Manila, Jan. 8 -- One of the partner organizations of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) on Thursday said the family of the slain female New People's Army (NPA) during the Jan. 1 clash in Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro rejected attempts by groups supporting the insurgents to portray her as a hero and instead asserted that she was a victim of deception, manipulation, and terror-grooming.

This was conveyed by Hands Off Our Children Movement (HOOCM) Inc. National Secretary Anabelle Sabado who added that the family also expressed alarm over the systematic exploitation of the victim's death by leftist groups.

While the family is grieving, Sabado said they were also angry at what happened to their dau...