{"id":195363,"date":"2018-12-26T04:09:19","date_gmt":"2018-12-26T09:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=195363"},"modified":"2018-12-26T04:09:19","modified_gmt":"2018-12-26T09:09:19","slug":"palace-twits-cpp-npa-as-failed-rebellion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/12\/26\/palace-twits-cpp-npa-as-failed-rebellion\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace twits CPP-NPA as ‘failed rebellion’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cNo wonder the forces on the ground no longer follow him hence his regular rants against PRRD to give himself the appearance of relevance,\u201d he added. (File Photo<\/a>: Office of the Presidential Spokesperson\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Malaca\u00f1ang on Wednesday described the 50-year insurgency of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People\u2019s Army (CPP-NPA) as a \u201cfailed rebellion\u201d noting that its founding chairman, Jose Maria Sison, is \u201cout of touch\u201d with reality.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made this remark after Sison, in an interview over ANC on the day of CPP\u2019s 50th anniversary, said the CPP-NPA remains relevant and would strengthen efforts to oust the President through its revolutionary movement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 50 years of Joma Sison’s rebellion speaks for itself. It’s a failed rebellion. It only resulted in the loss of lives of Filipinos especially the numerous young students who were killed in ambushes, skirmishes, battles and in sickness in the hills, who could have served their country well in pacific and productive means, as well as the destruction of properties,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

Panelo also said that many communist rebels were already laying down their arms and surrendering while Sison remained in exile in the Netherlands since 1987.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe NPA surrenderers are coming in droves responding to the call of the government to return to the fold of the law, while Mr. Sison remains ensconced in his ivory tower of comfort and luxury while his comrades die for a lost cause,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo wonder the forces on the ground no longer follow him hence his regular rants against PRRD to give himself the appearance of relevance,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Panelo, meanwhile, encouraged Sison to also surrender before he becomes too weak to do so stressing that it was an honorable act to accomplish.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s time for him to wave the white flag before his physique gives up on him. There is honor in returning back to a democratic society and embracing the constitutional order,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

Panelo said it’s \u201cnot too late\u201d for Sison to embrace the rule of law and the majority and wished Sison well, in the spirit of Christmas.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the spirit of Christmas, we still wish him well and pray that he be blessed with inner peace and enlightenment,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

Earlier, President Rodrigo R. Duterte ordered his troops to \u201cdestroy\u201d the Reds, firm in his decision not to subscribe to their five-day holiday ceasefire declaration.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do not subscribe to their ceasefire, we are ready for anything. Change your paradigm, do not fight them, destroy them. Destroy them, kill them,\u201d Duterte said in a speech at Camp General Manuel Yan Sr. in Compostela Valley.<\/p>\n

Duterte has terminated peace talks the CPP-NPA, tagged by the US as terrorists, as they continued to commit abuses and demand for a coalition government.<\/p>\n

Instead, through Executive Order No. 70, a national task force will be created to formulate a National Peace Framework anchored on the “whole-of-nation” approach which prioritizes the delivery of basic services and social development packages by the government, facilitates societal inclusivity, and ensures active participation of all sectors of the society in the pursuit of the country’s peace agenda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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