NPA attacks tied to human rights abuses

BAGUIO CITY: The recent New People’s Army (NPA) attacks in Ilocos Sur that left 6 soldiers dead on May 1-2, 2014, were carried out allegedly because of the human rights abuses of soldiers belonging to the 50th Infantry Battalion (IB) who are said to be serving the interests of large mining companies in the area.

This was revealed by the Alfredo Cesar Command of the NPA that blamed the army’s peacekeeping forces for the bloody encounter.