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Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles (File photo) MANILA - The Philippine government will appeal a Manila court's move to dismiss the petition to declare the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People's Army (NPA), as a terror organization, Malacanang said Friday (Manila time). In a press briefing in New York City, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said the government still has available remedies to overturn the decision of Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 19 to junk the bid to classify the CPP-NPA as a terror group. "Actually, since the d...

The regional trial court ruling does not spell the end of the legal battle over the government’s efforts to officially classify the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing the New People’s Army as terrorist organizations.

The Manila court has dismissed the government’s proscription petition against the Communist Party of the Philippines and the New People’s Army.

“Members of NDMOs espouse valid societal change, without necessarily giving through to ‘armed struggle’ or ‘violence’ aimed at overthrowing the government, as a means to achieve the same,” the decision read.

Court dismisses DOJ bid to tag CPP-NPA as terrorist group