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National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr., vice chairperson of the ATC, signed ATC Resolution Nos. 16 and 17 dated February 24, 2021 and April 17, 2021 to this effect.
Perhaps the most famous personality among the two lists is Jose Maria “Joma” Sison, who is the founder of CPP. The NPA is the military wing of CPP.
“I hereby approve this Resolution No. 17 and affix my signature in accordance with the Protocol for the Signing of Anti-Terrorism Council Resolutions during the New Normal,” Esperson said in the document that officially tagged Sison as a terrorist based on the provisions of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020.
Sison is President Duterte’s former college professor. The two have had a falling out over the years even as the government toughened its stance against the local leftist movement.