New People's Army guerillas raise their firearms to mark a previous anniversary in 1998. Photo: AP
Mao more than ever: Filipino communists mark a half century of armed struggle
- The Communist Party of the Philippines - infamous for its jungle raids and assassination squads - was set up in December 1968 in Mao Zedong’s honour
- Its founder now openly criticises today’s and denounces its leaders as ‘monopoly bureaucrat capitalists’
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The Philippines
New People's Army guerillas raise their firearms to mark a previous anniversary in 1998. Photo: AP