Army lauds Silay City farmers for leaving NPA-allied group
DESIRE FOR PEACE. Replica flags of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army were burned during a peace rally participated in by members of four farmers associations in Barangay E. Lopez in Silay City, Negros Occidental on Oct. 2, 2021. The farmers said they have abandoned their membership with the National Federation of Sugarcane Workers, which is considered by government forces as a legal front of the CPP-NPA. (Photo courtesy of 79th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army) BACOLOD CITY - The Philippine Army has lauded the decision of farmers in Barangay E. Lopez in Silay City...