CPP-NPA-NDF Hijacks legitimate people's movement against corruption and for change

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Illustration courtesy of Lope Nagusara

Sa muli, umaalagwa na naman ang CPP-NPA-NDF. Nais nitong kubabawan at i-hijack ang namuong galit at kilusang protesta ng mamamayan, at idirehe ito sa nais nilang extra-constitutional na pagtatag ng kuno'y Transitional Council. Ang layunin ng CPP-NPA-NDF ay gawing tuntungan ang 'Transitional Council' upang itayo ang konsepto nila na National Democratic Government.

Dahil dogmatiko, wala nang malikhaing kapasidad ang CPP para mag-isip ng mga makabagong ideya kundi ang balik-balikan ang mga luma at panis ng naratibo nito. Isang rerun ng kampanyang DCG o Democratic Coalition Government noong 1985-86 ang nais nitong ireplika sa kasalukuyang kalagayan. Ang basa ng CPP sa sitwasyon ngayon ay ang krisis na kinakaharap ng gobyerno ay hudyat sa pag-igting ng krisis patungo sa isang revolutionary situation, kaya mainam na sungaban para isulong ang demokratikong rebolusyon ng bayan.

They lump Marcos and Duterte together to blur accountability and to win over both anti-marcos and anti-duterte forces. The CPP-NPA-NDF wants a single slogan that fits their “Parehong ruling clique, parehong corrupt” narrative – even if the crises each leader faces are different. This oversimplification turns real accountability into propaganda. Maaalalang sa unang bugso pa lang ng protesta sinasabi na ng front organizations ng CPP na walang batayan para kasuhan si BBM ng korapsyon, pero bigla silang pihit ngayon. Sa kabilang banda mortal na kaaway at nemesis ng CPP-NPA-NDF si VPSD kaya misyon talaga nilang hindi ito makapusisyon.

They use the Marcos-Duterte slogan to redirect public anger toward their national democratic line. Instead of supporting broad, democratic reforms, the CPP recasts the issue as proof that their “Peoples Democratic Government” is the only solution. It’s a classic tactic of converting public frustration into ideological capital. Kaya namamayapag na sila Teddy Casiño na ang ino-offer nila ay ang pinaka-komprehensibong programa at solusyon sa krisis sa politika na kinakaharap ng bansa ngayon.

They treat the constitutional succession as irrelevant to their aims, dahil ayaw nilang si VPSD ang papalit bilang Presidente. Kaya ang dual resignation ang panawagan nila para magbunsod ito ng instability – something the CPP has historically exploited to push its concepts of “transitional” or “coalition” schemes. Their goal is not reform, but political leverage in a moment of chaos.

Likas na katangian ng CPP-NPA-NDF ang pasukin at o agawin ang pamumuno sa isang kilusang hindi naman sila ang nag-tayo o nag-umpisa. Mass dissatisfaction emerges organically, but the CPP quickly tries to insert its slogans, inflate its role and claim vanguard status – an old pattern from 1986, 2001, and every major upheaval.

They demand that either Marcos or Duterte is flawed – but the greater danger is allowing the CPP-NPA-NDF to hijack legitimate public grievances and drag them into another attempt at political adventurism under the banner of “national democracy.”

Finally, extra-constitutional experiments risk plunging the country into chaos. Power vacuums weaken institutions, destabilize the economy, and leave communities vulnerable to armed groups or opportunistic political factions. In short, the CPP-NPA-NDF’s call is not just about leadership change. It is an attempt to smuggle in an unlawful mechanism that threatens constitutional order. Filipinos should be wary: real accountability happens through democratic processes—not through the dangerous shortcut of a Transitional Council.

Lope Nagusara