(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — The death of Jose Maria “Joma” Sison, founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), gives the government a chance to intensify its efforts to end the communist armed struggle, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada said in a statement issued on Monday. Estrada noted that Sison’s death would not be the end…
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(POLITIKO) The passing of Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Ma. Sison will may not necessarily lead to the death of the insurgency in the country, but it will “further weaken” the communist rebellion, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada said on Monday. “The past few years showed that the insurgency problem, which spanned over five…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Monday, December 19 said he is confident that the death of Communist Party of the Philippines-New Peoples Army (CPP-NPA) founding chairman Jose Maria Sison will further weaken the armed rebel group. “It may not be the end for the CPP-NPA which has been waging a guerilla war since 1969…
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OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON THE DEMISE OF CPP FOUNDER JOMA SISON It may not be the end for the CPP-NPA which has been waging a guerilla war since 1969 to overthrow the government but the death of its founding chair may further weaken it. The past few years showed that the insurgency problem, which spanned over five…
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