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Updates Philippines | October 31, 2024
October 31, 2024

UPDATES Philippines is a fortnightly publication of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP).

Immediately Free Ka Filiw and other hors de combat Red Fighters of Cordillera!
October 29, 2024 | National Democratic Front of the Philippines | NDF-Ilocos | Rosa Guidon | Spokesperson |

The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) in Ilocos vehemently condemns the arrest of Simon “Ka Filiw” Naogsan, spokesperson of the Cordillera People’s Democratic Front (CPDF) in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte last October 21. As NDFP consultant for the peace process, his arrest violates the Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees (JASIG). As hors […]

AFP was mounting combat, not relief, operations in Albay
October 28, 2024 | Communist Party of the Philippines | Marco Valbuena | Chief Information Officer |

While hundreds of thousands were devastated by the floods and landslides in Bicol and other parts of the country, a unit of the 49th Infantry Battalion of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) went on combat operations yesterday morning in Barangay Matanglad, Pio Duran town, Albay. This operation led to an encounter with a […]

Arrest of 3 NDFP consultants a deliberate move by the GRP to create hostile conditions for peace talks
October 28, 2024 | National Democratic Front of the Philippines | Negotiating Panel | Julie de Lima | Chairperson |

The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) Negotiating Panel strongly condemns the recent illegal arrests of NDFP consultants Simeon Naogsan, Porferio Tuna, and Wigberto Villarico. The arbitrary detention of these consultants is yet another in a string of blatant violations by the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) of the Joint Agreement […]

We demand the immediate release of NDFP peace consultant Wigberto Villarico
October 25, 2024 | Communist Party of the Philippines | Marco Valbuena | Chief Information Officer |

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) condemns in the strongest terms the Marcos regime and its armed agents for the arrest yesterday morning in Quezon City of Wigberto Villarico, who serves as peace consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines. The Party demands that Villarico’s rights be respected and that he be […]