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Published July 26, 2021, 1:47 PM Contrary to his perceived persona of making headline-grabbing statements against individuals or groups accused of ties with communist groups, Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. formally retired from the military service in a rather “quiet” ceremony over the weekend. Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. retires from military service as a commander of the Southern Luzon Command (SOLCOM) in a cwremony held at Camp Nakar in Quezon province on July 25, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Armed Forces of the Philippines) Parlade who repeatedly made headlines due to his controversial statements accusing celebrities, politicians, and activists among others of having communist links ended his 38-year military career as a commander of the Southern Luzon Command (SOLCOM) in a ceremony held at Camp Nakar in Quezon province on Sunday, July 25. ....
P RECAUTIONS AGAINST covid-19 have constricted the livelihoods of millions of Filipinos. So a recent sprouting of hundreds of local food banks meant to keep their hunger at bay should, on the face of it, be widely welcome. Instead, it has stirred up a storm of political controversy. Lieutenant-General Antonio Parlade, a leading defender of the Philippine state against communist rebels, denounced the food banks, called community pantries, as the work of the devil. The general’s suspicion that communist plotters are behind the food banks may seem far-fetched. But the pantries are nonetheless a threat to elected politicians, who would prefer to preserve a monopoly on handing out goodies to voters near election time. ....
SunStar + May 06, 2021 THE Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTC-Elcac) in Western Visayas is asking for the support of senators for the barangay development program. The call was made as some senators opposed the program and even proposed its defunding. In a statement, Flosemer Chris Gonzales, spokesperson of the RTF-Elcac-Western Visayas, said the most effective way to end local communist armed conflict is to bring basic services and infrastructure projects to far-flung barangays. The National Task Force-Elcac has undertaken the task of bringing the much-needed funds to these conflict-stricken barangays through the Barangay Development Program. This translates to P20 million allocated to communist terrorist group-cleared barangays to provide basic services and infrastructures to improve the quality of life of the people in said areas, he said. ....
SunStar + April 27, 2021 I THOUGHT that it was a joke when I first heard the news that the Quezon City police and the National Task Force to End the Local Communist Insurgency (NTF-Elcac) red-tagged the community pantry that Ana Patricia Non started in Maginhawa Street, Quezon City. Non had to stop temporarily her community work to avoid the red-tagging. The police probably misread the community pantry sign as communist party (lol). The matter was made worse when NTF-Elcac spokesman Army Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade Jr. called the senators stupid as he lamented the plan of some senators to defund the NTF-Elcac. The Senate approved the P19-billion budget for the task force this year and the P16 billion is budgeted for development projects for the 800 villages in the country that were freed of the influence by the communist rebels. ....
Privacy commission slams ‘unjust’ profiling of community pantry organizers By TED CORDERO, GMA News Published April 22, 2021 12:11pm The National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Thursday slammed the “unjust” profiling of community pantry organizers after anti-insurgency spokesperson Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade Jr. likened Maginhawa community pantry organizer Ana Patricia Non to Satan’s act of deception to Eve. Privacy Commissioner Raymund Liboro said the NPC “denounces in the strongest terms any act of unjust profiling of community pantry organizers whom we consider heroes of this pandemic as this may violate their right to privacy.” “We have always been firm in our stand that unjust profiling activities are unwelcome due to the risks it entails to our citizens, such as discrimination and stereotyping,” Liboro said. ....