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Gov’t closes 82 NPA-influenced schools in Region XI - Torres

DAVAO DEL NORTE, Nov. 8 (PIA) -- The Philippine Government, through the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and the Department of Education (DepEd), dissolved 82 schools used by the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) for their underground mass recruitment in Davao Region, said Major General Ernesto C. Torres Jr, 10th Infantry Agila Division commander. In his recent interview, Torres explained how the CPP-NPA-NDF used the schools in the far-flung areas of Davao Region as their recruitment grounds. He also thanked the Department of Education (DepEd) for replacing these latched schools with real ones. "During the past years, we supported the efforts of the government para maipasara po ang  (to close the)  82 CPP-NPA-NDF affiliated schools, " Torres said. He also pointed out the importance of dissolving these schools and provided some of their names. " Just imagine ano, eto yung Salugpongan, ALCADEV, MISFI, but the m...