MANILA, Philippines—The Department of National Defense (DND) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said the death of footballer Kieth Absalon and his cousin in a landmine explosion set off by communist guerrillas was an expected outcome of the guerrillas’ continued use of landmines in violation of international laws.
The DND and AFP also expressed doubt about the sincerity of New People’s Army (NPA), the armed component of Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), in its promise to give justice to the family of Absalon, who had become the latest civilian casualty of an insurgency that has been lingering for more than 50 years already.
CPP, in a statement, had taken “full …
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