Ex-village chair voices people suppressed by Reds
Published February 5, 2021, 5:43 PM TACLOBAN CITY – After years of being terrorized, residents of a conflict-infected area in the hinterlands of Samar found their voice against the communist rebels. Residents and local officials here burned the flags of the rebel group and committed to convincing those who continue to support them to return to the folds of the law in a ceremonial signing of peace covenant recently. (Marie Marticio / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Marty dela Cruz, a former barangay chairman in Barangay Diit, Matuguinao, Samar, said the Communist Party of the Philippines-New P...