The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) does not have the wherewithal to mount a massive social media campaign, as imagined by the NTF-Elcac in a recent statement. Unlike the NTF-Elcac, we do not, and cannot, set up troll farms, dozens of interlinked pages or engage in other expensive social media tactics to “orchestrate” and “synchronize” to make a solid dent on these platforms. That is more the NTF-Elcac’s speed, than the CPP and NPA.

The NTF-Elcac should remember that, through their representation, the CPP and NPA have long been censored from Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms. All our attempts to set up accounts, pages or groups on these platforms have been shot down at every turn.

Any content linking to the website of the Party is automatically censored and prevented from being posted. Through the National Security Council and the National Telecommunications Commission, they even went to the extent of blocking the domain “cpp.ph” alongside other progressive websites in 2022, a move that was declared illegal and ordered rescinded by a recent court ruling.

Having said that, we indeed noticed over the past few weeks a conspicuous rise in comments and posts on Facebook that were in many ways agreeable to the CPP and the New People’s Army. This happily coincided with the CPP anniversary as text, graphics and videos were posted marking the occasion.

We noted that most of these comments that favored joining or supporting the CPP and NPA are largely expressions of anger and frustration against corruption under the Marcos regime and abuses by military and police personnel. These comments were posted by ordinary people, as shown by their profiles. They express disenchantment over the current rotten system and a wish for a revolution to change the situation in the country.

The apparent trend over the past weeks favoring the CPP and NPA is an outcry from people who are fed up with the flood control anomalies, the high-living of the ruling classes, the police and military abuses, the dispossession of people’s livelihood, plunder of the nation’s wealth, high prices, joblessness, onerous taxes and lack of public services. To dissuade the people from expressing their sentiments, the AFP today issued a blanket threat against anyone “inciting people to overthrow the government,” which reveals their mortal fear of people rising up against them.

We urge the people to continue to creatively and safely use social media platforms to express their outrage against their oppressors and the oppressive system. More importantly, we call on the people to continue forming themselves into organizations to more effectively fight for their cause.

The NTF-Elcac dismisses and ignores the people’s sentiments as “mere propaganda,” as it defends the semicolonial and semifeudal system that continues to subject people to increasingly intolerable conditions. It reveals itself to be a Marcos tool to silence dissent and maintain his grip on power.

It is the people’s sufferings under the corrupt and fascist Marcos regime that are rousing them to support or join the revolution. Indeed, Marcos has become the number one recruiter for the CPP and NPA. The longer that he stays in power, the more people are drawn to the calls to resist in all forms available to them, including fighting with arms, to defend their interests and attain their aspirations.

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