CPP/CPP-EVR: The Party on its 49th anniversary in solidarity with the people: Declaration of state of calamity in Eastern Visayas, and clarification on alleged NPA offensive on GRP troops doing relief operations

CPP-Eastern Visayas Region propaganda statement posted to the Communist Party of the Philippines Website (Dec 26): The Party on its 49th anniversary in solidarity with the people: Declaration of state of calamity in Eastern Visayas, and clarification on alleged NPA offensive on GRP troops doing relief operations

Regional Committee
CPP-Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)

26 December 2017

To serve the people on this 49th anniversary of the CPP’s reestablishment, and in solidarity with the plight of the people who are struggling against natural calamity as well as the brutal and repressive US-Duterte regime, the CPP Regional Committee in Eastern Visayas declares a state of calamity for the entire region and orders all NPA units to give priority to relief operations and other necessary support for all those affected by Typhoons Urduja and Vinta. Aside from addressing the direct damages of the storms, the people must also be supported in their struggles against hunger and socio-economic crisis in the coming months because of ruined or lesser crop yields.

The Communist Party of the Philippines in Eastern Visayas also denies that the New People’s Army carried out any tactical offensive on Government of the Republic of the Philippines troops allegedly doing relief operations during Typhoon Urduja in Northern Samar. This allegation was separately spewed, Goebbels-like, by the Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesperson as well as presidential mouthpiece Harry Roque. This is a brazen lie to diminish the prestige and political support of the CPP-NPA-NDFP in line with the US-Duterte regime’s terrorist-tagging and suppression of the revolutionary forces and all political opposition.

The NPA did launch a series of tactical offensives in Northern Samar based on initial reports, but before Typhoon Urduja even made landfall, and the GRP troops were also not doing any relief operations. More details are expected from the responsible NPA units.

On its 49th anniversary, the CPP links arms with the people of Eastern Visayas in common struggle against natural calamity and the reactionary enemy. We shall prevail!

https://www.philippinerevolution.info/statements/20171226-declaration-of-state-of-calamity-in-eastern-visayas-and-clarification-on-alleged-npa-offens