The Communist Party of the Philippines expressed its condolences to workers, peasants and all oppressed classes and sectors in Peru over the demise of revolutionary leader Manuel Rubén Abimael Guzmán Reynoso. He was known as as Presidente Gonzalo, founder and leader of the Communist Party of Peru and Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path), one of the brighest stars of armed struggle in the world in the 1980s and 1990s.

The Party condemned the Peruvian government for having subjected Comrade Gonzalo to prolonged persecution through physical and mental torture. He and his comrades were forced made to undergo repeated illegal trials. Comrade Gonzalo died at the age of 86 in prison where he was detained for 29 years.