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MANILA - Malacanang on Tuesday said it will let legal process run its course over the Manila Regional Trial Court's (RTC) ruling that dismissed the proscription case seeking to declare the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People's Army (NPA), terrorist organizations. Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said the Palace will rely on the Department of Justice's decision to file a new petition before the Court of Appeals (CA) which has jurisdiction under Republic Act No. 11479 or the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020. "This administration will ad...

Philippine Judges Association The Philippine Judges Association (PJA) and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) condemned the social media attacks against a Manila regional trial court (RTC) judge who issued a decision which declared that the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and

"We are painfully aware that prior to this incident, judges had been vilified with labels such as hoodlums in robes, protectors of drug pushers and drug lords, and some have even been killed," Hukom said in a statement sent to media.

While the Department of Justice is dropping the option to file an appeal, the agency will raise new issues on its “stronger” proscription case against the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army after a Manila court junked its bid to declare the communist group as a terrorist group.

CPP welcomes court’s decision not to tag them as terrorist group