Last December 21, more than a hundred members of organizatons of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) marched  along the busy streets of Manila to celebrate the 57th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). Police presence did not deter the militance of the march.

The protesters belonged to different NDF organizations like the Kabataang Makabayan (youth), Artista at Manunulat ng Sambayanan (artists and journalists), Makabayang Kilusan ng Bagong Kababaihan (women), Revolutionary Council of Trade Unions (workers groups), the Makabayang Kawaning Pilipino (government employees) and Compatriots (Filipino migrant workers).

On December 26, the 57th anniversary of the CPP, gatherings and celebrations were held across the Philipines and in different cities outside the Philippines to celebrate the achievements and advances of the CPP during the past year.  In the Philippines, CPP members, units of the New People’s Army and revolutionary organizations, together with their mass supporters, successfully organized activities in both urban and rural areas, despite the heightened counterinsurgency operations by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), paramilitary groups and the Philippine National Police (PNP).

Some of the places where these events took place were Metro Manila, Southern Tagalog, Bicol, Eastern Visayas, Central Visayas, Negros Island, and North Central Mindanao.

On December 26, the National Democratic Front of the Philippines International Office held an online broadcast of the 57th anniversary statement of the CPP.  At least 300 participated in the Zoom and Discord broadcast.  Immediately after the livestream, the broadcast was posted on YouTube.  However, it was removed by YouTube.

In reaction to the numerous activities and actions,  CPP Chief Information Officer Marco Valbuena said , there are “clear signs of revitalized revolutionary activity, not only in the national capital, but across the country.” He added that these are the “indubitable positive result” of the ongoing rectification campaign launched by the Party in December 2023.

“These activities by the revolutionary underground help galvanize the people to advance the people’s war, which has become even more urgent as the broad masses seek a solution to the crisis of the corrupt and fascist regime,” Valbuena added.