Tell It to SunStar: Shared commitment vs. armed conflict

EVERY Filipino has an important role to play in promoting and safeguarding the peace of our country! The problems that persecute our national peace will not be fully cured unless we work together to achieve and protect them. This is what the group of farmers showed at the Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac after withdrawing their support to Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People’s Army (NPA).

About 120 former members of the Alyansa ng Manggagawang Bukid sa Hacienda Luisita (Ambala) cut off their ties with communist rebels.

Ambala is known for its alliance with rebel groups that exploit the issue of land distribution to farmers being the way for the NPA to recruit members. This is another way of CPP-NPA’s defrauding not just the farmers but all the Filipino people!

According to former Ambala leader Florida Sibayan, they always participate in CPP-NPA rallies and other activities because the CPP and NPA pledged to provide them with agricultural lands but it only caused great chaos to their organization and livelihood.

This is the reason they formed a new organization called Malayang Magsasaka ng Hacienda Luisita (Malaya), which is a legal group that supports the government.

This is the decision of the farmers that is deeply rooted in their desire for peace and development.

Indeed, we cannot achieve our desired peace and prosperity if we do not decide to end the fraud and dual revolutionary tactics of communist rebels.

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