CPP/Ang Bayan: Victories in Mindanao hailed

From Ang Bayang posted to the CPP Website (Jan7): Victories in Mindanao hailed

The revolutionary forces in Mindanao successfully held gatherings in various parts of the island to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) on December 26. In accordance with the CPP’s call, all the celebrations began with the singing of the Internationale and raising the Party’s hammer and sickle flag while Red fighters were in formation.

The main gathering was held in San Luis, Agusan del Sur and led by Comrade Jorge “Ka Oris” Madlos, spokesperson of the National Democratic Front-Mindanao and the host forces of the North Central Mindanao Region.

A thousand peasants from neighboring villages trekked to the venue to attend the gathering. Despite the threats and the checkpoints set up by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the difficult travel due to the muddy and pothole-filled roads, hundreds of visitors from the cities also thronged to the site. Ka Oris praised the attendees’ perseverance.

In a statement, Ka Oris said that there were up to ten battalions of the NPA’s regular guerrilla fighters organized in platoon formations all over Mindanao. This is aside from the people’s militia found in their respective guerrilla zones.

He said that the establishment of Party committees that have influence over more than 2,000 villages in 200 towns in 19 provinces of Mindanao provides favorable conditions for launching NPA tactical offensives on various levels and in pursuit of various objectives.

From 250 tactical offensives all over Mindanao in 2010, the number grew to 350 in 2011; 400 in 2012; and more than 400 in 2013.

The revolutionary movement in the island continues to persevere in reaching a sufficient expanse of territory and recruiting enough Red fighters to achieve the strategic stalemate, said Ka Oris.

With continuing improvements in ideological, political and organizational work, the people’s war is sure to reach the level of strategic stalemate, if not in this decade, then in the next.

Meanwhile, Ka Norcen, spokesperson of North Central Mindanao Region relayed the outstanding victories achieved by the revolutionary forces in the region in 2013. His report stating that more than a hundred tactical offensives were launched by the NPA was met by cries of “Long live the NPA!”

One of the tactical offensives that received enthusiastic applause was the punitive measure meted by the NPA on the DOLE multinational company. A dramatization by cultural activists showed how the masses congratulated the Red fighters on this victory.

Ka Norcen shared how the Party committees within the NPA, the Red fighters, revolutionary masses and allied organizations are assiduously persevering to sustain if not surpass the victories attained in 2013 and contribute to the Party’s campaign to complete the requisites for the strategic stalemate.

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