NPA TO BLAME. "Lydia" (left) and "Paning", relatives of Juveniel Sandig alias "Francis", one of the nine Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army members killed in a recent military operation in Miagao, Iloilo, are shown after claiming his body on Saturday (Dec. 4, 2021). Paning blamed the communist terrorist group for the death of her brother, whom they had not seen for three years. (Contributed photo) ILOILO CITY - Two Ilonggo families blamed the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) for the death of their relatives following a military operation in Barangay Alimodias, Miagao, Iloilo on Dec. 1. "May those who recruited my brother die so they could no longer harm more children," "Paning" (not her real name), elder sister of Juveniel Sandig alias "Francis", said in the local dialect on Sunday. She accompanied her mother "Lydia" of Barangay Barangay Langka, San Joaquin, in