Biz sector urged to stop paying revolutionary taxes

the warning of President Rodrigo Duterte against mining companies that they will face closure once they pay “revolutionary taxes” to the rebels, local security officers have called on business sectors in Davao Region to refrain from giving in to extortion demands by communist groups as the money is just being used to strengthen the rebels' fire power.

Captain Jerry Lamosao, Division Public Affairs Office (DPAO) chief of the 10th Infantry Division (ID), reminded the business establishments to report to authorities if they encounter threats of attacks when they refuse to pay extortion taxes.

“Ito ang panawagan namin sa mga business sectors to support the program of the of the government if meron pong mga contacts na mangyayari we can track down these people texting them or calling them,” he said.

He said these business establishments are the

resource generation of rebels to support their operations, which only further fuel them to continuously operate. He also said should these business establishments pay, the New People’s Army (NPA) will continue to thrive.

However, they could not blame these companies because if they will refuse to pay, these insurgents will conduct atrocities and harassments against them such as killing, attacks and burning of their equipment so that is why the companies are forced to pay instead.JCR (For full story visit www.sunstar.