Archive of History

On the centennial of the once great Communist Party of China
July 01, 2021 | Communist Party of the Philippines |

The Filipino working class joins the Chinese proletariat and people in commemorating the 100th anniversary of the once great and correct Communist Party of China (CPC) by reaffirming our adherence to Marxism-Leninism-Maoism and the necessity of waging socialist revolution to end all forms of exploitation and oppression, and rejecting modern revisionism and the restoration of […]

On the Communist Party of China
June 28, 2021 |

In Mao’s time the delivery of basic needs to the people (food, clothing, housing, health care and education) and raising the quality of life (job security and higher wages; child and old people’s care, health, rest and entertainment, etc.) were ensured, with the disappearance of foreign monopoly corporations and big bourgeois compradors taking out superprofits from the country, landlords collecting land rent for their luxurious living, and with the elimination of corruption and punishment of corrupt officials.

NPA’s armed struggle honors, lives up to Battle of Mactan’s nationalist legacy
April 30, 2021 | New People's Army | Southern Mindanao Regional Operational Command (Merardo Arce Command) | Rigoberto F. Sanchez | Spokesperson |

The Regional Operations Command of the New People’s Army in Southern Mindanao is one with the Filipino people in celebrating April 27 as National Day Of Armed Valor to memorialize the valiant heroism of Datu Lapulapu and thousands more in the Battle of Mactan five centuries ago. Red commanders and fighters take pride that the […]

Message of solidarity for the National Day of Armed Valor
April 27, 2021 | National Democratic Front of the Philippines | Kabataang Makabayan (KM) | Maria Laya Guerrero | Spokesperson |

Kabataang Makabayan joins the Filipino people in celebrating today the National Day of Armed Valor in militant remembrance of the 500 years since Lapulapu and countless native Filipinos resisted Spanish colonizers and upheld the freedom of the people. The triumph in the Battle of Mactan is a testimony to the Filipino people’s centuries-long struggle for […]

Itanghal ang limang siglo ng armadong paglaban
April 21, 2021

Sa bukangliwayway ng Abril 27, 2021, gunitain natin ang ika-500 taon ng Labanan sa Mactan, ang unang tagumpay sa mahaba at nagpapatuloy na kasaysayan ng armadong pakikipaglaban ng sambayanang Pilipino para sa pambansang kalayaan. Magbigay-pugay tayo kay Datu Lapulapu at sa libong nanindigan at gumapi sa mga armadong dayong manlulupig sa pangunguna ni Ferdinand Magellan. […]

Ang Labanan sa Mactan
April 21, 2021

Nagmarka ang Labanan sa Isla ng Mactan noong Abril 27, 1521 bilang unang organisadong paglaban ng mga Pilipino kontra sa dayuhang mananakop. Buong giting na hinarap at tinalo nina Datu Lapulapu at mga katutubong mandirigma ang superyor na mga sandata ng mga Espanyol na pinamunuan ni Ferdinand Magellan. Noong ika-16 na siglo sa panahon ng […]

Declare April 27, 2021 as National Day of Armed Valor
April 17, 2021 | Communist Party of the Philippines |

In line with the message of the Central Committee, we declare April 27, 2021 as National Day of Armed Valor. On the morning of that day, all units of the New People’s Army (NPA) are called upon to stand in formation and raise their weapons as a way of recalling the Battle of Mactan, exactly […]