CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former rebels and members of cause-oriented groups walked from Plaza Independecia to downtown Cebu City on Monday morning, Dec. 26, to call for an end to insurgency in the
Participants of the gathering which they referred to as a “peace rally” also called on rebels to already surrender and cooperate in the government’s peace initiatives.
Cebu City Councilor Pastor Alcover Jr., a self-confessed former rebel, expressed hope that the death of Communist Party of the Philippines founder Joma Sison last December 16 would bring lasting peace to the country. Comaingking, who is now 49-years-old, said she became a rebel at age 14. She surrendered in 2010 and has since been an active volunteer of SAMBAYANAN, a cause-oriented group that is fighting against insurgency.
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