Midlife Crisis of the Philippine Red Movement

The New People’s Army remains a potent threat to Philippine national security. The communist rebels perpetrated more than two-thirds of the attacks against government forces and private companies that took place in the Philippines in the first quarter of 2008. But the communist movement’s ability to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ava Patricia C. Avila
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82582
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40137
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Summary:The New People’s Army remains a potent threat to Philippine national security. The communist rebels perpetrated more than two-thirds of the attacks against government forces and private companies that took place in the Philippines in the first quarter of 2008. But the communist movement’s ability to survive is increasingly in doubt.