THOUSANDS JOINED THE PEACE RALLY IN DILASAG TOWN FOR AN INSURGENCY FREE AURORA

BALER, AURORA – Thousands gathered in the streets of Dilasag, Aurora during the peace rally yesterday afternoon on December 18, 2009 declaring that the municipality is already cleared from the influence of the Communist Terrorist. Participants coming from various peace advocate groups, religious sector, and the bulk of the studentry actively gave their full support to the government’s campaign to end Communist Insurgency by year 2010 and vehemently clamoured that the NPA bandits has no more place in Aurora.

The peace rally was organized by the Local Government of Dilasag spearheaded by their Mayor, Hon. Victor B. Briones, who is the primary instrument for making the town free from the clutches of the NPA bandits. A field mass was conducted before the main event that started at 2 o’clock in the afternoon led by Fr. Joselito Cruz, Parish priest of Dilasag. The Grand Peace Rally started around 4 o’clock followed by the signing of Memorandum of Agreement on a joint declaration of an insurgency free municipality and intensifying the cooperation in ISO campaign signed by the Local Government of Aurora led by Hon. Victor B. Briones, Mayor of Dilasag, Dilasag Police Office led by PI Marlo M Dangarang, Chief of Police of Dilasag, and 48th Infantry “Guardians” Battalion represented by 1LT JOVER M TUTANES (INF) PA, Commanding Officer of Alpha Company. LTC ESCARCHA said that the people of Dilasag are proud because they are the first one who conducted a grand peace rally in Northern Aurora, which is formerly known for being a lair of communist terrorist due to its strategic location and the enemy’s establishment to infuse fear in the people. There are about two arson and sabotage incidents perpetrated by the terrorist NPA bandits early this year in Northern Aurora that inflicted an estimated cost of 10 Million worth of damages that the people intensely condemned. Historically, most of the ambushes perpetrated by the terrorist NPA bandits against the government forces were also conducted in Northern Aurora especially in Dilasag area. Ironically, these bandits pretended to be strong during that time but cannot deny the fact that they were already devastated and demoralized and one primary reason was that the people no longer believe in their senseless cause. Mayor Briones said that the people volunteered to join the fight against insurgency because they are tired of being afraid and voiceless.

LTC ESCARCHA said that the peace rally craze in the Province of Aurora would go on as long as the people realize that they are the part of the campaign to end insurgency even without firearms. The voice of the people is mightier than any kinds of weapon because it will destroy the enemy’s will to fight and they will eventually succumb. Peace Rally is also a warning for the Communist Terrorist not to make any attempt to recover the Province because they will end up dead just like what happened in San Luis, Aurora when a group of NPA bandits dared to cross the area which resulted to the death of their comrade. “Listen to the voice of the people, there is no reason to fight anymore. Come back to the mainstream society and live a normal life again”, LTC ESCARCHA added.