Philippine military tells election candidates to stop securing permits to campaign from insurgents

File photo of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA). - PDI/ANN

TACLOBAN CITY: The military in Eastern Visayas has called on election candidates not to give in to the demands of the New People’s Army (NPA) to give money to the insurgents in exchange for “permits to campaign” or “permits to win.”

The advice from the Armed Forces of Philippines (AFP) comes ahead of the May 12 midterm elections.