AFP’s ‘Oplan Bayanihan’ alarms CPP leadershipDavao City – The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) said it was concerned with the actions of the Armed Forces of the Philippines amid a declaration of an indefinite ceasefire by President Duterte and the CPP’s own seven-day ceasefire. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) logoThe CCP also appealed to President Duterte to order the AFP’s withdrawal from alleged detachments inside civilian communities. Mindanao-based missionary Amelia Pond was arrested last week while in Cebu to attend an assembly of rural missionaries. “We urge the GRP President to effect their immediate release,” the CPP said. Hundreds of lumad evacuees have camped out here in this city, coming from as far as Talaingod, Davao del Norte and Bukidnon.

Source: Manila Bulletin August 22, 2016 14:11 UTC