combonanza casino On CPP’s 56th anniversary: ‘No incident’ nationwide – Army

Col. Louie Dema-ala, spokesperson of the Philippine Army, talks to members of the media during the Armed Forces of the Philippines Press Briefing at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. – The Communist Party of the Philippines’ (CPP) commemoration of its 56th anniversary on Thursday was “generally peaceful on the ground,” the Philippine Army declared Thursday, December 26, 2024. PHOTO: Arnel Tacson/INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines — The Communist Party of the Philippines’ (CPP) commemoration of its 56th anniversary on Thursday was “generally peaceful on the ground,” the Philippine Army declared Thursday.

Army spokesperson Colonel Louie Dema-ala, however, reiterated that their troops would remain on alert.

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“We have not recorded any incidents,” Dema-ala told INQUIRER.net, adding: “But all our troops remain on the alert and the internal security operations are continuous to ensure peaceful communities.”

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The CPP leadership earlier ordered its armed wing, New People’s Army (NPA), to “take the initiative to mount tactical offensives, selecting targets that it can defeat” to mark its 56th anniversary on Thursday, December 26.

The CPP vowed to recoup its membership as it admitted experiencing “grave losses.”

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“We are determined to frustrate the enemy’s all-out war, recover from our losses, gain new victories and advance the Filipino people’s revolutionary resistance,” the CPP’s central committee said in a statement on Thursday.

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According to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), NPA fighter decreased to about 1,500  as of December 2023. Its membership peaked at around 25,000 in 1987, the AFP added.

Jose Maria Sison established the CPP on December 26, 1968, while the NPA was formed on March 29, 1969. The CPP-NPA has been waging the longest-running Maoist insurgency in the world.

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In December 2022, Sison died at 83 years old while in self-exile in The Netherlands.

The CPP’s political wing National Democratic Front of the Philippines is currently conducting talks with government representatives in a bid to resume the peace talks.

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