“I personally hope and pray that the Philippines will soon witness the end of insurgency across the country,” VP Duterte said.
She stressed that the war waged by the NPAs for decades brought misery to the lives of the people, fear and complete desolation to our communities.
She urged everyone to maintain their support and work collectively to preserve this situation by revealing the lies and deceptions of these groups. She emphasized that with such efforts, communities can be liberated from the NPAs who instill fear among the population, commit civilian and Lumad leader killings, employ landmines against soldiers, and extort money to fund their acts of terrorism.
She also stressed that good governance is the key to put an end to the over 54 years communist insurgency in the Philippines.
The Vice President admitted that “Winning peace is difficult because before peace is won, we have to go through the path of confidence building, establishing mutual trust and complete community participation. This is a painstaking process.”
According to her, “there is no one size-fits all solution to this problem. I know one essential tool in ending the insurgency problem --- and that is good governance.”
