MANILA, Philippines- Nanawagan si National Security Adviser Eduardo Año sa mga dating miyembro ng rebel groups na kumuha o mag-apply ng amnesty program ng gobyerno.
Nagsisimula na kasing tumanggap ang pamahalaan ng aplikasyon.
Hinikayat ni Año ang mga miyembro ng rebeldeng grupo gaya ng Rebolusyonaryong Partido ng Manggagawa ng Pilipinas/Revolutionary Proletarian-Army/Alex Boncayao Brigade (RPMP-RPA-ABB), Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF), Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), at Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) na samantalahin ang amnesty program.
“The National Amnesty Commission has begun accepting applications for amnesty after Congress concurred with the Amnesty Proclamation of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. This is a significant development and a game changer in ending the more than 50-year communist armed conflict in the country,” ang sinabi ni Año sa isang kalatas.
“The NSC extends its sincere invitation to all rebels to consider the path of peace and reconciliation by availing of the amnesty program… We encourage all the remaining active members of the armed rebel groups to seize and embrace this chance for reconciliation and renewal of hope as we all work together towards lasting peace and development,” dagdag na wika nito.
Kamakailan ay inanunsyo ni Leah Tanodra Armamento, chairman ng National Amnesty Commission na maaari nang magsimula ang mga dating miyembro ng rebeldeng grupo na magpadala ng kanilang aplikasyon para sa amnestiya.
Inulit naman ni Año na ang amnesty program ay nagbubukas ng pinto para sa mga oportunidad para sa lahat ng NPA combatants para panumbalikin ang kanilang buhay, muling makasama sa mainstream society, at makapagtayo ng mapayapa at mas maliwanag na hinaharap para sa kanilang sarili at pamilya.
Sinabi pa nito na libo-libong mga dating miyembro ng NPA at kanilang Militia ng Bayan ang sumuko na noon pang 2023, at tinawag itong “major success in the integration of former rebels into mainstream society.”
Mula Enero hanggang Marso 2024, sinabi ni Año na ang bilang ng NPA ay nabawasan ng 422 miyembro.
“The NPA has already been strategically defeated because there are no more active guerrilla fronts anywhere in the country and only 11 weakened guerrilla fronts remain: five in Luzon, three in the Visayas and another three in Mindanao.
The NTF- ELCAC (National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict) is on track to dismantle all remaining weakened guerilla fronts before the end of the year. In fact, three regions, namely the Ilocos, Zamboanga Peninsula, and Davao Regions, have already been declared insurgency-free,” ayon sa NSA. Kris Jose
