CPLA factions gain unity breakthrough

TABUK CITY, Kalinga—The various factions of the fragmented Cordillera Peoples Liberation Army were able to reach a breakthrough in the ongoing reunification process.

Engineer Andres Ngao-i, president of the Cordillera Bodong Administration, said the different leaders of the various CPLA factions held informal meetings in Makati.  

The meetings were on the sidelines of the Knowledge Sharing on Autonomy, Federalism and Peace for the Cordillera Administrative Region and the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao held at the Asian Institute of Management Conference Center.

Ngao-i said their discussions were “fruitful amidst the tense situation” and their direction is “reunification of the group.”