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Filipino-Americans Rally Against Communist Party of the Philippines Supporters in US

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Filipino-Americans in New York took to the streets on Sunday to denounce the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its supporters in the United States. The rally, organized by the Filipino-Americans Against Crime and Terrorism (FACT), aimed to pressure US authorities to investigate CPP-NPA supporters for terrorist financing, recruitment, and other illicit activities. The group distributed leaflets and chanted anti-communist slogans, citing the Department of State's 2002 designation of CPP-NPA as a terrorist organization. FACT also expressed concern over a proposed bill, the Philippine Human Rights Act (PHRA), which they believe would benefit neither the Philippines nor the United States. The group urged the Filipino community to oppose the PHRA and instead sought increased assistance from the US to help the Philippines defeat the communist insurgency.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Filipino-Americans Against Crime and Terrorism (FACT) staged a rally on Sunday in New York to urge US authorities to investigate CPP-NPA supporters for terrorist financing, recruitment, and other illicit activities.
  • The group distributed leaflets denouncing the CPP-NPA and its supporters in the US on the occasion of the terrorist group's 53rd founding anniversary.
  • FACT questioned the introduction of a bill in the US Congress entitled the Philippine Human Rights Act (PHRA), which seeks to suspend US military assistance to the Philippines due to alleged human rights violations.
  • The group pointed out that the proposed PHRA would benefit neither the Philippines nor the United States nor the Filipino and American peoples.
  • FACT called on the members of the Filipino community to let their representatives in Congress know their opposition to the PHRA.
  • The group suggested that instead of suspending military assistance, US authorities should provide technical and other assistance to help build the capacity of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police.
  • FACT urged the Filipino community to be wary of CPP-NPA efforts to deceive them and their families into supporting their self-serving goal of overthrowing the Philippine government and installing a communist regime.

Statistics:

  • 53rd founding anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)
  • 2002: Department of State designation of CPP-NPA as a terrorist organization
  • Thousands of deaths attributed to CPP-NPA, including a number of US citizens (Vietnam War hero Col. James Rowe and several American service members on duty in the Philippines)
  • Bilateral US-Philippines security assistance seeks to address communist insurgency and other security concerns (note: no specific figures provided in the source)

Sources:

  • The Philippine News Agency (December 27, [not explicitly provided by the source])
  • Filipino-Americans Against Crime and Terrorism (FACT) statement

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