REJECT NPA. Vice President Sara Duterte calls on people of North Cotabato on Thursday (Sept. 1, 2022) not to support the New People's Army (NPA). Duterte, who graces the Kalivungan Festival in Kidapawan City, tells Cotabatenos to enjoy the "experience of having a peaceful province." (PNA photo by Che Palicte) KIDAPAWAN CITY, North Cotabato - Vice President Sara Duterte has urged Cotabatenos not to support and fall prey to the "lies" of the communist New People's Army (NPA). Duterte, who graced the highlight of the Kalivungan Festival here Thursday, instead called on Cotabatenos to "enjoy the experience of having a peaceful province." "I remind all of you that we will not give [NPA] a chance. Let us not support the people who will destroy our peace here in the province," she said. Likewise, she stressed that the people of North Cotabato should not allow anything or anyone to break them. "We should sustain the gains of the friendships