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Ping: Usapang Pangkapayapaan sa Lokal na Lebel, Pinakamabisang Paraan Para Kausapin ang mga Rebelde

Usapang pangkayapaan sa lokal na lebel ang pinakamabisang paraan para kausapin ang mga rebelde sa ilalim ng administrasyong Lacson.

Ayon kay Senador Ping Lacson, sa paraang ito mas mahusay na makikipag-ugnayan ang gobyerno sa mga nakaalam ng kanilang sitwasyon.

“This is why earlier, I proposed in a Senate hearing to shift to localized peace talks with the CPP/NPA. I told ex-Sec Dureza and Sec Bello that talking to Joma was useless. He had either lost control or was pursuing a malevolent agenda. That became the new policy of the government,” ani Lacson sa kanyang Twitter post nitong Martes.

Related: Lacson: Localized Peace Talks the Best Way to Deal with Insurgents
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Lacson: Localized Peace Talks the Best Way to Deal with Insurgents

Localized peace talks will be the best way for the government to deal with insurgents under a Lacson presidency.

Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said this approach, which he first suggested to peace process officials, lets the government deal with those who know the situation on the ground.

“This is why earlier, I proposed in a Senate hearing to shift to localized peace talks with the CPP/NPA. I told ex-Sec Dureza and Sec Bello that talking to Joma was useless. He had either lost control or was pursuing a malevolent agenda. That became the new policy of the government,” Lacson said on his Twitter account Tuesday.

Related: Ping: Usapang Pangkapayapaan sa Lokal na Lebel, Pinakamabisang Paraan Para Kausapin ang mga Rebelde
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Peace Talks with Rebels to Continue under Lacson Presidency

Peace talks with communist rebels – combined with the development of areas cleared of the New People’s Army’s presence – will continue under a Lacson presidency.

This was made clear Monday by Partido Reporma chairman and standard-bearer Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson as he said that at the end of the day, the rebels are also Filipinos.

“Unang una, tuloy-tuloy ang peace talks. Huwag natin kalimutan na kababayan natin yan (First, we will continue the peace talks. Let’s not forget that they are also Filipinos),” Lacson said on “Ikaw na Ba? The Presidential Interviews on DZBB.”

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On the Resignation of Lt. Gen. Parlade as NTF-ELCAC Spokesperson

Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. made me aware of his resignation letter more than a month ago when he paid me a courtesy visit in my Senate office. I thanked and commended him even as that resignation was still subject to the approval of higher authorities.

There is no question about his passion to do his role in ending the longest-running insurgency in Asia, and I still believe that the NTF-ELCAC is a long overdue solution to the “water lily” tactical maneuvers being employed by the CPP-NPA to maintain their influence over previously cleared barangays.

I too believe that without infrastructure, livelihood and social development interventions by the national government after all successful counter-insurgency operations by our security forces in clearing those barangays of the NPA presence, it can only result in a Sisyphus-like situation with no clear solution in sight.

That said, the Senate’s legal position on the issue is clear – that his appointment as an active military officer in a civilian position is clearly proscribed by the Constitution, and whatever legal discussion or debate on his official designation in a civilian office while still in the active military service has now become moot and academic. I am glad it has ended that way.

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On the Designation of the CPP-NPA as a Terrorist Group and Its Reported Call to Resume Peace Talks

It is called resource denial operations and rightly so, in order to tighten the noose on the financial and logistical needs of the CPP-NPA.

That being said, the non-traditional left-hand/right-hand approach must still be applied by welcoming back to the fold their members, making sure that they will be treated justly and ensuring their personal safety – the same way the earlier surrenderees who appeared before our Senate red-tagging hearings a few weeks ago are being treated.

Having the momentum with the series of successful operations against the CPP-NPA who are now officially a “designated terrorist group” by virtue of the authority vested by the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 upon the Anti-Terrorism Council, I doubt if the security sector will recommend the resumption of centralized peace talks to the President, more so after they validated the information that after all, peace talks are just part and parcel of their long-drawn strategy to consolidate their forces and stop the momentum gained by the security forces.

While we should not give up on peace, we should learn from the experiences of the past. It is better to have localized peace efforts, with guidance and support from the national government.

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