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OPAPP condemns NPA attacks amid unilateral ceasefire
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) condemned the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) for alleged attacks during President Duterte's unilateral ceasefire.
Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. stated these attacks demonstrate the rebel group's "heartlessness" amidst the national health crisis.
Two Manobo civilians, tribal chief Datu Bernardino Austidillo, 73, and former rebel Zaldy Ibanez, 52, were reportedly killed in front of their families in Surigao del Sur on Thursday.
President Duterte had ordered a suspension of military operations from March 19 to April 15, urging rebel groups to reciprocate the ceasefire to focus on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Galvez criticized the NPA for ignoring the President's appeal and causing the deaths of innocent people.
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DILG Secretary Eduardo Año has ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) to halt all offensive operations against Communist Terrorist Groups (CTGs) nationwide.
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The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) has ordered its armed wing, the New People's Army (NPA), to observe a nationwide unilateral ceasefire from March 26 to April 15.
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President Duterte declared a unilateral ceasefire with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) from March 19 to April 15.
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The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) supports President Duterte's unilateral ceasefire with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA), which took effect from March 19 to April 15, 2020.
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Malacañang is urging communist rebels to demonstrate sincerity in their truce with the government by ceasing hostilities and withdrawing forces amid the coronavirus crisis.
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