Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its guerrilla wing, the New People’s Army (NPA) vowed Monday to step up their attacks, defying a warning by President Rodrigo Duterte and putting at risk scheduled peace talks. Associated Press reports.
The communist party “is not one to back down from threats of war by Duterte,” the rebels said in a statement.
The rebels has also rejected the “ultimatum” set by Duterte, calling it a “poorly-crafted deflectionary tactic.”
“Waging people’s war has always been the path to strengthen the revolution and accumulate victories,” the the CCP said.
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