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Pope Francis moves anti-communist cardinal closer to sainthood

Reuters
Posted at Oct 03 06:46 PM

Pope Francis has recognized a miracle attributed to the late Polish Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski, a revered icon of his country's resistance to communism in the post-war period, a step that moves him closer to sainthood. Read more »

President Xi says 'no force' can shake the Chinese nation

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 01 10:54 AM

President Xi Jinping said "no force" can shake the Chinese nation in a speech Tuesday to mark the opening of celebrations for the 70th anniversary of Communist Party rule in Beijing. Read more »

Xi presents awards to 'heroes' and 'old friends' of China

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 29 03:49 PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping awarded medals and honorary titles to an array of domestic and international "heroes" on Sunday, including a former French prime minister and a centenarian Canadian educator. Read more »

China plans ‘triumphant’ 70th anniversary despite headwinds

Helen Roxburgh, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 25 08:01 PM

China marks 70 years of Communist rule next week, with a massive military parade in Beijing anchoring celebrations of its emergence as a global superpower, despite a damaging year of trade tensions with the US and pro-democracy unrest in Hong Kong. Read more »

Duterte orders new AFP chief to end communist insurgency

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 20 03:50 PM

Ending local communist armed conflict is among President Rodrigo Duterte's marching orders to the new chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Read more »

Joma must face arrest, drop oust-Duterte 'dream': Palace

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 03:18 PM

Exiled communist leader Jose Maria Sison should let go of his supposed dream of ousting President Rodrigo Duterte and face his looming arrest, Malacañang said Thursday. Read more »

UP students protest 'militarization' in campuses

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 21 12:10 AM

Students from various University of the Philippines campuses walked out of their classes, rejecting accusations state universities are becoming breeding grounds for the communist movement. Read more »

Criminalizing communism: Revival of anti-subversion law needs work, says former executive secretary

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 20 09:24 AM

MANILA - A proposal to criminalize communism and amend the counter-terrorism law needs further review, former executive secretary Eduardo Ermita said Tuesday. Read more »

Lorenzana backs proposal to ban NPA 'front organizations'

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 18 07:32 PM

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Sunday he supports the call of Interior Secretary Eduardo Año to revive the expanded version of the Anti-Subversion Act and ban organizations with links to rebel groups. Read more »

Bato to Zarate: 'Hindi ka ba naawa sa mother?... Anong klaseng parent ka?'

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 15 09:27 PM

MANILA - Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Thursday urged leftist lawmakers at the House of Representatives to facilitate the return of youth activists recruited by communist groups as minors. Read more »

Dapat bang gawing krimen ang pagsali sa komunistang grupo?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 14 12:15 PM

Kamakailan ay sinabi ni Interior Secretary Eduardo Año na dapat gawing krimen ang komunismo. Read more »

Año wants communism outlawed in PH

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 06:30 PM

MANILA - Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Tuesday said communism should be outlawed in the Philippines, as he doubled down on his rhetoric against leftist groups. Read more »

Bato tells parents: Change in kids’ behavior could mean they’re leaning left

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 07:45 PM

Instances of smart-aleck behavior and being hard-headed are signs that children have been "brainwashed" by communist groups, Senator Dela Rosa says. Read more »

3 sibilyan, bihag ng mga hinihinalang NPA sa Surigao del Sur

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 01 08:11 PM

Pitong tao ang unang sapilitang kinuha ng mga umano'y rebelde, ngunit kinalaunan ay pinalaya rin ang 4 sa kanila, kabilang ang 2 menor de edad, Biyernes. Read more »

European embassies must seek DFA OK before sending donations to PH: Locsin

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 01 06:39 PM

Organizations that do not comply with the directive issued last month would be "deregistered" from the Securities and Exchange Commission, Locsin said. Read more »

'Red-tagging' nominees hurt Makabayan bloc campaigns: Bayan Muna

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 21 08:03 PM

The congressional bids of some party-list groups were negatively affected after some nominees were tagged as communists, Bayan Muna representatives said Tuesday. Read more »

Mexican president denies communist past

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 07 07:48 AM

MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador denied Wednesday that he was a member of the communist party in the 1970s, as alleged in intelligence files that his own government recently ordered declassified. Read more »

China warns party members to stick to Marx, not 'ghosts and spirits'

Reuters
Posted at Feb 28 10:56 AM

China officially guarantees freedom of religion for major belief systems such as Christianity, Buddhism and Islam, but party members are meant to be atheists and are especially banned from participating in what China calls superstitious practices such as visiting soothsayers. Read more »

Communist rebels extorted P200 million from 2016 poll bets - DILG

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 28 09:58 AM

Communist rebels were able to raise about P200 million by extorting from local and national candidates who ran in the 2016 elections, an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government said Thursday. Read more »

Duterte again says still open to peace talks with Reds

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 08:32 PM

MANILA - Despite his earlier order to "destroy" the Communist Party of the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday again said the government was still open to peace negotiations with communist rebels. Read more »