The government's anti-communist task force on Monday claimed majority of the New People's Army (NPA) members belong to indigenous tribes who were forcibly recruited.
Gaye Florendo, assistant spokesperson on indigenous peoples (IPs) concerns for the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict, said "70 to 80 percent" of communist rebels who surrendered were IPs.
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