The ceasefire, according to an NPA statement, is now in danger of being terminated unless the military stops deploying soldiers to the countryside. Ka Allan Juanito, the NPA spokesperson for north-central Mindanao, said the deployment of government troops in rural areas has been a clear counter-insurgency move amid the peace process. He said that aside from soldiers, policemen have also been sent to rural areas. Juanito said the military has entered more rural communities in the guise of delivering medical and dental services and conducting census to do surveillance. “So far, we have not received any report of violations,” Martinez said, indicating that the troops have complied with the conditions in the memorandum.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 23, 2016 08:13 UTC