R.\u00a0Duterte on Wednesday, March 7, lauded the joint efforts of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the Philippine National Police (PNP), and the local government units for the increasing number of surrenderees from the New People’s Army (NPA).<\/p>\n

“At no other time are the NPAs surrendering with their firearms.\u00a0It is taboo to them here and in Mindanao, everywhere,\u00a0na \u2018pag nag-surrender ka tapos ibigay mo \u2018yung armas mo sa sundalo o sa pulis, so talagang ha-huntingin ka because that is anathema, a taboo. Talagang yayariin ka,<\/em>” President Duterte said in his meeting with the local chief executives of Luzon at the Royce Hotel here.<\/p>\n

“So\u00a0mabuti\u00a0na lang, marami na ang nag-surrender<\/em>\u00a0and\u2026 Also, I\u2019d like to congratulate the Armed Forces and everybody,\u00a0\u2018yung mga mayors pati pulis<\/em>, they are active in convincing people,” he said.<\/p>\n

The President said he has reached out to NPA founding chairman Jose Maria Sison but in the end, there was a stalemate in the talks because Sison wanted a coalition government, which the government cannot give.<\/p>\n

“So\u00a0\u2018yan ang sitwasyon doon.<\/em>\u00a0So there is an impasse. I don\u2019t know who would blink first but definitely it would not be government,” Duterte said.<\/p>\n

The President said that with more rebels surrendering to government, he hopes that the Armed Forces can quash the rebel group soon.<\/p>\n

“We are trying to really go out and just embrace them as brothers and at no other time,\u00a0maraming armas<\/em>. If they become decimated by the number of surrenderees, maybe the Armed Forces can finish them off next year\u00a0at mawala na \u2018to<\/em>,” Duterte said.<\/p>\n

Duterte said rebel surrenderees are given housing and livelihood opportunities.<\/p>\n

“We are about to complete many —\u00a0sa<\/em>\u00a0Davao City\u00a0may 1,000 ako;<\/em>\u00a0in Tagum about\u00a0mga<\/em>\u00a0700 plus. Then Surigao and in Zamboanga.\u00a0Dito naman sa Bulacan, meron rin ako marami nang natapos..<\/em>.\u00a0Then I inaugurated the other day\u00a0sa Marawi at iba pa<\/em>\u00a0and those are for the soldiers. But at the same time,\u00a0mabilis din kaming gumagawa.<\/em>\u00a0But some businessmen who want to donate,\u00a0gusto nila<\/em>\u00a0individual,” Duterte said.<\/p>\n

“Si Inday, \u2018yung anak ko na Mayor ng Davao, sabi ko, \u2019Day, iyo \u2018yung mga sa NPAs’.\u00a0<\/em>I hope we can have it the momentum here.\u00a0Tutal<\/em>\u00a0anyway,\u00a0ang gagastos naman niyan karamihan<\/em>\u00a0is government,” Duterte said.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s a matter of \u2018yung program of how to talk to them sincerely and if they want to surrender,\u00a0meron silang bahay<\/em>\u00a0then we can give them money in the meantime\u00a0may<\/em>\u00a0transition\u00a0sila<\/em>,” he added.<\/p>\n

As for livelihood, Durerte said rebel returnees will be trained by TESDA, noting that the country is in need of more skilled workers.<\/p>\n

“Mind you, there are constructions in Manila, Davao, Cebu, which have temporarily stopped because of the absence of skilled workers,” he said.<\/p>\n

“So they would need some kind of a master carpentry, master plumber.\u00a0\u2018Yan ang gusto kong makiusap sa inyo.<\/em>\u00a0If you have that kind of program of pacification, let me know,” he added.<\/p>\n

With regard to fighting corruption, the President said it is one of his campaign pledges and he remains committed to ending abuses and misdeeds in the bureaucracy.<\/p>\n

Fending off corruption accusations, he stressed he has never entertained any transaction or deals and lets his Cabinet secretaries handle those transactions at their level.<\/p>\n

\u201cBest ways,\u00a0maski sinong tanungin ninyo,<\/em>\u00a0any —\u00a0doon sa<\/em>\u00a0clerk who started to type the endorsement and everything, no transaction\u00a0\u2018yung MRT, PAGCOR o ano<\/em>\u00a0that ever reaches my table.\u00a0\u2018Yung MRT ni Tugade o \u2018yung eroplano ni Tugade, \u2018yung MRT niya, wala akong pakialam diyan<\/em>\u00a0and all,\u201d\u00a0he said.<\/p>\n

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