From the Website of Philippine Army
links: http://www.army.mil.ph/pr/2014/feb/230214_3.html
It is expected to generate the active
participation of all sectors of the society in condemning the NPA’s
recent landmine atrocity in Bansalan, which wounded 12 soldiers and
five civilians and to stress the role of the public in advancing the
principles of humanity by the unified call for a total ban of use of
landmines.
Press Release by the 10ID, PA
links: http://www.army.mil.ph/pr/2014/feb/230214_3.html
Davao del Sur spearheads condemnation of NPA landmines
DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur
– The provincial government of Davao del Sur will lead the
condemnation rally against the use of landmines of the New People’s Army
(NPA) on March 5, 7am, at Digos City.
The condemnation rally dubbed as the
Ecumenical Prayer for Peace will start with a Peace Rally at the Fying A
Shell Station and end at the Rizal Park, Digos City, wherein a short
program will take place. The activity aims to generate social pressure
to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) – New People’s Army –
National Democratic Front (NDF) to stop or dissuade the opposing forces
from using illegal explosives such as landmines.
The provincial government of Davao del
Sur intends to unify and seek the voluntarily commitment of all sectors
of the society and other peace and development stakeholders to
contribute to the call and preservation of the gains of peace and other
advocacies in attaining a just and lasting peace and in advancing the
measures aimed at prohibiting the use of landmines by the NPA.
“I, together with the people of Davao
del Sur, condemn in its strongest term the landmine attacks perpetrated
by the New People's Army rebels in Bansalan town. We enjoin every
peace loving Filipinos to sustain the social pressure in rendering the
NPA irrelevant and in massively calling for an end on the use of
landmines. We hold the CPP-NPA-NDF (CNN) accountable for the recent
landmine attacks against the soldiers and civilians,” said Governor
Claude Bautista.
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