(Eagle News)–Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison is “responsible” for the Eastern Samar attack that left at least two dead, including a baby, and several injured on Friday, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said.
For this, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año noted Sison “praised and applauded the massacre.”
“We hold all of them responsible for this treachery against the people—Joma and his CPP for ordering this attack, its armed wing the NPA for carrying out this attack, and its political arm, the National Democratic Front for the intelligence, political, and logistical support that enabled the NPA to carry out this treacherous attack against the very people that they said they are fighting for,” Año said.
“This is another brazen act of terror against the people. Unfortunately for Joma, the death and wounding of so many civilians only proves to the people what they really are—a ragtag band of terrorist whose thirst for blood knows no equal,” Año added.
Año called on the Commission on Human Rights to be “true to its word and find the Communist Terrorists guilty of crimes against humanity.”
On the other hand, Año paid tribute to Patrolman Mark Jerome Rama, the policeman killed in the blast.
“The DILG honors Patrolman Rama as a hero and will render full honors to him. We also promise immediate assistance to his bereaved family as befitting his act of ultimate sacrifice in the service of the people,” he said.
