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Source: BBC
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December 26, 2008

Philippines communists mark 40th

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) has marked its 40th anniversary with a call to arms.

It outlined a strategy of confronting government and military officials, and their relatives and friends.

Self-exiled leader Jose Maria Sison said more party members were needed, and expected, amid financial turmoil.

The communists gained public support during the martial law years of the 1970s but lost dominance when the country returned to democracy in 1986.

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