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By ERWIN COLCOL, GMA News Published January 31, 2021 5:36pm National Security Adviser Hermogenes C. Esperon Jr. on Sunday hit back at the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) for claiming that the barangay development programs (BDP) of the government’s anti-communist task force are mere “band-aid” solutions to cover up the “roots of peasant unrest in the countryside." In a statement, Esperon described the CPP's assertions, as released by its information officer Marco Valbuena, as merely an "act of desperation" on the part of the left-wing organization. Contrary to Valbuena'...

DAVAO CITY (PIA) - A total of 822 barangays nationwide which were cleared from the influence of the CPP-NPA-NDF (Communist Party of the Philippines-New Peoples Army-National Democratic Fund) will be receiving a development assistance of P20-million each under the Barangay Development Program (BDP) . Of the 822 barangays about 215 of these villages are located in Davao Region. Davao City has 82 barangay beneficiaries followed by Davao de Oro with 65 barangays, 32 barangays in Davao Oriental, 23 in Davao del Norte, and eight barangays in Davao del Sur. The funds can be used by the barangays for...