The Communist Party of the Philippines said in a statement that it was President Duterte’s incompetency in handling the COVID-19 pandemic, and not the armed struggle, which has led to numerous deaths and a massive health crisis. | GabrielLaluINQ
“The COVID-19 pandemic will continue to spread in the country and threaten the lives of millions of people because of Duterte’s corruption and priority for debt-driven infrastructure projects, failure to allocate enough funds to raise the capacity of the health system and obsession with perpetuating itself in power through military-oriented solutions and with the anti-terror bill,” he added.
During his briefing, Duterte remarked that he has asked the military to fight it out with the communist rebels instead of being killed, as the NPA is taking advantage of the pandemic.. Actually the number one threat to the country, hindi Abu Sayyaf, hindi ‘yong mga terrorista of no value, itong high-value targets, ito ‘yong mga komunista,” the Chief Executive said.
INQUIRER.net sought the side of Malacañang on CPP’s recent statements, but presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said that the communist party is not worth responding to.Roque also clarified earlier thatValbuena said Duterte has been promoting violence using the military, as several attacks in both in urban areas and the countryside — under the drug war and the counterinsurgency program — have been done supposedly under the guise of law enforcement.
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