tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004111469161356591.post6469073896160457656..comments2023-03-20T10:27:47.463-07:00Comments on Key Philippine Military and Insurgency-Related Events: Farmers, militant groups in standoff with police in KoronadalRetired Analysthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10164925430018237154noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004111469161356591.post-39127898489598733892016-04-22T08:10:30.640-07:002016-04-22T08:10:30.640-07:00This is Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) a...This is Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) anti-government protest activity designed to exploit the hardships currently being endured by many peasants/ farmers as result of sever drought conditions in the SOCSARGEN region.<br /><br />The organizations reportedly leading this protest activity are the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN-New Patriotic Alliance), the main CPP multisectoral, umbrella front organization in the Philippines and the Kulusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP-Peasant Movement of the Philippines), a peasant-based CPP sectoral front and a member of BAYAN. <br /><br />If old communist patterns hold true, these CPP fronts will attempt to provoke a heavy-handed response from local security forces in order to discredit them and the local/national government while engendering support for the communist cause (as victims of elite government over reaction). CPP front group leaders will probably encourage their peasant charges to block highways/ traffic, disrupt normal economic activity, and deface/destroy public/private property as a means of provoking law enforcement officials to take action to restore order. For the communists, the more violent the reaction from the local police the better.Retired Analysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10164925430018237154noreply@blogger.com