How does it advance the communist cause to burn down dozens of trucks, heavy equipment and facilities of private mining companies? The New People’s Army members who attacked three mining facilities in Surigao del Norte claimed they were striking a blow for the environment. But communist China is heavily engaged in mining to meet the needs of its people. Communist Vietnam welcomes mining companies.
That attack in Surigao had nothing to do with the environment and everything to do with banditry. The mining firms refused to give in to NPA demands for “revolutionary taxes” so the attack was launched. Money handed over willingly is a donation to the communist cause; given under duress, it’s money earned from extortion. It’s plain banditry and has no place in a legitimate rebellion.
Mining companies aren’t the only victims. NPA attacks – on privately owned agricultural estates, buses, telecommunications towers – have derailed development and scared away businessmen from the places where job-generating investments are most needed. Among the 5,000 mining personnel affected in the Surigao raid were Japanese executives, and they can’t be expected to bring home positive stories about the investment climate in the Philippines.
Destruction of the capitalist economy must be a goal of any self-respecting communist. It is up to the government to preserve, protect and nurture that capitalist economy toward growth. This won’t be achieved if state security forces cannot be relied upon to protect the lives and property of non-combatants. This week Human Rights Watch condemned the continuing NPA attacks on civilians. Those attacks were made possible by poor security measures.
Security forces cannot invoke ongoing peace efforts with the communist movement in the failure to thwart the attack in Surigao. Even during a truce, government forces must maintain a defensive stance. Extortion and destruction of private property do not further any cause and must be stopped.
The attack also raises questions about the sincerity of communist leaders in pursuing peace, and the extent of their control over NPA members, especially since they live overseas and National Democratic Front leader Luis Jalandoni has acquired Dutch citizenship. A Palace official called the attack in Surigao a “confidence-erosion measure” in the peace process.
It doesn’t look good for any government to abandon peace efforts. But in pursuing peace, the government should also not abandon its responsibility to protect the public from extortion and violent attacks.
In my humble opinion, this latest attack by the NPA (New People's Army) is a desperate move to get a public attention. Let's accept the fact that common Filipino's right now could hardly hear them nor know them. They are already a thing of the past and they refuse to accept the reality. Let's accept the fact, people now are more interested in Facebook! (stop chuckling at the back.)
This act is definitely a show of mis-education from their ranks and can only be attributed to barbaric and hoodlum activities of a "headless" organization. This is an absolute act of terrorism and no longer in sync with their cause as they use to have decades ago. This is a bold sign of defeat on the part of the CPP/NPA (with a leader who even abandoned his Filipino Citizenship).
The truth is, the Philippines could hardly get a foreign investment here that could generate jobs for many Filipinos because of the 60-40 rule in the 1987 constitution (a law that favors and protect the interest of the oligarchs). This is where the likes of Vietnam, Thailand and other Asian countries is beating the Philippines!
The truth is, if NPA is really fighting for the plight of the Filipino people, they should have not destroyed the Surigao mining company. They should have not destroyed the source of income of many Filipinos working there. This attack is not an attack in the mining company, but an attack to the rights of the Filipino people, the right to work, the right to feed and the right to live a normal and peaceful life.
The truth is, NPA does not want people from this area to get a decent source of income because this will affect their recruitment activity! They really want people to be hungry and uneducated so they can convince them to raise arms against the government!
The truth is, freedom and progress cannot be attained nor achieved from the point of the barrel of a gun!
The truth is, it is probably better for those NPA members and who ever leader asked them to attacked the Surigao mining company, to start mining a "Kamote plantation" and start a decent livelihood so even their family would have a decent meal and not asking their children to bite their bullets.
As far as I know, you cannot win a revolution by using a barbaric and unguided ideology.
To the Filipino People, let us discuss and know what can you say about this most recent act by the NPA's. - Malayang Filipino
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