The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) through its Chief Information Officer Marco Valbuena, on 25 April 2025, strongly condemned the US-Marcos regime for gross violations of Philippine sovereignty in allowing American troops to join counter-guerilla operations in the provinces of Aurora and Quezon provinces.

Local units of the New People’s Army (NPA) reported that American soldiers were seen together with troops of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) conducting “clearing operations” in Umiray, Dingalan, province of Aurora in the first week of April. These military operations cover wide interior areas from Dingalan to General Tinio in the province od Nueva Ecija, causing grave hardships for the residents wo have been prohibited from working on their fields and swidden farms.

American soldiers were also sighted a few days ago joining AFP troops conducting counterinsurgency patrols in the towns of Lopez, Gumaca, Macalelon, General Luna and Catanauan in the province of Quezon.

Valbuena pointed out, “The direct involvement of American soldiers in local counter-guerrilla operations of the reactionary armed forces is a brazen violation of Philippine sovereignty, and a dangerous escalation of US military intervention in the country’s internal affairs and domestic conflict.”

The CPP condemned Marcos and his officials for allowing Philippine sovereignty to be trampled with impunity by the US military right inside Philippine territory. “They are quick to denounce China for its increasing presence in the South China Sea and the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, but are timid when giant American warships sail through the country’s territorial waters and inter-island channels.”

The CPP exhorted the Filipino people to demand a stop to US meddling, which in the past has led to full-scale military interventions such as during the wars in Korea and Vietnam. “We call on the Filipino people to expose and condemn the US government and military for stoking local counterinsurgency operations against patriotic forces, and for continuing to supply the Marcos fascist regime with weapons, fighter jets and 500-lb bombs used to terrorize the Filipino people.”