{"id":254538,"date":"2020-05-12T00:07:49","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T04:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=254538"},"modified":"2020-05-12T00:07:49","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T04:07:49","slug":"duterte-offers-p2-m-bounty-for-capture-of-npa-top-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/05\/12\/duterte-offers-p2-m-bounty-for-capture-of-npa-top-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte offers P2-M bounty for capture of NPA top leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte holds a meeting with members of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) at the Malago Clubhouse in Malaca\u00f1ang on May 11, 2020. ACE MORANDANTE\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 President Rodrigo Duterte has offered PHP2-million reward money to anyone who can either capture or kill the top commanders of the New People\u2019s Army (NPA), the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP).<\/p>\n

Duterte, during his meeting with Cabinet officials on Monday night, announced that he would give a bounty for every top NPA commander arrested or killed.<\/p>\n

\u201cKapag nakapatay kayo ng\u00a0<\/em>commander\u00a0o nakaturo kayo kung saan natutulog ang\u00a0<\/em>commander\u00a0o nakitulog, sabihin lang ninyo sa akin at<\/em>\u00a0PHP2 million\u00a0ang<\/em>\u00a0top commander (If you kill or point where a commander is hiding, tell me and I will give you PHP2 million each for a top commander),\u201d he said in a speech aired over state-run PTV-4.<\/p>\n

Duterte\u2019s latest pronouncement came, as he once again expressed ire over the NPA\u2019s series of attacks against the government forces who are assisting local governments in addressing the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.<\/p>\n

Duterte assured informants that they would be treated as witnesses and would get protection from the government.<\/p>\n

He said he would relocate the recipients of the reward money for safety purposes.<\/p>\n

He added that he would give them a \u201cnew identity\u201d to protect them as well as land for their relocation.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Yung mga<\/em>\u00a0squealer, you will be given a new identity\u00a0kagaya ng<\/em>\u00a0(that is similar to an informant under the) Witness Protection Program. It need not be under a Witness Protection Program but I order that they be treated, taken as a witness,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

On April 27, Duerte said he was no longer bent on holding another series of peace negotiations with the CPP\u2019s political wing, the National Democratic Front because NPA rebels have \u201cno respect\u201d for government troops engaged in relief work amid the Covid-19 crisis.<\/p>\n

Duterte told informants to make a report to either the police or the military.<\/p>\n

He warned them to avoid telling local officials because some are NPA sympathizers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reason why they (NPA rebels) thrive until now is because there are some local officials that are actively supporting the Communist Party of the Philippines.\u00a0Iyan ang totoo diyan<\/em>\u00a0(That\u2019s the truth),\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

Duterte no longer declared an extension of the national government\u2019s truce with CPP, which lapsed on April 15, due to the ceaseless attacks of NPA insurgents against the soldiers and policemen amid the Covid-19 outbreak.<\/p>\n

Duterte\u2019s latest directive to the state forces was to kill NPA rebels.<\/p>\n

\u201cMag-sabi ako ng totoo, ang gusto ko, kasi pinapatay ang mga sundalo ko pati pulis, ang order ko, patayin ninyo. Patayin ninyo kasi kung hindi ninyo papatayin, papatayin talaga kayo<\/em>\u00a0(I will tell you frankly, my order is kill them because they are killing my soldiers and policemen. Kill them because if you don\u2019t, they will really kill you),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The CPP-NPA has been tagged as a terror group by the Philippines, the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.<\/p>\n

Duterte said his administration is ready to fight the CPP-NPA and also willing to \u201cdie for the country\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI respect their decision in life \u2013 to die for their principle.\u00a0\u2018Yun iyan<\/em>\u00a0(That\u2019s it).\u00a0Eh kami dito<\/em>\u00a0(We are) also like you, we are at disposal of our destiny.\u00a0Handa rin kaming mamatay para sa bayan<\/em>\u00a0(We are also ready to die for the country),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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