CBCP, Religious Groups Urge President Duterte to Withdraw Declaration of CPP NPA as Terrorists

A group of religious leaders called PEPP (Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform) on Friday, December 8 urged President Rodrigo Duterte to withdraw his proclamation declaring the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing, the New People’s Army, as terror organizations. The group also asked the president to resume the peace talks.

CHR on Calling NPA Rebels as Terrorists, “They Have Human Rights, Too”

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) seems to not be in favor of President Rodrigo Duterte’s tagging the New People’s Army (NPA) as a terrorist group. In fact, a CHR official insisted that even terrorists have their human rights, too, emphasizing that no one especially the soldiers and policemen have the license to kill them without due process.