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President Rodirigo Duterte | CPP founder Jose Maria 'Joma" Sison |
"Most cowardly of all cowards”
This is how President Rodirigo Duterte dubbed the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria 'Joma" Sison for seeking an alliance government with rebels in exchange for a peace agreement Speaking at the 16th anniversary rites of the Supreme Tribal Council for Peace and Development Inc. in Davao City.
President Duterte said in his speech Joma Sison aims to join the government and will rise a “politburo” or an advisory group where both government and communist authorities would share control.
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President Rodirigo Duterte | CTTO |
President Duterte completely contradicted any coalition government with the communists, saying such coalition implies sharing a piece of the nation's sway which he guaranteed is something he can't give to Joma.
“Our Constitution is the basis
of sovereignty and the government. It can only be given to the person who was chosen by the people,” he said.
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CPP founder Jose Maria 'Joma" Sison | CTTO |
President Rodrigo Duterte pronounced that the rebels shows interest and demands for a coalition government, was one of the reason as to why the peace talks between the government and the rebels crumbled.
In his speech, Pres. Duterte lashed out at the communist rebels for abandoning their children and following Sison to their deaths as if he was a god.
”Look at what you did not just to your fellow person, but to the person whom you gave birth to. Son of a b*tch, and then you leave them. What’s worse is that you join the NPA and die for it. You will lose yourself to nothing, Then you follow Sison whom you’ve treated as your god.” Pres. Duterte added
He additionally hit back at the terrorist for executing other individuals in view of Sison's belief system which Duterte said had missing its touch with the realities on the ground.
“When the communists fight, they kill. Your lives are in disarray,” he said.
“You’re not even prepared to die for God, but you’d be willing to die for an ideology. Whose ideology is that? It’s Sison’s. Who is he? He’s only a man. What is he? Stupid. Very stupid,” he added.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) earlier stated about 2,000 communist terrorist and supporters have surrendered to the government since last year of December 2017 and about 600 of these were New People's Army (NPA) combatants.
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New People's Army (NPA) | CTTO |
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New People's Army (NPA) | CTTO |
The NPA is the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines, and the National Democratic Front (NDF) is their political arm.
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Source: Manila Bulletin