With the passing of Ka Roger, NPA forces running low-AFP

Manila, Philippines - Gradually weakened the force of the New People's Army (NPA) and one reason it's the death of Gregorio "Ka Roger" Rosal, former spokesman of the group, according to an official of the Philippine Army (PA) in Calabarzon.

"Psychologically, big loss because he did-a-articulate the ideas, now he was not, no nakakapagpaliwanag the mouth," said Colonel Ivan Samarita, Commander of the 202nd Infantry Brigade, Philippine Army (PA), the interview News .

"It's like nothing that I know also say nya relevance even in life because he was the democratic process gumaganda us, so they have almost no fighting," added the official.

Met on Monday the group of Metro Police Diector Samarita and Senior Supt. Rosauro with Batangas Governor Vilma Acio SantosRecto to show the local government makes the "clearing" of the authorities in the area of ​​rebels.

Authorities aim to have confidence the local government and developing mapayapan that the "cleared area" for public services plan.

Samarita said in the 23 armed rebels who just left the province of Batangas and "clear" that the NPA the three districts of the province except in the first district comprising the towns of Nasugbu, Lian, Calatagan, Taal, Lemery , Tuy Balayan, and Calaca.

He added many provinces only activists who participate in the political struggle or they call in the "white area."

Idinedeklarang "cleared" by authorities dissolved the place the "shallow government" party, without damaging the infrastructure such as arson and bombing, extortion or collection of revolutionary taxes