It is not clear for what exact time period the P1.9 billion was generated by the communists. Giron, who made the accounting, took over the party chairmanship when Benito Tiamzon was captured in 2014. The CPP and its New People’s Army (NPA) have already been declared terrorist organizations under Presidential Proclamation 374, series 2017, by the US State Department and the European Union Council. The huge amounts the telcos have been giving the communists, now validated by information in their chairman’s documents, would explain why the insurgency has persisted. CheaperThe telcos have rationalized that it is cheaper to pay the NPA than hire heavily armed private security guards, who have proven again and again to be so quick to surrender to communist terrorists.

Source: Manila Times June 09, 2020 16:35 UTC