Archive of CPP Information Bureau

Release of all political prisoners, not mere 50—CPP
December 02, 2016 | Communist Party of the Philippines | CPP Information Bureau |

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) today said it rejects the plan of the Duterte government to release a mere 50 political prisoners by the end of December. The plan was announced by Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III who is also the GRP’s chief negotiator with the NDFP. “Justice demands that all 432 remaining […]

CPP rebukes Duterte regime for “anti-terror” crackdown on rights
December 02, 2016 | Communist Party of the Philippines | CPP Information Bureau |

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) today rebuked the Duterte regime for using the so-called anti-terror drive to flex police and military muscle by imposing their pervasive armed presence to control the population and curtail the people’s civil and political rights. Yesterday, the Philippine National Police (PNP) announced it was on Terror Alert 3 […]

CPP chides Bello, no bilateral ceasefire amid Oplan Bayanihan offensives
November 24, 2016 | Communist Party of the Philippines | CPP Information Bureau |

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) today rebuked Secretary Silvestre Bello, GRP negotiating panel head, for baselessly claiming that a bilateral ceasefire may possibly be signed by December 10 when in fact there are no negotiations for such an agreement with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP). “Bello is conjuring the illusion […]

CPP urges Duterte to reverse hero’s tribute to Marcos or risk mounting protests
November 19, 2016 | Communist Party of the Philippines | CPP Information Bureau |

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) joins the Filipino people in denouncing the Duterte government for having honored the erstwhile dictator Ferdinand Marcos as a hero with full military honors in a funeral carried out surreptitiously yesterday at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. “In ordering his military honor guards to bear the tyrant’s casket […]

CPP hits US hypocrisy in cancelling arms sale to PNP
November 02, 2016 | Communist Party of the Philippines | CPP Information Bureau |

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) today denounced US hypocrisy for invoking principles of human rights in raising “concern” over increasing number of drug suspects killed in the Duterte regime’s “anti-drug war” in its decision to cancel the planned weapons sale to the Philippine National Police (PNP). Yesterday, the US State Department announced it […]

CPP to US: Keep off issue of Scarborough!
October 29, 2016 | Communist Party of the Philippines | CPP Information Bureau |

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) today told the US military and government to keep off the issue of the Scarborough Shoal even as it welcomed the peaceful settlement of the matter through friendly negotiations between the GRP President Duterte and China Premier Xi Jinping. Until recently, Filipino fishermen had no access to the […]

CPP denounces the US’ thinly-veiled threats against Duterte; calls for urgent EDCA abrogation Information Bureau
October 03, 2016 | Communist Party of the Philippines | CPP Information Bureau |

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) denounces US officials for continuing to issue thinly-veiled threats against GRP President Duterte. At the same time, the CPP urged Duterte to follow through with his statement that he might just abrogate the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) in the face of continued meddling by the US government […]

CPP welcomes scrapping all US war exercises under Duterte
September 29, 2016 | Communist Party of the Philippines | CPP Information Bureau |

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) welcomes the statement last night of GRP President Duterte declaring that war exercises to be conducted next week by US military forces will be the last. In a speech before Filipinos in Hanoi, Vietnam, Duterte declared “I will serve notice to you now, that this will be the […]

CPP slams China and US for stepping-up rhetoric over arbitration ruling
July 16, 2016 | Communist Party of the Philippines | CPP Information Bureau |

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) today denounced Chinese and US governments for stepping up the rhetoric at the heels of the ruling released by the Permanent Court of Arbitration concerning the marine dispute over the marine features and resources of the South China Sea. “The stepped up rhetoric of China and show of […]