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We just had the sixth anniversary of the infamous Maguindanao Massacre where some 58 innocent people, 34 of them working journalists were killed all in the name of keeping one’s power in their political fiefdom.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-09 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1514893 [Title] => Weapons of destruction [Summary] =>

The use of landmines is prohibited in international agreements but NPAs continue using it against soldiers and law enforcers.

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The military on Sunday resumed with its community patrols in the outskirts of Malaybalay City to prevent another incursion by communist rebels mulcting money from local peasants.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-09 01:02:35 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/nation/20150809/troopers-wounded-1.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1481342 [Title] => Victims of armed conflict [Summary] =>

For more than a couple of decades now, the NPAs in the countryside continue their atrocities. They even conduct economic sabotage which hinders the growth and development of the locals.

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The short declaration of ceasefire by the NPA, Dec. 23-26, and Dec. 31 to Jan. 1, 2015 is not or cannot be considered as a ceasefire, but only a “stop fire.”

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Marauding New People’s Army (NPA) guerillas on Thursday fired grenade projectiles at the venue of a military medical outreach mission in Magpet town to forestall the activity intended to serve hundreds of impoverished lumad families.

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Seven Army combatants were injured as communist rebels set off a roadside bomb in one of two simultaneous attacks Friday morning in Makilala town in the province.

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-24 11:33:05 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 935112 [Title] => Leftist partylists helping fund the NPAs? [Summary] =>

Very few columnists dare to write about the activities of the New People’s Army (NPA), which is why a couple of Mondays ago, while we were with the Visayas and Mindanao media personalities attending the Globe Telecom event, the Mindanao journalists were profuse in thanking me for always writing against the Communist insurgency, especially the bloodthirsty NPAs, which has grown bolder and bolder in 2013, no thanks to the Aquino Regime, which has allowed the ranks of these terrorists to swell.

[DatePublished] => 2013-04-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 931344 [Title] => Soldiers kill NPA member, hurt 4 in NCotabato clash [Summary] =>

Soldiers gunned down a member of the New People's Army (NPA) and wounded four others on Monday as they foiled the rebels' attempt to intrude into a farming community in Magpet, North Cotabato, and extort money from the villagers.

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Everything seemed rosy and hopeful at the start, with peace talks with the CPP almost on the way last year.

[DatePublished] => 2013-03-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1397667 [AuthorName] => Jobet K. Lardizabal, San Fernando, La Union [SectionName] => Letters to the Editor [SectionUrl] => letters-to-the-editor [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [Summary] => 

We just had the sixth anniversary of the infamous Maguindanao Massacre where some 58 innocent people, 34 of them working journalists were killed all in the name of keeping one’s power in their political fiefdom.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-09 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1514893 [Title] => Weapons of destruction [Summary] =>

The use of landmines is prohibited in international agreements but NPAs continue using it against soldiers and law enforcers.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-25 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Letters to the Editor [SectionUrl] => letters-to-the-editor [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1486147 [Title] => Military on the lookout vs rebels' extortion, attacks in Bukidnon [Summary] =>

The military on Sunday resumed with its community patrols in the outskirts of Malaybalay City to prevent another incursion by communist rebels mulcting money from local peasants.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-09 01:02:35 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/nation/20150809/troopers-wounded-1.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1481342 [Title] => Victims of armed conflict [Summary] =>

For more than a couple of decades now, the NPAs in the countryside continue their atrocities. They even conduct economic sabotage which hinders the growth and development of the locals.

[DatePublished] => 2015-07-26 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Letters to the Editor [SectionUrl] => letters-to-the-editor [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1409509 [Title] => Short truce [Summary] =>

The short declaration of ceasefire by the NPA, Dec. 23-26, and Dec. 31 to Jan. 1, 2015 is not or cannot be considered as a ceasefire, but only a “stop fire.”

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Letters to the Editor [SectionUrl] => letters-to-the-editor [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1381278 [Title] => NPA attacks medical outreach in N. Cotabato [Summary] =>

Marauding New People’s Army (NPA) guerillas on Thursday fired grenade projectiles at the venue of a military medical outreach mission in Magpet town to forestall the activity intended to serve hundreds of impoverished lumad families.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-17 16:23:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1282551 [Title] => 7 troops hurt in latest NPA attack in NCotabato [Summary] =>

Seven Army combatants were injured as communist rebels set off a roadside bomb in one of two simultaneous attacks Friday morning in Makilala town in the province.

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-24 11:33:05 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 935112 [Title] => Leftist partylists helping fund the NPAs? [Summary] =>

Very few columnists dare to write about the activities of the New People’s Army (NPA), which is why a couple of Mondays ago, while we were with the Visayas and Mindanao media personalities attending the Globe Telecom event, the Mindanao journalists were profuse in thanking me for always writing against the Communist insurgency, especially the bloodthirsty NPAs, which has grown bolder and bolder in 2013, no thanks to the Aquino Regime, which has allowed the ranks of these terrorists to swell.

[DatePublished] => 2013-04-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 931344 [Title] => Soldiers kill NPA member, hurt 4 in NCotabato clash [Summary] =>

Soldiers gunned down a member of the New People's Army (NPA) and wounded four others on Monday as they foiled the rebels' attempt to intrude into a farming community in Magpet, North Cotabato, and extort money from the villagers.

[DatePublished] => 2013-04-16 12:52:19 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 923666 [Title] => Peace with communists still stalled [Summary] =>

Everything seemed rosy and hopeful at the start, with peace talks with the CPP almost on the way last year.

[DatePublished] => 2013-03-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1397667 [AuthorName] => Jobet K. Lardizabal, San Fernando, La Union [SectionName] => Letters to the Editor [SectionUrl] => letters-to-the-editor [URL] => ) ) )
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