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Friday, August 31, 2018

HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY PROMOTIONS IN ARMED CONFLICTS - Saturday Updates Weekly SEPTEMBER 01, 2018


HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY 
PROMOTIONS IN ARMED CONFLICTS

PROMOTIONS, EDUCATIONS, COMMENTARY, CRITICISMS
AND SUGGESTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND GOOD GOVERNANCE



Saturday Updates Weekly SEPTEMBER 01, 2018
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HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTIONS
"CROSS FIRE BY NPA IN ILOILO"



"KAPITALISMO AT GOONS"



GOD AND JESUS CHRIST AND MOTHER MARY LIGHTS AND LOVE BLESS YOU ALL...

THE PHILIPPINE ISSUES TODAY UPDATES  SEPTEMBER 01, 2018 BY HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY PROMOTIONS GATHERED FROM GOVERNMENT WEBSITES AND OTHER WEBSITES AS POSTED AND OUR PROMOTIONS, CRITICISM AND CONSULTATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND GOOD GOVERNANCE IN THE COUNTRY AND ON THE GATHERED ISSUES.

ANG PILIPINAS NGAYON SA ATING PAG-ANTABAY SA INSURGENCY ISSUES AT HUMAN RIGHTS NA NAKALAP NG HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY PROMOTIONS MULA SA IBAT IBANG WEBSITE NG MGA INSURGENTS AT PAMAHALAAN AT MGA BALITA AT ANG ATING PROMOSYON SA LINGGONG ITO AY HINGGIL SA "CROSS FIRE BY NPA IN ILOILO".  READ POSTINGS FOR FOR MORE DETAILS AT STORY LINKS  https://sites.google.com/site/humanrightspromotions/human-rights-conflicts-updates

 
ANG ATING NAKALAP NGAYON MULA SA WEBSITE NG CPP-NPA-NDF AY HINGGIL SA MGA OPENSA NITO SA ATING PANGULONG DUTERTE O KANYANG ADMINISTRASYON NA SIYANG TERORISTA KUNG SAAN ANG CP-NPA-NDF AY IPINITISYON NA SA DOJ NA TERORISTANG GRUPO.  SANGKATUTAK NA MGA HAKBANGIN DI UMANO NG ATING ADMINISTRASYON ANG MALATERORISTANG PANANAW NA HINDI NARESPETO SA KARAPATAN NG KAPWA SAMANTALANG ANG CPP-NPA-NDF AY MASIDHING NIRERESPETO AT SUNOD ITO.  ANG REBOLUSYUNARYONG KILUSAN AY ITINATAAS ANG ANTAS NG MANGGAGAWA MULA INDUSTRIYA AT BUKID. ISINUSULONG NITO ANG SOCIO ECONOMIC REFORMS UPANG TAPUSIN ANG DIGMAAN AT RESOLBAHIN ITO SA MAPAYAPANG PARAAN.  DESPERADO ANG REHIMENG DUTERTE NA PALABASING TERORISTA ANG CPP-NPA-NDF PAGHIHIMUTOK NILA SA HAKBANG NA ITO NG PAMAHALAAN.

ANG HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTIONS ON INSURGENCY KAAKIBAT ANG PANANALIG SA PANGINOONG DIYOS AT KRISTO HESUS AT GABAY NG KALIWANAGAN NI MOTHER MARY AY PATULOY NA NAGSASABOSES NG CARHRIHL ABIDANCE AT PEACE TALKS AT ISULONG ANG PAGREREPORMANG ISASAGAWA DITO SA PAGRESOLBA NG ATING SISTEMA O PROBLEMANG SISTEMA NG BANSA.  SA ISYU NA NAIS GAWING TERORISTA ANG CPP-NPA-NDF AY HINDI RIN SANGAYON ANG ATING PROMOSYON SA HAKBANG NA ITO NG PAMAHALAAN KUNG SAAN ANG ATING PAGTINGIN AY LEHITIMONG INTERNAL CONFLICT ITO O REBOLUSYON AT HINDI TERORISMO ANG ISINASAGAWA NG CPP-NPA-NDF AT ANG MAHUSAY DITO AY NARESPETO SILA SA INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW AT HUMAN RIGHTS SA PORMA NGAYON NG CARHRIHL NA PINAGKASUNDUAN NG MAGKABILANG PANIG.        

ISANG GROUNDS NA ANG MGA ITO AY HINDI TERORISTA DAHIL SA PAGRESPETO SA HUMAN RIGHTS DAHIL WALANG NAGTETERRORIZED NA NARESPETO NG HUMAN RIGHTS.  MEANING ANG REBOLUSYON NILA AY AYON LAMANG SA IHL NA BALANGKAS NG INTERNATIONAL LAW AT UNITED NATIONS SA USAPING ITO.  ANG PASAMAIN ANG STATUS NG NPA BILANG TERORISTA AY HINDI MAHUSAY NA HAKBANG NG PAMAHALAAN AT HINDI ITO MAKAKABUTI SA ATING BANSA IN SUPPRESSING THEM DAHIL MARAMING TAO ANG MALAMANG MAGSUFFER NG PANGAABUSO IN THIS KIND OF SUPPRESSIONS AGAINST CPP-NPA-NDF DAHIL NATIONWIDE ANG SAKOP NG REBOLUSYON NITO IN GETTING GOVERNANCE.  WE HOPE MAG-ISIP ANG ATING PAMAHALAAN SA PATAS NA PAGSUPIL AT HARAP SA CPP-NPA-NDF.  GOD AND JESUS CHRIST LIGHTS AND MIRACLES LIGHTS AND BLESS YOU ALL AND GUIDE IN GOOD IN YOUR STRUGGLES.


Suspected rebel killed in Mountain Province clash




Suspected rebel killed in Mountain Province clash


CAMP MELCHOR DELA CRUZ, Isabela — A suspected member of the New People’s Army was killed during an overnight running gun battle between armed men and Army soldiers at the mountains of Mainit village in Bontoc town, Mountain Province.

AFP Welcomes Back Contingent after Naval Exercise in Hawaii



AFP Welcomes Back Contingent after Naval Exercise in Hawaii


Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Carlito Galvez Jr. leads other AFP officers in welcoming members of the 700-man contingent onboard vessels BRP Davao Del Sur (LD602) and BRP Andres Bonifacio (FF17) on Monday, 27 August 2018, at South Harbor, Manila after their successful participation in the month-long Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2018 in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Photos by SN1 Donald Viluan/PAOAFP)

The terrorist Duterte regime



 
From the Website of PRWC CPP-NPA-NDF
Article links: https://www.ndfp.org/the-terrorist-duterte-regime/

The terrorist Duterte regime

Rodrigo Duterte has recently threatened to unleash his military’s air power against the New People’s Army (NPA),

dismissing the possibility of civilian casualties as “part of the territory.” On August 27, his soldiers launched an aerial strike near a Lumad school in Talaingod, Davao del Norte while students were playing outside of their classrooms. 
It was not the first time for Duterte to declare his contempt for the rights, welfare and safety of civilians. He had earlier ordered aerial bombings to “level the hills” and threatened to bomb the Lumad schools.

In Marawi, he made good his threat of using deadly air strikes against his perceived enemies, razing the city to the ground and causing up to a thousand civilian casualties, according to independent sources. 
Under Duterte, the human rights watchdog Karapatan has reported a total of 356,964 individuals victimized by aerial bombings and artillery attacks.

MILF northern sulu holds general meeting in preparation for BOL plebiscite

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Friday, August 24, 2018

HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY PROMOTIONS IN ARMED CONFLICTS - Saturday Updates Weekly AUGUST 25, 2018


HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY 
PROMOTIONS IN ARMED CONFLICTS

PROMOTIONS, EDUCATIONS, COMMENTARY, CRITICISMS
AND SUGGESTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND GOOD GOVERNANCE


Saturday Updates Weekly AUGUST 25, 2018
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HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTIONS
"EID'L ADHA CELEBRATIONS"



"PRESIDENT DUTERTE
PEACE AGAIN WITH CPP-NPA-NDF"

 
GOD AND JESUS CHRIST AND MOTHER MARY LIGHTS AND LOVE BLESS YOU ALL...

THE PHILIPPINE ISSUES TODAY UPDATES  AUGUST 25, 2018 BY HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY PROMOTIONS GATHERED FROM GOVERNMENT WEBSITES AND OTHER WEBSITES AS POSTED AND OUR PROMOTIONS, CRITICISM AND CONSULTATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND GOOD GOVERNANCE IN THE COUNTRY AND ON THE GATHERED ISSUES.

ANG PILIPINAS NGAYON SA ATING PAG-ANTABAY SA INSURGENCY ISSUES AT HUMAN RIGHTS NA NAKALAP NG HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY PROMOTIONS MULA SA IBAT IBANG WEBSITE NG MGA INSURGENTS AT PAMAHALAAN AT MGA BALITA AT ANG ATING PROMOSYON SA LINGGONG ITO AY HINGGIL SA "EID'L ADHA".  READ POSTINGS FOR FOR MORE DETAILS AT STORY LINKS  https://sites.google.com/site/humanrightspromotions/human-rights-conflicts-updates
ANG ATING NAKALAP NGAYON MULA SA WEBSITE NG CPP-NPA-NDF AY HINGGIL SA KANILANG PUBLIKASYON TUNGKOL SA REQUEST KAY CPP FOUNDING CHAIRMAN JOMA SISON SA EVALUATIONS NG CPP IKA 50th YEAR NITO NGAYONG 2018 MULA PAGKATATAG NITO NUONG IKA DISYEMBRE 26, 1968.  READ ARTICLE POSTED.  SA MADALING SALITA MULA SA IILANG NAGPASIMULA NITO AT MGA MANDIRIGMA AY LUMAWAK ANG CPP-NPA-NDF AT MAGPAHANGGANG NGAYON AY PATULOY SILANG NAKIKIBAKA AT NAKIKIPAGLABAN SA KANILANG PERSPEKTIBA NA PALAYAIN ANG BANSA SA MALAPYUDAL AT MAKAKOLONYAL AT BURUKRATA NITONG SISTEMA.  LUMAKAS AT LUMAWAK SILA NATIONWIDE NA MAY PAG-ASANG PAMUNUAN NG BANSA.  MARAMING ACHIEVEMENTS AT PAGBABAGO AT HIRAP ANG INABOT NG KILUSAN SUBALIT NANANATILING NAKATAYO AT NAKIKIPAGLABAN.  MATATAG ANG PRINSIPYONG MARXISIM-LENINISM AT MAO ZE DONG UPANG MAGING GABAY NILA SA KANILANG KOMUNISMONG PANANAW O POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC IDEOLOGY NITO.  GOD AND JESUS CHRIST LIGHTS AND MIRACLES LIGHTS AND BLESS YOU ALL AND GUIDE IN GOOD IN YOUR STRUGGLES.

ANG HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY KAAKIBAT ANG KALIWANAGAN AT MILAGRO NI MOTHER MARY AY NAGSASABOSES AT MUNGKAHI SA ATING PAMAHALAANG DUTERTE NG PAGSUPORTA SA MULING PAGBABALIK NG PEACE TALKS.  ANG PAGTAHAK NIYA SA KAPAYAPAAN AY ISANG MAHUSAY NIYANG LANDASIN SA KANYANG PAMAMAHALA LABAN SA MGA KAAWAY NG ESTADO AT AYUSIN ANG SULIRANING ITO SA MAPAYAPANG PARAAN.  NAWAY ANG GABAY NG DIYOS AY MAGPAIGTING SA INYONG MATIBAY NA HAKBNG AT HINDI NA MULI ITONG MAGPABAGO BAGO SA IMPLUWENSIYA NG HIND MAKATARUNGAN PANGHIHIKAYAT.  AND 50 TAON NANG DIGMAAN SA BANSA NG MAGKABILANG PANIG AY NAWAY MATULDUKAN NA SA ADMINISTRASYONG ITO O MAGKAROON MAN LAMANG NG USAD SA PAGBABAGO SA USAD NG PAGRESOLBA NITO IN PEACE PROCESS.   GOD AND JESUS AND MOTHER MARY LIGHTS AND MIRACLES BLESS AND PROTECT US ALL IN ANY EVILNESS.
 
 

CSAFP Message for the Commemoration of Eid'l Adha



CSAFP Message for the Commemoration of Eid'l Adha

Eid Mubarak!

The soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines of the Armed Forces of the Philippines join you and your family in celebrating the Holy Feast of Sacrifice today.

May the Divine Grace of Allah always bless you and your family in this very solemn occasion with inner peace, love and happiness.
Happy Eid’l Adha!!!

President Duterte renews call for peace with NPA



From the Website of PTV4 NEWS


President Duterte renews call for peace with NPA

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, in his speech during the 12th anniversary of the Eastern Mindanao Command (EastMinCom) at the Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao (NFEM), Naval Station Felix Apolinario (NSFA) in Panacan, Davao City on August 23, 2018, urges the members of the New People’s Army to go back to the folds of the law as he assures that they will be provided with ample assistance for their reintegration. Also in the photo is Sec. Bong Go of the Office of the Special Assistant to the President. ALBERT ALCAIN/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO


DAVAO CITY – President Rodrigo Roa Duterte renews his call to end the government’s dispute with the New People’s Army (NPA) to achieve lasting peace in Mindanao as he graced the 12th anniversary of the Eastern Mindanao Command (EASTMINCOM) on Thursday, August 23, at the Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao (NFEM) in Panacan, Davao City.

“Life isn’t that easy. Life has to evolve, and progress and development can’t be rushed through a revolution. If you’re always calling for revolution and killing people, nothing good will happen to our nation,” President Duterte said.

Great achievements of the CPP in 50 years of waging revolution



 

From the Website of PRWC CPP-NPA-NDF
Article links: https://www.ndfp.org/great-achievements-of-the-cpp-in-50-years-of-waging-revolution/



Great achievements of the CPP in 50 years of waging revolution

By Jose Maria Sison
Founding Chairman
Communist Party of the Philippines
August 23, 2018



Author´s Note: As founding chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines, I have been asked by academic, journalist and activist friends and many other people to evaluate the CPP in the last 50 years and describe its current situation and prospects. All of them are anticipating the fast approaching golden anniversary of the CPP. I write this article on the basis of my previous experience and on the basis of publicly available documents. Prof. Jose Maria Sison



The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) was founded on December 26, 1968 as the revolutionary party of the Filipino proletariat and people under the guidance of Marxism-Leninism-Maoism (MLM) in order to continue the unfinished revolution started by the Katipunan in 1896 and to fight for national liberation and democracy against US imperialism and the local reactionary classes of big compradors, landlords and bureaucrat capitalists.

Stakeholders engage in Writeshop to come up with document for Bangsamoro Normalization Program


From the Website of MILF


Stakeholders engage in Writeshop to come up with document for Bangsamoro Normalization Program

Cotabato City- Peace stakeholders gathered in Pasig City yesterday and engaged in a writeshop aimed at producing the program document for the Normalization Program in the Bangsamoro.

GPH Peace Implementing Panel Chair Nabil Tan said that, “Crafting the program document will hopefully set the modalities and parameters in executing the programs, thus providing us with uniformity, consistency, and timeliness in our actions,” a report by OPAPP said. 


Friday, August 17, 2018

HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY PROMOTIONS IN ARMED CONFLICTS - Saturday Updates Weekly AUGUST 18, 2018


HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY 
PROMOTIONS IN ARMED CONFLICTS

PROMOTIONS, EDUCATIONS, COMMENTARY, CRITICISMS
AND SUGGESTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND GOOD GOVERNANCE


Saturday Updates Weekly AUGUST 18, 2018
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HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTIONS
"WARRANT OF ARREST TO SERVE"



"ANTIQUE ENCOUNTER
IS A LIE ACCORDING CPP
NPA-NDF"
MASSACRE ANG NANGYARI SA ANTIQUE AT HINDI ENGKWENTRO



 
GOD AND JESUS CHRIST AND MOTHER MARY LIGHTS AND LOVE BLESS YOU ALL...

THE PHILIPPINE ISSUES TODAY UPDATES  AUGUST 18, 2018 BY HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY PROMOTIONS GATHERED FROM GOVERNMENT WEBSITES AND OTHER WEBSITES AS POSTED AND OUR PROMOTIONS, CRITICISM AND CONSULTATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND GOOD GOVERNANCE IN THE COUNTRY AND ON THE GATHERED ISSUES.

ANG PILIPINAS NGAYON SA ATING PAG-ANTABAY SA INSURGENCY ISSUES AT HUMAN RIGHTS NA NAKALAP NG HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY PROMOTIONS MULA SA IBAT IBANG WEBSITE NG MGA INSURGENTS AT PAMAHALAAN AT MGA BALITA AT ANG ATING PROMOSYON SA LINGGONG ITO AY HINGGIL SA "WARRANT OF ARREST TO SERVE".  READ POSTINGS FOR FOR MORE DETAILS AT STORY LINKS  https://sites.google.com/site/humanrightspromotions/human-rights-conflicts-updates
ANG ATING NAKALAP NGAYON MULA SA WEBSITE NG CPP-NPA-NDF AY HINGGIL SA NAPABALITANG ENGKWENTRO KAMAKAILAN SA ANTIQUE NA IKINASAWI NG 7 MIYEMBRO NG NPA.  AYON SA CPP-NPA-NDF AY PAWANG MGA MIYEMBRO NG CPP AT NDF ANG MGA ITO NA NASA EDUCATION AND RESEARCH COMMITTEE NG GRUPO NA NAGRERESEARCH NG MGA SULIRANIN SA NASABING AREAS.  ANG MGA ITO AY WALANG ARMAS NA DALA TALIWAS SA SINASABI NG JOINT FORCES NG PULIS AT SUNDALO NA MAY MGA ARMAS SILA NA HIGH POWERED AT HAND GUNS AT MAY PAMPASABOG PA.  ANG NASABING ENGKWENTRO AY ISANG KASINUNGALINAGAN AYON SA CPP-NPA-NDF KUNDI PAWANG MASSACRE ANG NANGYARI DAHIL WALANG ARMAS ANG MGA ITO NA INILATAG SA MIDYA NG MGA PULIS NA KANILANG NASAMSAM AT PAWANG NATUTULOG SILA SA DISORAS NG GABING YAON NG SILA AY SALAKAYIN NG NASABING MGA OPERATIBA NA AYON SA PULIS AY MAGSISILBI NG SEARCH WARRANT SA ILANG MIYMEBRO NILA NA MAY KASO.  ISANG RATIONAL THINKING ANG BINITIWAN NG CPP-NPA-NDF NA PAANO MAGTATAGAL NG 30 MINUTES ANG ENGKWENTRO SA ARAMS NA HINAHAWAKAN NA INILATAG SA MIDYA.  READ LINKS POSTED FROM CPP-NPA-NDF PUBLICATIONS AND SIDE IN THE SAID ENCOUNTER.  https://www.ndfp.org/a-massacre-and-not-an-encounter-took-place-in-antique/

ANG HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTIONS ON INSURGENCY AY PATULOY NA NAGSASABOSES KAAKIBAT ANG PANANALIG SA DIYOS AT KRISTO HESUS AT MOTHER MARY NA ANG CARHRIHL AY PALAGING IRESPETO AT SUNDIN SA LABANAN NG MAGKABILANG PANIG MULA CPP-NPA-NDF AT PAMAHALAAN MULA AFP-GPH AT ANG PEACE TALKS AY HUWAG BALEWALAIN AT BIGYAN NG PUWANG ITO TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS AT MAGSALBA NG BUHAY.  SA ISYUNG ITO AY DAPAT MAGSAGAWA NG IMBESTIGASYON ANG RESPECTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICES DITO MULA CHR AT AFP HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE AND PNP HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE AT IBAT IBA PANG OPISINA FOR FAIR JUSTICE.  IN OTHER HAND LOOKING CPP-NPA-NDF SIDE KUNG ITO AY TALAGANG HINDI ISANG ENGKWENTRO AY MALAKING KASO ITO NG PAGLABAG SA BATAS AT HUMAN RIGHTS AT ADMINISTRATIVE CASES ON SUPPRESSING ENEMY OF THE STATES WITHOUT ARMS AT HINDI NALABAN. 

AFP reaffirms commitment to IHL


AFP reaffirms commitment to IHL

CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – The Armed Forces of the Philippines pledged to reaffirm its commitment towards the promotion of the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in a ceremony held Thursday at the AFP Commissioned Officers Club (AFPCO), here.

General Carlito Galvez Jr, the AFP Chief of Staff led the Pledge of Commitment of Military Officers and Enlisted Personnel during the official opening of the celebration of IHL Month this August.


From left: General Carlito Galvez Jr, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines leads the Pledge of Commitment during the celebration of the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) month on 16 August 2018 at Tejeros Hall, AFP Commissioned Officers Club, Camp Aguinaldo. Also in the picture: Undersecretary Severo Catura, Executive Director for Presidential Human Rights Committee; Undersecretary Ernesto Abella, Usec for Strategic Communication, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA); Undersecretary Ricardo David Jr, Usec for Defense Policy, and Mr. Boris Kelecevic, Deputy Head of Delegation, International Committee of the Red Cross. Photo by Cpl Joel Manzano/PAOAFP

The Department of National Defense (DND) is hosting this year’s national celebration of the IHL Month with the theme “Kaligtasan ng Mamamayan sa Panahon ng Digmaan, Sama-sama nating Pagtulungan”.

Army brings light to island people of Zamboanga Del Sur




Army brings light to island people of Zamboanga Del Sur

FORT BONIFACIO, Metro Manila – The Philippine Army through the 53rd Infantry “Matapat” Battalion, 1st Infantry “Tabak” Division launched the solar energy project in partnership with the Tarlac Heritage Foundation and the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency in the island Barangay of Ticala, San Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur today, August 11, 2018.

The Commanding General, Philippine Army, Lt. Gen. Rolando Joselito D. Bautista led the inauguration along with Maj. Gen. Roseller G. Murillo, Commander of 1st Infantry Division, Col Bagnus P. Gaerlan Jr., Commander of 102nd Infantry Brigade, Dra. Isa Cojuangco Suntay, Co-Founder of Tarlac Heritage Foundation and Mr. Yesim Baktir, Director of Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency.

A massacre and not an encounter took place in Antique



 
From the Website of PRWC CPP-NPA-NDF
Article links: https://www.ndfp.org/a-massacre-and-not-an-encounter-took-place-in-antique/

A massacre and not an encounter took place in Antique

Press Statement | August 15, 2018

NO ENCOUNTER took place at Atabay, San Jose, Antique at midnight on August 15, 2018. It was A MASSACRE planned and executed by the criminal and fascist 301st Bde, 61st IB, Antique PMF and San Jose PNP. More blood is on the hands of the fascist mercenary military and police in Panay.

The brutal massacre of our education and propaganda staff has just reached the office of the CPP and NDF-Panay. They are legitimate personnel of the office of the CPP and NDF in Panay, they are NOT ARMED AND NON-COMBATANTS. They have been conducting researches and investigations concerning the situation of the people in different areas of Panay, not for the purpose of fighting nor to launch tactical offensives but in order to deeply and concretely study the problems and concerns of the masses in the region.