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(File photo) MANILA - President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Tuesday appealed to members of the New People's Army (NPA) to empathize with local candidates seeking to campaign in rebel-held territories, noting that not all of them could afford to pay them. In a speech during the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) campaign rally in Agusan del Norte, Duterte asked members of the Communist Party of the Philippines' (CPP) armed wing to give candidates access to rebel strongholds despite being unable to pay. "To the NPAs, don't go too far, don't disallow them to campaign if they can't give you money. It's fine if you ask money from those who have plenty, but the problem is when they are just struggling to make both ends meet. So don't go too far, have a little empathy," he said. Last year, Duterte warned communist rebels to stay out of the May 9 elections, noting that he would not think twice about using the police and military to ensure or