New People's Army rebellion

Communist insurgency in the Philippines
Part of Cold War
Date 1942–Present Height of conflict between 1969–1985 Location Philippines Status Conflict ongoing Insurgency diminished since the late 1990s
Belligerents
Philippines Armed Forces of the Philippines Philippine Army Philippine Navy Philippine Air Force Philippine Marine Corps Philippine National Police Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit Supported by: United States	Hukbalahap (1942–1968) Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930 (1930–1964) File:CommunistPhils.jpg Communist Party of the Philippines (1968–present) File:NPA.png New People's Army (1969–present) National Democratic Front(1969–present) Cordillera People's Liberation Army (1986–2011) Supported by: People's Republic of China (alleged) Soviet Union (1946–1968)
Commanders and leaders
Manuel Roxas Elpidio Quirino Ramon Magsaysay Col Alfredo M. Santos Benigno Aquino III Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Joseph Estrada Corazon Aquino Fidel Ramos Ferdinand Marcos Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin Gen. Ricardo David Gen. Hermogenes Esperon Gen. Roy Cimatu Gen. Angelo Reyes	Luis Taruc Filemon Lagman Pedro Abad Santos File:NPA.png Jose Maria Sison

The Communist insurgency in the Philippines refers to conflicts between communist rebel groups and the Philippine government and its supporters. It includes the Hukbalahap Rebellion and later conflicts involving the New People's Army. During and after World War II, there were several peasant militias fighting against the Empire of Japan and later the government of the Philippines. Eventually these groups embraced communism. The ideology of the rebels has changed over the years. Until 1968, they were predominantly pro-Soviet in nature. However, after 1968, due to the Sino-Soviet Split, they sided with China and became Maoists.

The clash between the United States and the Soviet Union may only be part of history books for most of us, but for the activists who took part in the public unrest during the pre-martial law era, it certainly was the spark that ignited the rise of communist insurgency in the Philippines. Inspired by the rising unpopularity of American imperialism set against the backdrop of escalating poverty across the country, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) was established on December 26, 1968 under the leadership of Jose Ma. Sison.

In 2008, the New Peoples Army managed to make 200 tactical offenses and captured 200 high powered rifles. Ka Oris claimed that the group has managed to return to the level of activity of when it was at its peak in the 1980s. However in 2010, a government crackdown weakened the rebels significantly, since then rebels have managed to expand the area in which they operate and they have managed to capture 300 high powered rifles in raids against the government forces.

See also

• Islamic insurgency in the Philippines