(Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines has been placed on full alert as the Communist Party of the Philippines geared up for its 49th founding anniversary on Tuesday.
AFP spokesperson Colonel Edgard Arevalo said the upgrading of the status was done to guard against possible attacks from the group.
Only recently, President Rodrigo Duterte terminated peace talks with the Communists, and labelled them as terrorists.
The government has declared a ceasefire from 6 pm of December 23 to 11:59 pm of December 26, and from 6 pm of December 30 to 11:59 pm of January 2.
The New People’s Army, the CPP’s armed group, followed suit, with a declaration of the group’s own ceasefire—-from 6 p.m. of December 23 to 6 p.m. of December 26; and 6 p.m. of December 30 to 6 p.m. of January 2, 2018.