Bong Go appeals to communist rebels to rejoin society

Sen. Christopher "Bong" Go has made another appeal to communist rebels to end their decades-long insurgency and rejoin society. The insurgency, he pointed out, had only negative effects on society. "Whenever a soldier dies we are in mourning. Whenever a rebel dies we are also hurt. They're also Filipinos. Who wants to see Filipinos killing fellow Filipinos?" Go said in Filipino in an ambush interview after providing assistance to indigent residents of Davao City on Thursday, July 21. Earlier, the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) stated that it "strongly recommends" offering amnesty to former rebels. According to the task force, an amne...

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