CPP defends destruction of civilian properties, says it paid for damage By TED CORDERO, GMA News Published January 9, 2021 11:47am The Communist Party of the Philippines on Saturday admitted that its operatives had destroyed civilian properties to enforce CPP's laws in protecting the environment, but it said the aggrieved owners were compensated. “As regards civilian property destroyed or damaged in the course of an NPA (New People’s Army) military action, as a rule, the NPA always remunerates the owner,” CPP information officer Marco L. Valbuena said. “In mounting military offensives, the NPA always ensures that no civilian will be hurt or no civilian property will be damaged. Those who suffered damage are compensated,” Valbuena said.