New People's Army
New People's Army Bagong Hukbong Bayan | |
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| Abbreviation | NPA |
| Founders |
Jose Maria Sison Bernabe Buscayno |
| Founded | 29 March 1969 |
| Political orientation |
Communism Marxism–Leninism–Maoism National democracy |
| Political position | Far-left |
| Website | |
| https://philippinerevolution.nu/ | |
The New People's Army (Filipino: Bagong Hukbong Bayan; abbreviated NPA or BHB) is the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). They have been waging a
History
Accusations and Lies targeting the New People's Army
Revisionists (especially Dengists and Trotskyists), anti-communists, and the Philippine old state have made numerous false accusations against the New People's Army in a way to discredit their protection of the people. These "evidences" have been used to label them as a "Terrorist Organization"
"Child Soldiers"
A popular accusation used by the government and Dengists is the New People's Army's recruitment of minors. Evidence of this is from accounts from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) showing alleged "NPA" fighters mostly consisting of innocent villagers, including children, surrendering to them. But in fact, most of "surrenders" were staged by the AFP. And, ironically, the AFP has done alot more harm to innocence, especially children, from their constant false arrests.
Plaza Miranda Bombing (1971)
On August 21, 1971, a grenade was thrown at a Liberal Party rally at Plaza Miranda which killed 9 Another accusation levied by the government Joseph Scalice. An "alleged eyewitness and first hand account" called Victor Corpus defector from the NPA and an opportunistic anti-communist traitor, made the myth popular and implied that an NPA agent threw the grenade. Jose Maria Sison ha