The Communist Party of the Philippines vehemently condemns the arrest of National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) peace consultant Rey Claro Casambre and activist Corazon Casambre by combined elements of the police and military in Cavite, past midnight last night. The arrest grossly violates Rey Casambre’s rights under the Joint Agreement on Safety and […]

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) hereby declare to all commands and units of the New People’s Army (NPA) and people’s militias a temporary unilateral ceasefire in unity with the Filipino people’s observance of traditional holidays and provide the people and their revolutionary forces a brief period to pay tribute […]

Without formal declaration, Duterte is already implementing nationwide martial law with the order today to deploy additional military troops and police to the Bicol region, Samar and Negros islands. Duterte’s exercise of de facto martial law powers is based on the flimsy 2016 “declaration of a state of national emergency” to supposedly “suppress lawless violence.” […]

President Rodrigo Duterte recently expressed apprehension over the possible break-out of armed confrontation between the US and China in the South China Sea (SCS). He claims, China is “already in possession” of the sea and that US military drills are only provoking counter-action. The Philippines will suffer in the event of such a war in […]

The Armed Forces of the Philippines suffered not less than 39 casualties—23 killed and 16 wounded— from successful military actions launched by the New People’s Army (NPA) in Bukidnon, Iloilo, Northern Samar and Camarines Sur this October. Bukidnon. Successive armed actions were mounted by the NPA-Bukidnon from November 10 to 16, killing 13 soldiers and […]