{"id":230567,"date":"2019-09-11T21:18:09","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T01:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=230567"},"modified":"2019-09-11T21:18:09","modified_gmt":"2019-09-12T01:18:09","slug":"all-out-war-vs-armed-rebels-continues-duterte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/09\/11\/all-out-war-vs-armed-rebels-continues-duterte\/","title":{"rendered":"All-out-war vs. armed rebels continues: Duterte"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers his speech during the oath-taking ceremony of the officers of the Malaca\u00f1ang Press Corps, Presidential Photojournalists Association, and Malaca\u00f1ang Cameramen Association at the Malaca\u00f1an Palace on September 10, 2019. SIMEON CELI JR.\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— The all-out-war against armed rebels by the Duterte administration will continue until all members of the New People’s Army (NPA) have surrendered, President Rodrigo Duterte said.<\/p>\n

“I have ordered the Armed Forces and the police to go attack full-scale.\u00a0Kung hindi natin maubos ito, sa panahon<\/em>\u00a0ko (We\u2019ll see if we can wipe them out in my time). And looking at the political horizon there,\u00a0kung sinong mag-presidente<\/em>\u00a0(regardless of who becomes President), I\u2019m so pessimistic,” he said during a speech at the 2019 Outstanding Government Workers Awards rites Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Compared to the previous administration’s call to war against insurgency, Duterte said his directive to the security forces would be different.<\/p>\n

“(In the past) when they are already in hot water,\u00a0binibitawan sila. Nilalaglag sila. Mismo ‘yung mga bunganga diyan sa<\/em>\u00a0Congress,\u00a0nilalaglag sila. Dito sa akin, sige,<\/em>\u00a0(They are being dropped. Those mouths in the Congress are pinning them down. As for me,\u00a0it’s fine,) you just do your duty in accordance with law.\u00a0Ako ang mag-amin sa lahat<\/em>\u00a0(I will admit everything). I take full responsibility,” he stressed.<\/p>\n

“Gusto ko kung maari lang, tapusin ko sa panahon ko<\/em>\u00a0(If possible, I want all of this done in my time),” he added.<\/p>\n

Duterte lamented that he even went out of his way to resolve the issue with the communists and even appointed hardcore Communist Party of the Philippines members to his Cabinet. This, as he also initiated talks within the very walls of Malacanang.<\/p>\n

“The Tiamzon even.\u00a0Pumunta sa<\/em>\u00a0(They came to) Davao,\u00a0nag<\/em>-dinner\u00a0kami. Kaibigan<\/em>\u00a0(We had dinner. We were friends). No personal hatred\u00a0pero hindi kami magkaintindihan<\/em>\u00a0(but we did not understand each other),” he shared.<\/p>\n

“Sabi mo, hindi<\/em>\u00a0(You said there will be no) coalition government.\u00a0Pero ‘yung mga<\/em>\u00a0(But the) JASIG (Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees),\u00a0‘yung<\/em>\u00a0agreement\u00a0na<\/em>\u00a0previous,\u00a0‘pag ipasok mo ‘yan sa<\/em>\u00a0fabric\u00a0ng<\/em>\u00a0national laws\u00a0natin pati<\/em>\u00a0Constitution,\u00a0parang ang labas<\/em>\u00a0coalition\u00a0talaga<\/em>\u00a0(The previous agreement, if you will enter that into the fabric of national laws and even the Constitution, it will really appear as a coalition),” he added, recalling his past exchanges with the couple.<\/p>\n

The chief executive said the issue of talking to the communists is almost nil as their leaders are too “ambitious” with their demands.<\/p>\n

With the recent brutality and attacks of communists against security forces, Duterte said he was compelled to order an all-out-war against the rebels.<\/p>\n

“Kasi nagalit ako kung bakit nilaslas nila ‘yung leeg ng pulis<\/em>\u00a0(I got made because they slashed the neck of the police officers),” he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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