Peace Talk for NDF-GRP, Justice Denied for NPA Victims?

The resumption of the Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees or (JASIG) to create a conducive arena for the Communist Party’s National Democratic Front (NDF) to participate on the peace talks was more of a “prostitution” of democratic rights other than “foundation” of unison minds. How could the state trust the Reds’ sincerity on peace when it is by far asking for a negotiation while its armed guerilla fronts continue to sow fear across the country.

People are not ignorant to notice how the CPP-NPA-NDF made-sue of the peace talks to recuperate their troops. Back in Leyte, civilians are far more horrified during the course of the negotiations other than the declared all-out offensive. At time of affirmed stand-down, the rebels move freely from one barangay to the next without the fear of being caught. They utterly believe that the military were emasculated during the course of the entire bargaining agreement that they simply won’t move a muscle. By that time, civilians are quietly harassed. Their homes were looted. Their young and able sons were recruited. Their barangay halls are turned into open-Communist workshops were NDF personalities preside the onset mass “Marxist baptism”.

The conditions now were no different to the ones we had before. The GRP-NDF is settling the Netherlands while the cadres look for possible ways to point the fist blame of the talks’ violation to the military. Come to think of it, how could we possibly convince ourselves that they were sincere with their peaceful resolve when the Communist Party in the country are on “full alert” or else “armed” and ready?

In fact, on July 8th the CPP-NPA scored big time in its various armed engagements specifically the extortion-related harassment of the personnel working for JERA Construction in Brgy. Nadawisan, Cataingan, Masbate after its management declared a no-negotiation policy on its set-up revolutionary taxes collection. Furthermore, last July 6th around (30) armed NPA guerilla fighters harassed the resident of Sitio Kalampigan, Brgy. Guilanhguilang, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon. They even made a “statement” among the civilians by opening fire on Jimmy Yabut, who was later rushed to the N. Mindanao Medical Center.

Other than that, about (20) other armed NPA rebels under Southern Mindanao Regional Committee (SMRC) disarmed and took-over the Sta. Josefa Municipal Station in Agusan del Sur last July 1st. The said rebel-group successfully robbed the MPS with around five (5) high powered firearms. The attack came despite the indiscriminate altercations and bombings threats in the said region by the armed Moro Islamic Liberation Front. So far, the CPP-NPA was pretty good at helping the MILF cold-blooded commanders.

JASIG is the best excuse to have all these crimes swept under the rag. It would be “ready-to-eat” parlay where the CPP-NPA hopes to escape the long arms the law.