The Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) ordered all units of the New People's Army (NPA) and people's militias to return to offensive mode after the government allegedly failed to comply with an agreement to extend its ceasefire order to January 15. “This declaration is being issued upon the recommendation of the Negotiating Panel of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) after the failure of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GPH) to comply with the agreement last December 17-18 to extend its own ceasefire order to January 15,” the CPP in its memorandum circulated to NPA units.
The CPP said that the temporary ceasefire ordered by the communists was issued last December 20 and will be terminated a minute before midnight on Wednesday, January 2. “The original CPP ceasefire declaration of December 20 was issued with the aim of creating favorable conditions for the resumption of peace negotiations being scheduled for this month,” the CPP commented.
The communists explained that the termination of the declared ceasefire aims to protect guerilla units after the government ends its own ceasefire. “The CPP has decided to abbreviate the ceasefire order to ensure that units of the New People's Army and people's militias will not be placed in an unduly disadvantaged position when the Armed Forces of the Philippines ends its suspension of military offensives by midnight tonight,” the CPP said.
“The NPA and the people's militias should immediately assume an offensive posture and confront and frustrate the enemy campaigns of suppression, defend the people against the fascist onslaughts of the AFP and the armed agents of the Aquino regime and advance the strategic objectives of the people's war,” the CPP ordered.
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