Bangued, Abra: Former Bucloc, Abra mayor Mailed Molina, one of the founders of the Cordillera Peoples Liberation Army (CPLA) that splintered with the Communist Party of the Philippines–New Peoples Army (CPP-NPA) in 1986, decried as “fake” last Saturday’s unification assembly in this capital town supposedly led by Abra Vice Gov. Ronald Balao-as.

“Who is Balao-as in the CPLA?,” Molina fumed as he challenged the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) and the Regional Development Council (RDC) to be circumspect in dealing with the different CPLA factions and fake groups misrepresenting them.

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