The Army has issued a stark warning to all remaining NPA members who refuse to surrender. You will die.
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| https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1247142 |
Following the recent deaths of two rebels in Northern Samar, the Philippine Army warned the New People’s Army (NPA) of more intensified focused military operations if they will not surrender.
Maj. Gen. Adonis Ariel Orio, commander of the Army’s 8th Infantry Division, expressed his sadness over the continued violence of the NPA despite government’s efforts to encourage them to surrender and peacefully reintegrate into society.
“If they will not heed the call to abandon the armed struggle and their misguided ideology, such tragedies will continue to happen,” Orio said in a statement Monday.
Orio issued the statement after two rebels died in clashes in upland villages of Las Navas, Northern Samar on March 23 and 28, following the conduct of a focused military operation after civilians reported the presence of an armed group conducting extortion activities in the area.
The initial encounter took place on March 23 in upland Cuenco village, where troops from the 19th Infantry Battalion were engaged in a firefight with 15 NPA fighters.
Killed during the clash was Domeng Tulin, alias “Pawa.” Soldiers also recovered four backpacks, two mobile phones, and other personal belongings.
On March 28, troops from the 20th Infantry Battalion encountered 10 NPA combatants in upland San Francisco village, where an unidentified rebel was killed after a seven-minute firefight. Government troops recovered from the site an M16 rifle, three long magazines, a backpack, and a bandolier.
"This operation is a direct response to the grievances of the people against the terrorist group's extortion and intimidation. We assure the public that we will not waver in our mission to bring lasting peace to the province. We also urge the remaining members of the NPA to embrace peace so that they can be reunited with their loved ones,” Lt. Col. Ricky James Rosalejos, commander of the Army’s 19th Infantry Battalion, said in a statement.
Last week’s clashes happened just days after three NPA members died in a series of clashes on March 16 in Mapanas, Northern Samar.
Philippine Army data show that there are about 114 remaining armed rebels in Eastern Visayas as of end-February this year.
The AFP says the NPA is leaderless and unable to carry out significant attacks yet skirmishes do happen from time to time.
The NTF-ELCAC has slayed the CPP for continuing to call for revolution. They are hoping the CPP will partner with the government for real change.
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| https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1247463 |
The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) on Friday scored the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) over its continued call for a revolutionary struggle, which has been rejected by the Filipino people.
In a statement, NTF-ELCAC Executive Director Undersecretary Ernesto Torres Jr. said this call revealed the CPP as a despotically desperate bureaucratic clique—out of touch with reality, as it continues to chase "the mirage of an armed revolution despite the Filipino people's resounding rejection. "
The group made this call as its armed wing, the New People's Army (NPA), observed its 56th founding anniversary on March 29.
"As the nation strides forward, leaving behind decades of communist armed violence, the CPP insists on dragging its few followers back, especially the tired and hungry remnants of the NPA, into a dark, discredited past," Torres said.
He also lamented the fact that the CPP is unable to accept its decline along with the NPA.
"As the self-ascribed vanguard of the insurgency, the CPP still attempts to breathe life into a struggle that has lost all relevance. The NPA has now become nothing more than a fragmented and depleted force—isolated, stripped of political credibility, and militarily inconsequential. Like all desperate despots, the CPP continues beating a dead horse, unable to accept the finality of its decline," the NTF-ELCAC official added.
"Laughably, the CPP scapegoats this isolation as the result of the so-called 'fascist militarization' of state forces. The truth is, the people no longer welcome them—not out of fear, but out of a deep resolve to preserve the peace and development they have fought hard to achieve. Communities now see government institutions, especially security forces, not as adversaries but as partners in progress and stability," he added.
With these developments, Torres told remaining NPA members to reject orders and commands from their CPP leaders and to instead rejoin mainstream society.
Torres also clarified that the government is not asking these communist insurgents to surrender their pro-people principles but offering them an invitation to redirect their purpose and become advocates of development.
"The government's unity, peace and reconciliation programs remain open. Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration and Amnesty programs are geared towards helping former rebels rebuild their lives, (and be) empowered through livelihood and reintegration support that contributes to stronger, safer, and more resilient communities," he added.
Of course the CPP isn't going to do that.
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Philippines hails the New People’s Army on the occasion of its 56th anniversary. We give our firmest salute to the bravery and valor of Red fighters and commanders who continue to perserve in advancing the people’s war in order to fight for the Filipino people’s aspiration for national freedom and genuine democracy.We congratulate the NPA for all its hard-won achievements in more than five and a half decades of waging people’s war. The Filipino people honor you as their beloved warriors. You fearlessly fight for the people to end the yoke of imperialism, feudalism and bureaucrat capitalism, and wage fierce resistance against the US-Marcos regime.
Much work has to be done to recover lost ground, revitalize the army and the mass base, and regain previous levels of strength. We have to hurdle many obstacles and adversity. The enemy desperately wants to crush the New People’s Army, to leave the people defenseless and without a force to fight for their cause. The enemy wages a ruthless and relentless war, but in doing so, succeeds only in rousing the people to fight back with even greater energy and determination.
The entire Party must exert its utmost effort to strengthen the New People’s Army and advance the revolutionary armed struggle, which is the principal weapon of the Filipino, not only for defending themselves against the fascist oppressors and exploiters, but to achieve their aspiration for national and social liberation. The task of strengthening the NPA is presently the foremost task of the Party, as a whole, and must be shouldered by all cadres and committees, including those based in the cities, as well as overseas. Fulfillment of this task is requisite to advance all other tasks. All other tasks must serve the objective of advancing the revolutionary armed struggle.
The rectification movement currently being carried out by the Party continues to take root, spread out and bear positive results, particularly in the field of the revolutionary armed struggle. In the course of a little more than one year since launching the rectification movement, we have made thorough efforts at consolidating and revitalizing the NPA. Under the rectification movement, the Party is vigorously promoting within the ranks of the NPA an internal study and review of Marxism-Leninism-Maoism, the Party’s basic principles and the strategy and tactics for waging protracted people’s war.
To further the rectification movement, the NPA has held conferences at the regional and other levels of command to sum-up experiences in order to identify and address errors, weaknesses and shortcomings in the past. These have confirmed, elaborated and deepened the key critical observations made by the Central Committee in initiating the rectification movement in December 2023. Resolutions have been adopted that aim to strengthen the NPA and propel the people’s war forward in a comprehensive manner. The Red fighters of the NPA are ever determined to fight for the people against the brutal onslaught of the fascist and oppressive US-Marcos regime.
We must raise the level of theoretical understanding of Red commanders and fighters and political guides. Further invigorate the study of Marxism-Leninism-Maoism and the basic principles of the Party by using these as guide in assessing and summing-up our experiences, and for planning out future courses of action. Make available the military writings of Chairman Mao Zedong for study and reference of Red commanders and fighters. Assidiously study Amado Guerrero’s Specific Characteristic of our People’s War as well as other key articles of the Central Committee, in order to have a clear grasp of how the protracted people’s war will develop through stages. Study Ka Joma’s valedictory article “The people’s democratic revolution is invincible” and firmly grasp the factors how the New People’s Army cannot be defeated.
It goes on and on and on. The CPP-NPA is not backing down. They are stepping up. How will they do this if they are leaderless?
Allegedly the leaderless CPP-NPA is attempting to interfere in the election.
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| https://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/nearly-2k-ex-rebs-rally-condemn-cpp-npa-ndf-poll-exploitations |
AROUND 2,000 former members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) gathered at the Freedom Park in Tagum City, Davao del Norte, on Saturday, March 29, 2025 for the "Kalinaw ug Kalambuan, Singgit sa katawhan!" rally, aimed at rejecting the insurgency and condemning CPP-NPA-NDF’s alleged exploitation of elections to further its agenda.
The rally, organized by Kalinaw Southeastern Mindanao (KSM) Inc., saw former rebels who have reintegrated into society calling for an end to the violent tactics of the CPP-NPA-NDF and their manipulation of the democratic process.
KSM members, who have partnered with the government in the fight against insurgency, also highlighted their role in helping the Davao Region achieve an insurgency-free status.
In a statement, the organization’s members reflected on their past experiences within the insurgent group and revealed how the CPP-NPA-NDF uses elections to further its goals.
"As former rebels, we are all aware of the tactics of the CPP-NPA-NDF in using elections to recruit, strengthen, and recover," the statement read.
The group also exposed how the insurgents use elections as a tool to gather resources, fund candidates, and exert influence over government actions, claiming that many of these candidates secretly serve the group's interests.
KSM also voiced their opposition to several political parties and groups they accuse of being aligned with the insurgents, including Bayan Muna, Kabataan Partylist, ACT Teachers Partylist, Gabriela Women’s Partylist, and Health Workers Partylist. The group also identified several individuals it claimed were linked to the CPP-NPA-NDF, accusing them of supporting the insurgent group’s agenda in government.
This includes Liza Maza, Jerome Adonis, Jocelyn Andamo, Ronnel Arambulo, Rep. Arlene Brosas, Rep. France Castro, Mody Floranda, Teddy Casiño, Mimi Doringo, Amirah Lidasan, and Danilo Ramos.
"We have indeed turned our backs on the violence of armed struggle and the dictatorship of the CPP-NPA-NDF, but we have not betrayed the masses," KSM asserted. They defended their position against accusations of betrayal, questioning who the real traitors were.
The former rebels also criticized the CPP-NPA-NDF for abandoning their original principles, accusing the group of corruption.
KSM argued that the insurgents' alliances with the so-called “ruling class” were signs of desperation.
"This only shows that, first of all, they have become utterly corrupt, as they are now willing to trade their principles for money or personal interest," the statement declared. "Secondly, the true state of our former organizations is being laid on display — they are now desperate and extremely weak, to the point where they must compromise their fundamental principles merely to sustain themselves amid the harsh reality of absent mass support."
Despite the challenges they continue to face, KSM reaffirmed their commitment to the government’s peace initiatives and emphasized their role in helping address the root causes of unrest.
"We carry decades of knowledge, skills, and experience in mobilizing the masses to achieve their interests, and we must now use these within the framework of the law and our democratic rights," the group stated.
According to Kalinaw, the march in Tagum City serves as a powerful declaration from former insurgents now working to expose the CPP-NPA-NDF’s tactics, rejecting their methods, and supporting the government’s efforts to create a more peaceful society.
As former rebels they are in a good position to understand how the CPP-NPA operates. If they are attempting to subvert the election that is a good sign they are not exactly leaderless as the AFP claims.
278 more ex-rebels have received more free houses.
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| https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1247148 |
At least 278 former rebels in Leyte province are more secured now after receiving free houses from the government.
The PHP125-million housing program funded by the National Housing Authority (NHA) is situated within a 120-hectare property of the provincial government in Daja Daku village.
Construction of the units started in 2022.
Governor Carlos Jericho Petilla said former rebels will no longer be encouraged to rejoin the New People’s Army now that their lives have improved.
“Having their own house gives them security that even if they don’t have work, their families are sure that there is a house for them to live. My only request to the beneficiaries is to take good care of this assistance given to them,” Petilla said in an interview Monday.
Petilla said the provincial government originally requested to build 450 houses but the NHA budget allowed them to erect just 278.
The housing site has a training center facility and a halfway house for former rebels, funded by the Department of the Interior and Local Government.
Housing assistance is one of the government promises in the implementation of Executive Order No. 70, signed in December 2018 by former president Rodrigo Duterte to create the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict which employs a whole-of-nation approach to end communism and institute peace-building initiatives.
Just think of all the law abiding folks who live in flammable shanty towns. If the government can build free housing for these traitors they can build free housing for normal everyday citizens.
