Armed movement still alive, says detained rebel leader

Armed movement still alive, says detained rebel leader

By Cong Corrales | Saturday| October 8, 2011 |

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/07 October) — The daring seven-hour siege of three adjacent large-scale mining firms in Claver town, Surigao del Norte that took place in broad daylight Monday, only showed that the revolutionary movement is not “inconsequential” as government has claimed, a detained peace consultant of the National Democratic Front said.


In an interview Thursday, Wilfredo “Ka Paris” Mapano said the attack last Monday was an effective “show of force” which should make government treat the revolutionary movement with more respect as the latter had “effectively sanctioned companies that not only plundered the Filipino people’s patrimony but exploited and abused its labor force.”

“The triple attack last Monday showed that NDF has the capacity to punish corporations where the Philippine government failed to deliver,” said Mapano.

He also brushed off the allegation that the mining companies’ were attacked for their failure to pay revolutionary tax, citing a popular adage: “Do not kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.”.... MORE

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