NDFP celebrates 51st anniversary and foresees a revival

“On the solid foundation of the 51 years of glorious revolutionary struggle and the revival that inevitably follows rectification, we are confident that we will win more battles in the years to come.”

By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA
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The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) foresees a new revival of its revolutionary struggle after the Third Rectification Movement of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) launched last December.

In a message to members and supporters on the occasion of the 51st founding anniversary today, April 24, NDFP Chief International Representative Luis Jalandoni said they remain confident of complete victory in the struggle for national and social liberation.

“On the solid foundation of the 51 years of glorious revolutionary struggle and the revival that inevitably follows rectification, we are confident that we will win more battles in the years to come,” he said.

In his statement, Jalandoni also urged NDFP-allied organizations and the “struggling Filipino masses to continue resisting imperialist wars and confront chronic crises.”

Jalandoni said Filipinos face the real threat of an “inter-imperialist armed confrontation” between the United States and China, aggravated by the ongoing Balikatan war exercises “with the intention of transforming the Philippine archipelago into a forward military base where the US can station military troops. personnel, warships, anti-aircraft weapons and other war materials.”

A weakling among bullies

For the ongoing exercises, the US military has for the first time deployed new ground-based missile launchers in Northern Luzon that can support Tomahawk cruise missiles and other projectiles against China.

US Naval News said the mid-range launchers, known as the Typhon Weapon system, were created to address “the broad range of threats” from both China and Russia.

China, for its part, condemned the Balikatan, saying it will only lead to greater insecurity in the South China Sea.

China warned that the Philippine government must be “sober enough to realize” that allowing outside countries to stage war games is a provocation that will only worsen tensions and undermine regional stability.

“Attempts to use external forces to ensure so-called security will only lead to greater insecurity for themselves,” PRC Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a news conference in Beijing.

Jalandoni said Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. serves the Filipino people on a silver platter, while its American imperialist master drags the Philippines into a brewing war with China.

Reasons to resist

The former NDFP chief peace negotiator said while Philippine sovereignty is being undermined by both the US and China, Filipinos are also exposed to deteriorating economic conditions under Marcos Jr.

He pointed out that farmers are being subjected to systematic and criminal neglect by not providing substantial air and support during El Nino.

Jalandoni added that the working class suffers from various forms of labor exploitation as wages remain low amid skyrocketing prices of basic goods and services.

“Despite the successive bouts of economic crises and the threat of war, the Filipino struggling masses remain persistent in the struggle for national liberation and democracy,” he said.

Jalandoni said the NDFP remains committed to uniting the farmers and the working class in their struggle for national and social liberation.

The NDFP, an underground organization made up of revolutionary groups such as the CPP and the New People’s Army, has been involved in peace negotiations with the Manila government for more than three decades. Reposted by