Chapter and unit representatives of the Christians for National Liberation (CNL) gathered in the second quarter of the year to hold its 10th congress. Bishops, religious and pastors, lay workers, and youth representatives from various regions of the country attended the activity.

The congress was held under the theme “Strengthen and expand our ranks and further advance the national democratic revolution with socialist perspective; Deepen our integration with the masses in overthrowing the bureaucrat capitalist and fascist US-Marcos regime.” It drafted a new four-year plan and elected officers.

According to Renmin Malaya, the elected chair of the group, the gathering is timely in the context of the Philippine revolutionary movement’s rectification campaign, and amid intensifying inter-imperialist conflicts and wars and the growing rift among the local ruling classes in the country.

“The CNL will certainly make a major contribution to the current efforts to advance the revolutionary movement. It is now in a stage of rebuilding, after a period of retreat and setbacks caused by internal weaknesses and mistakes,” read a message from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Philippines. Allied organizations of the NDFP also extended their congratulations to the CNL.

As the congress concluded, the CNL honored the martyrs and heroes of the Philippine revolution. It paid special tribute to Ka Luis Jalandoni, one of CNL’s founders, who died on June 7, 2025. “They are our inspiration. They were never selfish with their lives,” said Phillip Rebson, the newly elected CNL secretary general.