NPA set up checkpoints in Caraga to mark 47th founding anniversary

Butuan City – In an attempt to show the public that they remain to be a force to reckon with, regular fighters of the New People’s Army (NPA), along with the members of their political wing–the National Democratic Front (NDF), staged separate checkpoints on Monday on the eve of their 47th anniversary celebration at the national highway in Surigao and Agusan. LIGHTNING CHECKPOINTS – With the National Democratic Front (NDF) flag displayed for all to see on the 47th anniversary of the New People’s Army (NPA), insurgent guerillas conducted checkpoints along the national highway in Surigao del Sur and Agusan del Sur Tuesday. (Mike U. Crismundo) In an interview with local radio station in Butuan City, certain “Ka Odto,” spokesperson of guerilla-Front Committee 16 alleged that their 8 a.m. to 12 a.m. checkpoint at Barangay Hugdan, in San Francisco town, Surigao del Norte on Monday was just to remind the [...]