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ALEX PADILLA IS AN INCORRIGIBLE LIAR
Submitted by Gladys.Estrellanes on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 07:16.
By FIDEL V. AGCAOILI
Spokesperson, NDFP Negotiating Panel
26 August 2011
**ALEX PADILLA IS AN INCORRIGIBLE LIAR**
In his continuing tirade against the National Democratic Front of the
Philippines (NDFP), Atty. Alex Padilla, Chairperson of the Negotiating
Panel of the Government of the Philippines (GPH), glosses over the
fact that the New People's Army (NPA) has already released seven (7)
prisoners of war (POWs) since Benigno Aquino III became president.
Worse, Padilla also glosses over the extra-judicial killings (50),
disappearances (8) and arbitrary arrests and detention (25) committed
by the Aquino regime and the accumulated 350 political prisoners under
its custody.
Padilla must understand that the current POWs under the custody of the
NPA in Mindanao have been arrested in the course of the armed
revolution and are not protected by the Joint Agreement on Safety and
Immunity Guarantees (JASIG) like those 17 the GPH is obliged to
release under the terms of the JASIG and the 2011 Oslo Joint
Statements. Neither have the POWs of the NPA been the subject of
agreement between the GPH and NDFP negotiating panels. Padilla implies
the need to exchange prisoners but perversely accuses the NDFP of
demanding such exchange.
Padilla insists on scuttling the peace negotiations by persisting in
the wrong view that the GPH is under no obligation to comply with the
JASIG and that there is no need for the GPH and NDFP negotiating
panels to meet before the Reciprocal Working Committees on Social and
Economic Reforms (RWCs SER) and other sub-panel organs of the two
sides meet, despite certain outstanding problems that the panels have
to tackle.
Padilla continues to lie that there have been 24 years of peace
negotiations. The GPH and NDFP negotiating panels have been able to
meet and have normal recesses for a total of only two years because of
the GPH declarations of unsheathing the sword of war, indefinite
suspensions, termination and collapse, and its non-compliance with
agreements.
Since taking on the position as chairperson of the GPH Negotiating
panel, Padilla has allowed himself to become the tool of Deles and
those forces that do not wish to address the roots of the armed
conflict. He has become a pliant purveyor of lies and military psywar
aimed at reversing and nullifying solemn agreements between the
GRP/GPH and the NDFP, and destroying the peace negotiations.
It is obvious that Padilla and the pro-imperialist and
ultra-reactionary forces behind him are not interested in reaching
agreements on basic reforms or even only a declaration of common
intent as the basis for a truce. They perversely consider as
capitulation for the GPH to make any agreement with the NDFP that
upholds national independence and democracy and requires land reform
and national industrialization to realize social justice and genuine
development.
Spokesperson, NDFP Negotiating Panel
26 August 2011
**ALEX PADILLA IS AN INCORRIGIBLE LIAR**
In his continuing tirade against the National Democratic Front of the
Philippines (NDFP), Atty. Alex Padilla, Chairperson of the Negotiating
Panel of the Government of the Philippines (GPH), glosses over the
fact that the New People's Army (NPA) has already released seven (7)
prisoners of war (POWs) since Benigno Aquino III became president.
Worse, Padilla also glosses over the extra-judicial killings (50),
disappearances (8) and arbitrary arrests and detention (25) committed
by the Aquino regime and the accumulated 350 political prisoners under
its custody.
Padilla must understand that the current POWs under the custody of the
NPA in Mindanao have been arrested in the course of the armed
revolution and are not protected by the Joint Agreement on Safety and
Immunity Guarantees (JASIG) like those 17 the GPH is obliged to
release under the terms of the JASIG and the 2011 Oslo Joint
Statements. Neither have the POWs of the NPA been the subject of
agreement between the GPH and NDFP negotiating panels. Padilla implies
the need to exchange prisoners but perversely accuses the NDFP of
demanding such exchange.
Padilla insists on scuttling the peace negotiations by persisting in
the wrong view that the GPH is under no obligation to comply with the
JASIG and that there is no need for the GPH and NDFP negotiating
panels to meet before the Reciprocal Working Committees on Social and
Economic Reforms (RWCs SER) and other sub-panel organs of the two
sides meet, despite certain outstanding problems that the panels have
to tackle.
Padilla continues to lie that there have been 24 years of peace
negotiations. The GPH and NDFP negotiating panels have been able to
meet and have normal recesses for a total of only two years because of
the GPH declarations of unsheathing the sword of war, indefinite
suspensions, termination and collapse, and its non-compliance with
agreements.
Since taking on the position as chairperson of the GPH Negotiating
panel, Padilla has allowed himself to become the tool of Deles and
those forces that do not wish to address the roots of the armed
conflict. He has become a pliant purveyor of lies and military psywar
aimed at reversing and nullifying solemn agreements between the
GRP/GPH and the NDFP, and destroying the peace negotiations.
It is obvious that Padilla and the pro-imperialist and
ultra-reactionary forces behind him are not interested in reaching
agreements on basic reforms or even only a declaration of common
intent as the basis for a truce. They perversely consider as
capitulation for the GPH to make any agreement with the NDFP that
upholds national independence and democracy and requires land reform
and national industrialization to realize social justice and genuine
development.
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