Various activities were launched by organizations under the National Democratic Front (NDF) in cities and town centers to celebrate the 56th anniversary of the New People’s Army (NPA) on March 29. They paid tribute to the NPA Red fighters and commanders for their unwavering revolutionary spirit in advancing armed struggle in the countryside.

In Manila, more than 60 Kabataang Makabayan (KM) members staged a lightning rally on Earnshaw Avenue, Sampaloc on March 31. The KM members carried pictures of Comrade Jose Maria Sison, Comrade Benito Tiamzon, and Comrade Wilma Austria-Tiamzon. They honored the three, along with many others, who sacrificed their lives and dedicated their lifetime to advancing the Philippine revolution.

On March 30, a march in the University of the Philippines campus in Diliman, Quezon City, was launched by KM, Liga ng Agham para sa Bayan, Katipunan ng mga Gurong Makabayan, Revolutionary Organization of Lumads, Cordillera People’s Democratic Front, and Katipunan ng mga Samahang Manggagawa.

KM-Kira Mindoro also held a short program inside the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP)-Manila on March 29. They paraded a large banner and flags of the Party, NPA, and NDF, which they hung on the fourth and fifth floors of the building on campus after the program.

Revolutionary organizations also conducted numerous poster and graffiti operations for the anniversary. Graffiti, posters, stickers, and other artworks by KM were seen at PUP-Manila, De La Salle University-Manila, College of Saint Benilde, and Rizal Avenue in Manila.

Christians for National Liberation also painted graffiti and hung posters along Aurora Boulevard Extension in Quezon City. KM-SMR posted statements and stickers in universities in the Davao region, a stronghold of the Dutertes.

Various NDF regional chapters and member organizations also issued statements to greet the NPA’s anniversary. Similarly, several international parties and organizations, including Friends of the Filipino People in Struggle, Cairde na Filipínigh Committee of Anti-Imperialist Action Ireland, and the Communist Party of Australia (Marxist-Leninist), expressed solidarity during the anniversary.