{"id":954411,"date":"2017-12-22T13:44:29","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T05:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/?p=954411"},"modified":"2017-12-22T13:44:29","modified_gmt":"2017-12-22T05:44:29","slug":"afp-unilateral-ceasefire-truce-communist-rebels-reds-guerrero-npa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/954411\/afp-unilateral-ceasefire-truce-communist-rebels-reds-guerrero-npa","title":{"rendered":"AFP chief hopes Reds sincere in ceasefire declaration"},"content":{"rendered":"
Gen. Rey Leonardo Guerrero (CDN PHOTO\/JUNJIE MENDOZA)<\/p><\/div>\n
Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff Gen. Rey Leonardo Guerrero expressed hope that communist rebels are sincere with their unilateral ceasefire declaration.<\/p>\n\n
\u201cAlam naman natin ang experience natin d\u2019yan eh (We know our experience with that), we just hope they would be sincere in their declaration,\u201d he told reporters\u00a0Friday.<\/p>\n\n
The military first declared the suspension of military operations from\u00a06 p.m. on Dec. 23\u00a0to\u00a06 p.m. on Dec. 26, and 6 p.m. on Dec. 30\u00a0to\u00a06 p.m. on Jan. 2. The Communist Party of the Philippines reciprocated the ceasefire for the same period.<\/p>\n\n
The AFP chief told his men to remain vigilant amid the ceasefire.<\/p>\n\n
\u201cTo be on active defense and to make sure we continue protecting \u2018yung mga communities natin,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n
But while they hope that communist rebels are sincere, Guerrero said they are also expecting that the rebels will intensify their recruitment during the ceasefire.<\/p>\n\n
\u201cThat is expected, itong sinasabi nating space ano, may mga (in this space, there will be) hostilities and fighting for them to engage in other activities,\u201d he said. \/je<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff Gen. Rey Leonardo Guerrero expressed hope that communist rebels are sincere with their unilateral ceasefire declaration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1036,"featured_media":950466,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,45],"tags":[477,3471,193739,1700,92235,1389],"byline":[4801],"source":[206075],"column":[],"editor":[169888],"videographer":[],"position":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n