Maoist Rebellion Outlasts Duterte
NPA's campaign of rural violence set to outlast a sixth democratic-era president
By: Michael Hart
As the violence-riddled reign of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte winds down with the May 9 national elections that will see him turned out of office on June 30, there is one murderous vow he has been unable to keep. That was to end the insurgency waged by the Maoist rebels of the New People’s Army (NPA) since the 1970s, via peaceful…
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