
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed the proscription case in 2018 seeking to declare the CPP-NPA as a terrorist group under Section 17 of the Human Security Act (HSA) of 2007.Ĭiting the HSA, the court defined terrorism as the commission of certain acts, "thereby sowing and creating a condition of widespread and extraordinary fear and panic among the populace, in order to coerce the government to give in to an unlawful demand.
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In a 135-page resolution penned by Presiding Judge Marlo Magdoza-Malagar, the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 19 said a perusal of the CPP-NPA’s program shows that it is organized not for the purpose of engaging in terrorism. "Had it been the other way around, e malaking tulong po sana yon sa problema atin sa insurgency," he added.

Senator Ronald ‘Bato’ dela Rosa speaks in the Senate on June, 3, 2020. He was police chief of Davao City from 2012-2013. Sayang," the former national police chief said. Senator Ronald Bato dela Rosa on Saturday, May 8, defended President Duterte after the latter backed out from his challenge to debate with former Supreme Court (SC) Justice Antonio Carpio on issues about the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Dela Rosa, a former police chief, is known for his bloody implementation of the Duterte administration's flagship campaign against illegal drugs. Whatever rulings that they made, we fully respect their decision but personally, ako ay nasasayangan. "Kahit na hindi sila na-proscribe, it doesn't hinder our efforts, the efforts of the government to fight his menace of the society," Dela Rosa, chairperson of the Senate public order and dangerous drugs committee, said in a phone interview with reporters.ĭela Rosa lamented that the efforts to declare the CPP and NPA as terrorists did not succeed but he said he respects the decision of the court. It is composed of independent, professional journalists who believe and practice.

Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa on Thursday said the government's counter-insurgency efforts will not be affected by a local court's dismissal of the proscription case that seeks to declare the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People’s Army (NPA) as terrorist groups. MindaNews is the news service arm of the Mindanao Institute of Journalism.
