Thanks a lot n3wday, i've long been a fan of your postings.
In the meantime, Gloria M Arroyo is starting another campaign of not only being the anti terrorist president, but now an environmentaly correct crusader. Lies, lies, lies. But, what do you think we can do here in - eh - solidarity with Philippine's NDF, NPA and their goals in the.... US? Anybody, any idea?

Just a question. Does the CPP anywhere state that it is their objective to seize power nationwide? Do they have a perspective to somehow break out of the strategic defensive militarily? I know they don't need to trumpet this to outside forces for it to be the case... just curious.

As far as I know, they have been under severe repression and Gloria M Arroyo's regime has made Marcos' military regime look dim and less bloody.

Still, by the well massed based Communist Party of Philippine setting up and uniting numerous massive organizations from Gabriella (tens of womens right organizations,) up to NDF (New Democratic Front - from CPP all the way to MORO, sets of more autonomy seeking - financialy in the least or I could be wrong - Islamic groups that have nothing to do with Abu Sayuf(sic) that the later is an Al Quada offspring that Gloria triess to mix up with MORO... for more data contact http://www.bayanusa.org

The legendary Chairperson of CPP is acting as the chair of International league for People's Struggle, that unlike Magniloquent RIM, as far as it used to seem to look - a Maoist only Prties or parties to be - is a set of mass organizations from countries against numerous principles

http://www.ilps-news.com/central-info-bureau/intl-assemblies/first-international-assemly/resolutions/eighteen-concerns-of-the-ilps/

18 Concerns of the ILPS
The cause of national liberation, democracy and social liberation against imperialism and all reaction;

Socio-economic development for oppressed and exploited countries and nations and social equity for all working people;

Human rights in the civil, political, economic, social and cultural fields against state violence, national oppression, class exploitation, gender oppression, fascism, castism, racism and religious bigotry;

The cause of just peace and struggles against wars of counterrevolution and aggression and against nuclear, biological, chemical, missile and other weapons of genocidal and random mass destruction;

Promotion of trade union and other democratic rights of the working class, improvement of wage and living conditions against all forms of intensifying exploitation of labor and the destruction of working class organizations in their pursuit of the historic mission of fighting for social liberation;

Agrarian reform and rights of peasants, farm workers and fisherfolk against feudal, semifeudal and capitalist exploitation and oppression;

The cause of women's liberation and rights against all forms of sexual discrimination, exploitation and violence;

Rights of the youth to education and employment;

Children's rights against child labor, sexual abuse and other forms of exploitation;

Rights of indigenous peoples, national minorities, and nationalities for self-determination and decolonization against discrimination, racism, and national oppression by imperialism and local reaction;

The rights of teachers, researchers and other educational personnel and struggle against ideas and researches directed against the people;

The right of the people to health care and the rights of health workers;

Science and technology for the people and development, environmental protection against plunder and pollution and the destruction of the foundations of human life, the right to safe and healthy food and water and opposition to manipulation of genetic technology for imperialist profit;

Arts and culture and free flow of information in the service of the people and the rights of artists, creative writers, journalists and other cultural workers against imperialist and reactionary propaganda and oppression;

Justice and indemnification for the victims of illegal arrest and detention (especially political prisoners), violations of due process, torture, extra-judicial executions, disappearances, mass displacement, and other blatant forms of human rights violations.

Rights and welfare of homeless persons, refugees and migrant workers displaced by imperialism and local reactionaries;

Rights of aged people towards a life in dignity and secured existence;

Rights of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered against discrimination, intolerance and xenophobia.

But let's take a step back -
Generaly Chair Sison's line has been broader than RIM etc. on international level, Che/Fidel positions and, even CUBA to an extent. (Kasama's position on CUBA that is the key matter that should i hang around here or not, same applies to national autonomies in Mexico and Bolivia to....)

Not by him, but due to that stand of his - mistakenly as far as I know, New People's Army fellows had made some Urban Guerrilla struggle actions for all sort of reasons, but later strongly self criticized.

Some say that certain reactionary ex leftist had initiated but, accuracy of said above I kindly as for others' clarification.

Philippine is made of seperate Islands hence, surrounding cities by countryside does not seem similar to China or, Nepal's particular geographic condition but still, it is very prinicpled long long battle that at some point will get to your above mentioned status.

With regards and asking others to correct my mistakes
GR rev

In response to the previous posts, the CPP does have a clear perspective on seizing nationwide political power. Their strategy is protracted people's war by the New People's Army in the countryside combined with presently legal work in the cities by groups such as Bayan. The CPP has more than 120 guerilla fronts on all of the 11 major islands where it is building up its mass base and armed strength. This strategy has made it impossible for the army to concentrate its forces on more than a dozen guerilla fronts at once. The posting on Kasama about the failure of the Philippine Army offensive in Quezon refers to several of those fronts that have been under intense attack, but have managed to preserve their forces and expand their mass base. The CPP refers to the status of its work as the "middle stage of the strategic defensive."

For more information on the views and work of the CPP, go to www.philippinerevolution.net. There is a post up on the home page about how the international crisis of capitalism is creating more fertile grounds for the revolutionary movement in the Philippines. Also check out Ang Bayan, published every two weeks.

Please note that Bayan USA is an umbrella group of several mass organizations in the Bay Area, L.A., Seattle and NYC that support the national democratic movement in the Philippines. It is NOT to be confused with the CPP in the Philippines, and does not speak for the CPP.

Also, Sison is the founding chairperson of the CPP in 1968. He is not the present chairperson.
Besides being the chairperson of ILPS, Sison is a political consultant to the National Democratic Front of the Philippines office in the Netherlands. The NDFP unites more than a dozen revolutionary sectoral organizations (workers, peasants, women, church people, etc.) in the Philippines.