NO TO CPP-NPA IN QUEZON. Gov. Danilo E. Suarez thanked members of the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) and Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Council (PADAC), who adopted the joint resolution declaring the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA) “persona non-grata”, during the joint council meeting at the Queen Margarette Hotel in Barangay Domoit, Lucena City, Quezon on Sept. 4, 2019. (Photo courtesy of Quezon PIO)
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The provincial government has declared the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA), as “persona non-grata”, amid the denouncing by Quezon officials of the insurgents’ terroristic activities, violence, and harassments.
Gov. Danilo E. Suarez endorsed the joint resolution, which was approved during the Joint Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) and Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Council (PADAC) meeting at the Queen Margarette Hotel in Barangay Domoit here last Wednesday.
“The joint resolution adopted by the joint councils is part of our program to strengthen the peace and order of the province and aims to thwart any form of violence perpetrated by the rebel movement,” Suarez said.
He also thanked members of both councils, mayors, officials of the Quezon Provincial Police Office (QPPO), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and representatives from other government agencies.
The conference also tackled issues on crime and peace and order situation, internal security and the province’s anti-drug campaign.
The AFP’s 201st, 202nd, and 902nd Infantry Brigades also briefed the attendees on their internal security operation and their anti-insurgency campaign, in line with the objectives of the Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC).
The military officials also reported on their focused operations, which led to the reduction in insurgency cases in the province's 1st and 2nd districts.
The governor also hailed the Quezon PPO through Provincial Director Col. Audie Madrideo for the decline in crime rate in the province.
PDEA representatives also reported on their anti-illegal drugs campaign.
Meanwhile, Tiaong, Quezon mayor Ramon Preza, who also heads Quezon’s League of Mayors, also proposed a resolution in support of the DILG Memorandum No. 2019-121, pertaining to President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive to clear public roads of illegal structures and construction.
Suarez endorsed the resolution to expedite clearing operations within the 60-day period as the DILG is monitoring the local government units’ (LGUs) compliance.
He also expressed appreciation to the local chief executives for their participation and support in making the Niyogyugan Festival held last month a success. (PNA)
