Topic: communist

Ranking communist leader nabbed in Laguna

Ranking communist leader nabbed in Laguna

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 18 07:40 AM

MANILA—A suspected ranking member of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) was arrested by authorities in San Pedro City, Laguna early Wednesday. Read more »

Bato seeks ban vs party-list groups supporting communist rebels

Bato seeks ban vs party-list groups supporting communist rebels

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 08:12 PM

MANILA - Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Tuesday called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to cancel the registration of left-leaning party-list groups which he said were “obviously supporting” the communist New People’s Army (NPA).   Read more »

Facts First: Duterte's war with communist rebels

Facts First: Duterte's war with communist rebels

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 10:09 AM

President Duterte ordered security forces to crush the communist insurgency, a turnaround from efforts to talk peace at the start of his term 3 years ago. Christian Esguerra tells us how this all came about and why the rebellion persists in this edition of Facts First. Read more »

Defense chief dares Makabayan bloc to condemn CPP-NPA; solon rejects

Defense chief dares Makabayan bloc to condemn CPP-NPA; solon rejects

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 08:10 PM

MANILA - Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana challenged the Makabayan bloc to condemn the "atrocities" of leftist group Communist Party of the Philippines - New People's Army (CPP-NPA), saying they have proof Makabayan groups are being used by the CPP-NPA to strengthen its ranks. Read more »

Colmenares says DOJ summons on leftist personalities over 'missing activist' harassment

Colmenares says DOJ summons on leftist personalities over 'missing activist' harassment

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 21 03:19 PM

The Philippine justice department summons former Bayan Muna Representative Neri Colmenares and members of other leftist groups over an allegedly missing activist. The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group of the Philippine National Police filed a complaint against the respondents accusing them of human trafficking, kidnapping, child abuse and other charges. Colmenares denies those claims, even calling these a form of harassment. Read more »

Russian opposition to defy authorities with fresh protests

Russian opposition to defy authorities with fresh protests

Theo Merz and Victoria Loguinova-Yakovleva, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 17 08:05 PM

MOSCOW - Hundreds of riot police were on the streets of central Moscow Saturday as opposition protesters prepared to defy a crackdown by authorities and launch fresh demonstrations to demand to free local elections.  Read more »

Ex-rebels regret joining leftist movement

Ex-rebels regret joining leftist movement

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 14 06:32 PM

MANILA - Former communist rebels who were recruited during their early years in the university on Wednesday expressed regrets for joining the leftist movement. Read more »

Looking for their daughter

Looking for their daughter

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 14 06:05 PM

Jovita Antoniano, mother of a missing 11th-grader, wipes her eye as she looks at “Allen,” an alleged former New Peoples Army (NPA) rebel, during a senate inquiry on missing minors supposedly being recruited by leftist organizations. Read more »

Año wants communism outlawed in PH

Año wants communism outlawed in PH

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 06:30 PM

MANILA - Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Tuesday said communism should be outlawed in the Philippines, as he doubled down on his rhetoric against leftist groups. Read more »

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