Mindanaotoday.com | Groups hold Butuan rally to ‘dishonor’ 53rd CPP-NPA anniversary
BUTUAN CITY – Nearly a hundred leaders from the youth, Indigenous People (IP), sectoral groups, and other civic groups opposed to the communist rebel movement gathered here Tuesday to denounce the 53rd founding anniversary of the New People’s Army (NPA).
Joined by personnel of the Butuan City Police Office (BCPO) at the Guingona Park, the protesters also lambasted the NPA for its atrocities against the youth, the IP communities, and the general populace in Butuan and Caraga Region.
In a statement Tuesday afternoon, BCPO said they organized the activity with the Kabataan Kontra Droga at Terorismo (KKDAT) in an effort to help end the “communist terrorism” in the region.
“The NPA insurgents have staged hostilities to include the recent killings of the civilians, burning of private vehicles owned by businessmen, the sabotage on public establishments and vital installations that severely affected innocent civilians,” BCPO said.
It added that most of the civilians greatly affected by the armed activities of the NPA rebels are in vulnerable communities in far-flung areas.
Among the recent brutalities committed by the NPA rebels here this year include the killing of a 66-year-old construction foreman on January 24 in Barangay Anticala.