The National Democratic Front-Philippines Conflict

http://www.c-r.org/where-we-work/southeast-asia/history-national-democratic-front-philippines-conflict

Communist Insurgency in the Philippines

National Democratic Front of the Philippines: umbrella term for leftist organizations supporting revolutions; Marxist-Maoist-Lennism philosophy

GRP and NDFP have on and off peace talks that don't come into fruition due to ideological differences and lack of trust

The New People's Army

New People's Army: underground communist party to fight Maoist, imperialist, nationalist revolution; foreign terrorist organization status; under Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)

Height of activity during anti-Marcos mass mobilizations during the 1980s

Still very active in Visayas and Northeastern Mindanao, has great capacity for mass mobilizations and therefore still socially significant

Peace Negotiations

Civil society is for peace talks but it never comes to fruition.

Key Achievement: Agreement on first point of Agenda-Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law

No developments on:social and economic reforms, political and constitutional reforms, and the end of hostilities and disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration.

Norway has been facilitator for GRP and NDFP since 2001

Nobody is giving way. No commitment to a peaceful solution, no confidence, no compromise.

Conclusion:

A corrupt government produces unhappy utopia-seekers, they create a mess. They try to make up but can't agree on anything. Pride is the enemy.

	Created by Angeline Bien about 7 years ago

Notes for P.I. 100 class presentation on National Industrialization, relating Comprehensive Agreement on Socio-Economic Reforms to Philippines a Century Hence, etc.