The Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) has designated 16 organizations supposedly functioning as underground organizations of the communist groups as terrorists.
ATC vice chairperson and National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. (File photo) MANILA - The Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) has named 16 underground organizations linked to the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) as terrorist groups. In Resolution No. 288 (2022) dated January 26 and signed by ATC vice chairperson and National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr., the ATC found probable cause to designate the following organization as "terrorist groups of persons, organizations or associations" based on verified and validation information, as well as testimonial and documentary evidence: Revolutionary Council of Trade Unions (RCTU); Katipunan ng mga Samahang Manggagawa/Federation of Labor Organizations (KASAMA); Pambansang Katipunan ng Magbubukid/National Association of Peasants (PKM); Malayang Kilusan ng Bagong Kababaihan/Patriotic Movement of New Women (MAKIBAKA); Kabataang Makabayan/Patriotic Youth (KM); Katipunan ng Gurong