No honeymoon with Duterte regime – CPP

Davao City – The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) has declared that its revolutionary forces, the New People’s Army (NPA), will continue to relentlessly advance the people’s armed resistance and democratic mass struggle. The declaration, made in a communiqué issued by its Central Committee on May 15, also said “there will be no honeymoon with the Duterte regime.” The armed struggle will push through while engaging the regime of incoming president Rodrigo Duterte in peace negotiations and possible alliance in order to advance the national and democratic aspirations of the Filipino people, the committee said. “While open to cooperation and alliance, they must relentlessly criticize and oppose any and all anti-people and pro-imperialist policy and measure,” the statement said. Duterte, in his first press conference Monday after his landslide victory in the May 9 elections, had offered the leadership of four departments to the CPP – Department of Agrarian [...]