Communist Party of the Philippines

Communist Party of the Philippines
Communist Party of the Philippines;
Abbreviation	CPP
Chairman	Armando Liwanag
Founded	26 December 1968
Newspaper	Ang Bayan
Political orientation	Communism; Marxism–Leninism–Maoism; National democracy
Political position	Far-left
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The Communist Party of the Philippines^[a] (CPP) is a revolutionary communist party in the Philippines which upholds Marxism–Leninism–Maoism. It was formed by Jose Maria Sison on 26 December 1968.

The CPP, through its armed wing, the New People's Army, is currently waging a protracted people's war against the Filipino government to establish a socialist state.

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