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An End in Sight for the Philippines’ Maoist Insurgency?
The Philippine military claims that a breakthrough is around the corner, but a continuation of the conflict is convenient for many.
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February 19, 2021
In this Nov. 23, 2016 photo, members of the communist New People’s Army hold their weapons during ceremonies before a clandestine news conference at their guerrilla encampment in the Sierra Madre mountains, southeast of Manila, Philippines.
Credit: AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File
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The Philippines’ Maoist insurgency has spanned over five decades and is one of the world’s longest ongoing armed conflicts. The roots of militant communism in the Philippines can be traced as far back as World War II, when communist guerrillas led by the Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930 (PKP-1930) fought a campaign of resistance against the Japanese occupation. After the war, they continued to fight against the government of the newly independent Re
Published January 7, 2021, 8:56 AM
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija The Provincial Task Force on Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC) has announced the surrender of three Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) guerillas to local authorities in San Jose City, this province on Wednesday.
Col.Marvin Joe Saro, Nueva Ecija Police Director, identified the three CPP/NPA/NDF members as “Ka Eugene,” 56, a barangay Tanod, “Ka Butch,” 48, caretaker, and “Ka Warren/Waldo,” 51, carpenter, all residents of barangay Balbalungao in Lupao.
The surrenderees were former members of the Pulang Mandirigma under the Josefino Corpuz Command operating in northern Nueva Ecija. They are now under the custody of the 2