Army intensifies alert status in Mindanao, Caraga for CPP anniversary

The Philippine Army's 4th Infantry Division (4ID) intensified monitoring and troop readiness in Northern Mindanao and Caraga regions for the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) 56th founding anniversary on December 26.

Troops were on high alert for potential New People's Army (NPA) activity, although no guerrilla fronts remain in these regions.

The Army declared the CPP's 56th anniversary commemoration nationwide as generally peaceful with no recorded incidents.

Despite this, Army spokesperson Colonel Louie Dema-ala stated that troops remain on alert and internal security operations are continuous.

The CPP leadership had ordered the NPA to mount tactical offensives to mark the anniversary, vowing to recover from losses and advance revolutionary resistance.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. declared the CPP-NPA irrelevant and significantly crippled, with only one weakened guerrilla front remaining for dismantling.