Rappler's latest stories on CPP-NPA
CPP aborts annual plenum in Surigao del Norte citing security concerns
(UPDATED) Ka Oto, spokesperson of the Guerrilla Front 16, Northeastern Mindanao Regional Command, says the situation in Bacuag is tense as soldiers from the 30th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army's 4th Infantry Division are in the town
Lorenzana wants sanctions over doctored photo of surrendered rebels
(UPDATED) The defense chief finds the act 'unacceptable' and orders the Philippine Army to investigate the touched up image supposedly showing communist guerrillas surrendering to the government
Duterte, Joma Sison can’t agree on venue for peace talks
‘Ano siya, sinusuwerte?’ says Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on communist party leader Jose Maria Sison’s insistence on a foreign venue for negotiations
Duterte wants CPP-NPA peace talks in PH – Esperon
The President also wants communist guerrillas to take it seriously when a ceasefire is declared, or else current efforts to stamp out the insurgency will continue, says the National Security Adviser
EU to Philippines: No funds given to NGOs with communist links
'From the outset, it should be very clear to everybody that we would never do that,' says Ambassador Franz Jessen, head of the European Union Delegation to the Philippines
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Lorenzana sees no need for now to return to negotiating table with Reds
DND Secretary Delfin Lorenzana says for peace talks to resume, the CPP-NPA must first 'renounce their armed struggle'
LOOK: The Communist Party of the Philippines at 50
Communists in Quezon Province hold an intimate celebration
Manila court clears 4 in DOJ’s terror tag request
(UPDATED) Branch 19 does not throw out the main petition seeking to declare the CPP-NPA as a terrorist group
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Roque claims Church leaders working with Left to oust Duterte
Malacañang also claims that Church leaders are only criticizing the President because 'their candidate' lost in the 2016 elections. But criticism from Church leaders began when Duterte cursed Pope Francis, months before he topped presidential surveys.
Religious leaders urge gov't, NDF: Seek peace and pursue it
The Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform encourages both government and the National Democratic Front to 'open the doors to dialogue'
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Philippines holds 'informal' backchannel talks with communists
'We are doing our best to meet the deadline set by the President about the resumption of talks within 60 days,' Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III says
Duterte, daughter Sara disagree on peace talks with communist rebels
'Eh 'di kami muna ang mag-peace talks tapos si [CPP founder Jose Maria] Sison. Inday na 'yan,' quips President Rodrigo Duterte
IN PHOTOS: Leftist supporters occupy EDSA to push for peace talks
(UPDATED) Supporters of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines hold a 30-minute lightning rally to commemorate revolutionary front's 45th founding anniversary
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Mabinay 6: Youth activists now ‘targets of government crackdown’
It's been a month since the military arrested Myles Albasin and 5 other young people in Negros Oriental. They allegedly fired at the soldiers, but have tested negative for gunpowder.
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Lorenzana against peace talks: 'I don't know the purpose of this'
'Because we have been talking with them for the past several decades. Nothing is happening,' says a weary Delfin Lorenzana
NAPC's Liza Maza to DOJ: CPP-NPA not terrorists
NAPC's Liza Maza urges the DOJ to withdraw the petition tagging CPP-NPA as a terrorist organization, which formally ended Duterte's romance with the Left
Malacañang on Corpuz' terrorist tag: UN must carefully select rapporteurs
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque says UN Special Rapporteur Victoria Tauli-Corpuz can always challenge it in court
PH 'terror' list a 'gov't hit list' – Human Rights Watch
'We are shocked that the special rapporteur is being targeted because of her work defending the rights of indigenous peoples,' UN rights experts say of the inclusion of UN special rapporteur Victoria Tauli-Corpuz in the list
PH seeks terrorist tag for Joma Sison, 648 others
The list also includes alleged Communist Party of the Philippines chairman Benito Tiamzon, UN Special Rapporteur Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, ex-Bayan Muna representative Satur Ocampo, and hundreds of John Does
Dela Rosa: Killers of PNP's Arthur Masungsong turn out to be NPA members
PNP chief Ronald dela Rosa says this is the first time he has heard communist guerrillas engaging in kidnaps-for-ransom
DOJ formally seeks court declaration of CPP-NPA as terrorists
The DOJ says the CPP-NPA was 'merely buying time' when it entered in peace talks with the government
Bulk of 1,000 Red surrenderees NPA supporters, not fighters
(UPDATED) They are mostly members of the 'politicial structures' of the communist movement, the people who supposedly serve as militiamen or the local population who supplement the strength of the NPA
At least 130 NPA supporters surrender to military
'Among the individuals who surrendered were 2 regular CPP-NPA members, 35 Militia ng Bayan members, and 93 CPP-NPA mass base supporters or members of the Underground Mass Organizations,' Captain Norman Tagros says
Joma to NPA: Launch more attacks to force peace talks
At the same time, Sison urges his allies and the government to continue to honor the immunity for communist and government peace negotiators
Alleged NPA finance officer arrested in Butuan
Leonida Guao, an alleged finance officer of the New People's Army, is arrested at Barangay Bading over a murder case
Duterte to Joma: Come home and we'll talk
'Gusto ko si Sison pumunta dito. Kaming dalawa mag-usap. Kaming dalawa lang dito sa kuwarto,' Duterte says in an interview with MindaNews
The end of the affair? Duterte's romance with the Reds
Who failed the talks? Both the government and the communist rebels claim betrayal.
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Duterte leads oath of allegiance for 668 ex-communist rebels
The oath is one of the final steps toward claiming financial help from the government in their return to 'mainstream society'
Reds declare holiday ceasefire too
(UPDATED) The Communist Party of the Philippines matches the dates of the broken ceasefire declared by the government, but the hours differ a little
Duterte likens NPA to ISIS: 'No ideology except to destroy and kill'
Only two weeks have passed since the President declared the NPA as a terrorist group, and only almost a month since he halted peace talks with communists.
AFP chief on nationwide martial law: 'We can never tell'
'It depends on developments and of course it will depend on the actions of the other side,' says Armed Forces chief General Rey Guerrero
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Robredo agrees with Duterte proclamation tagging CPP-NPA as terrorists
Vice President Leni Robredo says it is important for the government to convey the message that it is fighting all forms of terrorism – a battle that goes beyond political colors
Duterte: 'If Joma Sison comes here, I will arrest him'
'Better still, I will not allow him to enter his native land, and that is a very painful experience,' President Rodrigo Duterte says of CPP founder Jose Maria Sison
Sereno impeachment complaint, Peace Process canceled, Roque on human rights | Evening wRap
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AFP on NPA, Orbos on jeepney modernization, Locsin on Rohingya | Midday wRap
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Duterte eyes proclamation tagging CPP-NPA as 'terrorists'
The President blasts the CPP-NPA again, saying he is 'not anymore inclined' to pursue peace talks with them
PNP, AFP capture pair managing CPP-NPA logistics, finances
Cops and soldiers nab CPP-NPA officials Aurora Cayon and Louie Martinez in Negros Occidental
Military wants to wipe out CPP-NPA by 2018
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Eduardo Año: 'Gusto nating mangyari, sa katapusan ng 2018, wala nang CPP-NPA kahit isa, sa buong Pilipinas'
Basagan ng Trip with Leloy Claudio: Was Martial Law needed to defeat the communists?
Two wrongs don't make a right, says Claudio
Thanks to Duterte gov't confusion, the Left regains influence
The national democrats know a break with President Duterte's administration will be inevitable. For now, it will milk the relationship for all its strategic and tactical worth.
Joma on Duterte's 'blatant lie': I don't have cancer
No findings of cancer of any kind cardiac problem or any other malignancy says the communist leader
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Lorenzana: Criminals, not NPA, target of martial law
Despite the back and forth between the CPP NDF and defense officials peace talks between the Philippine government and NDF continue in the Netherlands
