Anti-communist tarps, posters removed in Cavite

The Philippine National Police in Cavite took over the anti-communist tarps deployed in some areas of the province, which Governor Juanito Víctor “Jonvic” Remulla ordered removed a day after his heated exchange with a military officer.

Remulla on Tuesday ordered the posters hanging at the Bacoor city police station to be removed, while his office continued to receive reports of the same propaganda material seen in the cities of Silang, Maragondon and Ternate.

In a series of tweets Tuesday, Remulla said the rift between him and Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr., chief of the army’s Luzon Southern Command, was resolved with a phone call from the Army officer.

The governor, however, maintained his position on the military’s red label. “Cavite is an insurgency-free province, so there is no need for unnecessary propaganda. The focus should be on pandemic efforts, economic recovery, education, connectivity, etc. “, He said.

Parlade is also a spokesperson for the National Task Force to End the Local Communist Armed Conflict, which drew criticism for labeling outspoken celebrities as left-wing or communist sympathizers.

‘Best writing’

In a telephone interview, Colonel Marlon Santos, Cavite Police Director, said that the tarps bearing the logos of the Communist Party of the Philippines, the New People’s Army and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (CPP-NPA-NDFP) and the label “Hari ng Terorism! Dakilang Manloloko!” (King of Terrorism! Big Fraud!) were the initiatives of local police stations.

“We would just replace them with better wording,” Santos said. “I mean, even with text, why would you flaunt very large (CPP-NPA-NDFP) logos in a government office or police station?”

He said he realized the posters could “pique curiosity”, especially among young people, about communism.

—Maricar Five

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