Manila, Jan. 22 -- The Philippine Army in Eastern Visayas on Tuesday reiterated its call to government agencies to help stop the flow of financial resources to the New People's Army (NPA).
Brig. Gen. Ramil Bitong, assistant division commander of the Philippine Army's 8th Infantry Division (8ID) said the NPA will never exist in Samar and Leyte province without any funding support.
"Our effort is to stop the NPA finances. They have many sources. For instance, in Northern Samar they have been earning from sand and gravel, land grabbing, and collection from government projects," Bitong told reporters.
Citing the military's recent research, the NPA has generated about PHP160 million in the past few years through collections from sand and grav...