Baguio declares communist rebels persona non grata

  • 📰 inquirerdotnet
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 35 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 17%
  • Publisher: 86%

Philippines Headlines News

Philippines Latest News,Philippines Headlines

The NPA and other extremist groups are no longer welcome in Baguio City after the city council passed a resolution declaring them persona non grata.

If a court makes that determination against any of these groups, the council would pass the subsequent resolution that would make them unwelcome, he said.The measure has been the subject of debates since December last year owing to concerns over its impact on Baguio activists.

In a Dec. 19 letter to Mayor Benjamin Magalong, leaders of the militant Cordillera Peoples Alliance urged him to protect activists from “political vilification” after they were identified in military-sponsored forums as members of organizations sympathetic to the NPA or as rebel combatants. The groups also protested the “Red-tagging” of student activists, saying it had put them in harm’s way.

Baguio joins 43 other Cordillera towns where the NPA is not welcome, based on the latest tally of Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict. Of the 1,177 villages, however, only 19 village councils have declared the NPA as persona non grata. —VINCENT CABREZA

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

nzrds hahahaha

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 3. in PH

Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Motorcycle taxis ‘illegal’ starting next week — LTFRB board memberMANILA, Philippines — Starting next week, motorcycles-for-hire will be declared “illegal” and will be impounded, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) board member Looy ang mga pasahero. Naa koy motor(service panarbaho), pero usahay pasahero ko. Stupid decision. This is how Filipino officials work. Its a sign how narrow-minded,insensible things are being done and totally useless as they were place in the position. How come Thailand was able to do it? Whats the difference between Filipino LTO officials vs Thailand? Whos smarter then?
Source: cebudailynews - 🏆 8. / 71 Read more »

Labella: Sinulog a peaceful and orderly successCEBU CITY, Philippines - Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella declared that the Sinulog Festival 2020 which was witnessed by at least 2 million people on Sunday, January 19, was a peaceful and orderly
Source: cebudailynews - 🏆 8. / 71 Read more »

Violent unrest grips Beirut as 'week of rage' escalatesViolent clashes between police and anti-government protesters gripped sections of Beirut Sunday night, as part of a 'week of rage' declared by protesters that has paralyzed much of the Lebanese capital.
Source: CNN Philippines - 🏆 13. / 63 Read more »

House names non-Cordilleran as Benguet caretaker congressmanThe law requires that a special election be held after the death of Benguet Representative Nestor Fongwan Jr, and that's what residents call for.
Source: rapplerdotcom - 🏆 4. / 86 Read more »

Challenges to UN’s family farming decadeIn December 2017, the United Nations General Assembly declared 2019-2028 as the “Decade of Family Farming.” The UN Food and Agricultural Organization and the UN International Fund for Agricultural
Source: inquirerdotnet - 🏆 3. / 86 Read more »

LOOK: Scenes from Guizo dawn fire in Mandaue CityMandaue City, Cebu–A fire burned down stalls in a satellite market in Barangay Guizo here at around 4 a.m. on Tuesday, January 21, 2020. The affected establishments were located at the corner of AC Cortes Avenue and MC Briones Street, just nearby the Maguikay Flyover. The fire was declared under control at 5 a.m. Details […]
Source: cebudailynews - 🏆 8. / 71 Read more »