Communists Crumbling in the Philippines
Philippines’ Maoist rebels in decline but remain a threat in Eastern Mindanao and the Visayas
By: Michael Hart
“The greatest stumbling block to peace for the Philippines is gone.” That was the reaction of the Philippine government in December after the death of New People’s Army (NPA) leader Jose Maria Sison, aged 83, in exile in the Netherlands. Sison had led the Maoist rebel movement—which has waged war against Manila’s forces across the archip…
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