Cory Aquino Freed Joma Sison, NPA Leader Kumander Dante, and Allowed the Return of Nur Misuari

On March 5, 1986, then-President Corazon “Cory” Aquino ordered the release of Jose Maria Sison, the founder of Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), and Bernabe Buscayno aka Kumander Dante, leader of CPP’s armed group New People's Army (NPA). She also allowed the return of Nur Misuari, founder of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF).