{"id":195761,"date":"2018-12-29T21:43:19","date_gmt":"2018-12-30T02:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=195761"},"modified":"2018-12-29T21:43:19","modified_gmt":"2018-12-30T02:43:19","slug":"dont-listen-to-communists-duterte-tells-farmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/12\/29\/dont-listen-to-communists-duterte-tells-farmers\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t listen to communists, Duterte tells farmers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers his speech during the awarding of 500 housing units to the personnel of the First Scout Ranger Regiment (FSRR) at the Scout Ranger Ville in San Miguel, Bulacan on December 10, 2018. ALFRED FRIAS\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Saturday urged farmworkers to refrain from being persuaded by communist rebels assuring them anew that land reform will continue under his administration.<\/p>\n

Duterte made this remark during the distribution of certificates of land ownerships award (CLOA) to agrarian reform beneficiaries in Kidapawan City, Cotabato.<\/p>\n

\u201cBakit kayo makinig sa mga komunista? Bakit kayo makinig kay Sison<\/em>\u00a0(Why do you have to listen to communists? Why do you have to listen to Sison)?\u201d Duterte said referring to Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founding chairman Jose Maria Sison.<\/p>\n

Duterte criticized Sison for acting as if he was the only \u201cthinking Filipino\u201d, stressing that although he agreed with Reds\u2019 efforts to push for land reform, he did not agree with pushing for efforts to resume peace talks without them laying down their arms.<\/p>\n

\u201cSang-ayon kami sa land reform ninyo. Sang-ayon ako sa mga bagay, social justice. Pero huwag ninyong ipadaan sa armed struggle<\/em>\u00a0(I agree with your efforts to push for land reform. I agree with some things like social justice. But don\u2019t settle this through armed struggle),\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

Duterte added that he has asked Agrarian Reform Secretary John Castriciones to prioritize placing government lands in Quezon, Bicol, and Negros under land reform.<\/p>\n

\u201cI-land reform mo lahat ang gobyernong lupa bago ako matapos pagka-Presidente (Distribute all government lands before my term ends),\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

He noted that even without the communists, there will always be friction for as long as there is no real land reform.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Duterte reminded members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed Forces of the Philippines to be \u201cneutral\u201d and not support any candidates running for next year\u2019s midterm elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cHuwag kayong makialam sa election. Huwag kayong magpabor sa kandidato ko at huwag kayong pumabor doon sa kalaban. Neutral kayo<\/em>(Don\u2019t get involved in elections. Don\u2019t favor candidates and don\u2019t side with the opponents. You should be neutral),\u201d Duterte said.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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