God save Cotabato!!
Friday, August 8, 2008North Cotabato folk told to defend selves
Ultimatum to MILF ends on Friday
Fight with knives, slingshots
Around 400 armed members of civilian volunteer organizations (CVOs) under the control of local executives, mostly Christians, were preparing counteraction, Puno said and warned that the PNP would disarm them.
“I would like to remind our local executives that CVOs are not authorized to carry firearms without specific authority,” Puno said.
In the House of Representatives, Rep. Bernardo Piñol Jr. of North Cotabato said at a news conference that the MILF was sending reinforcements to the occupied villages.
“We encourage our people in the areas to defend themselves,” said Piñol, brother of North Cotabato Vice Gov. Emmanuel Piñol who has called Manila’s attention to the MILF activity in his towns. “We cannot allow these rebels to kill our people like sitting ducks.”
Troop deployment late
In the Senate, the congressman’s brother said in a news briefing arranged by Sen. Manuel Roxas II that he did not care if his people were armed with slingshots and knives.
“We have to stand up. It’s not the weapon in your hand that matters, it’s the courage in your heart and the principles that you stand for. Our houses might be burned, we might be attacked. But we have to fight for our homes and our children,” Emmanuel Piñol said.
The vice governor said that the announced deployment of troops was “a bit late.”
Please fight, my Cotabato!!!!
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