MANILA, Philippines- Sinabi ng National Security Council (NSC) nitong Biyernes na sinisikap ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) na buwagin ang 11 natitirang “weakened” guerilla fronts ng New People’s Army (NPA) sa pagtatapos ng taon.
“So kahit na nagta-transition yong ating Armed Forces from internal to external, marami pa ring role ang Armed Forces dito,” pahayag ni National Security Adviser Secretary Eduardo Año.
“Particularly, ang ating goal is to dismantle the 11 weakened guerilla fronts up to the end of the year and this will also include dismantling 26 vertical units and party organs within the 27 sub-regional committees and 40 regional party committees,” dagdag niya.
Kaugnay nito, patuloy ang military operations sa Abra, Northern Samar, Bicol Region, at sa iba pang lugar, ayon kay NSC spokesperson Jonathan Malaya.
“These operations are initiated by the military to totally wipe them out and we will see more of these in the coming months, rain or shine,” ayon kay Malaya.
Samantala, sinabi ni AFP chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. na nagtakda ng deadlines ang militar para sa ground units nito, at halos araw-araw ang armed encounters.
“Halos everyday ay nagkakaroon po tayo ng mga armed encounters – not just between the AFP and the members of the NPA but also with the local terrorist groups. So, we launched expansive and intensive military operations against all of these threat groups,” dagdag niya.
“And once the AFP successfully ends the communist insurgency, it can consolidate all its forces to solely external defense,” sabi pa ng opisyal. RNT/SA
