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This is true. Out of interest, what is your view on the NPA/CPP/NDF as a filipino Anarchist ? you should post more !
I'm more of an "anarchist without adjectives", but i'm clearly anticap. I am non-sectarian, and open working with all lefty groups, but cautious enough to avoid some people and groups, or to just have a conditional working relationship.
In my experience with the CPP (well you'll relate to them through their front groups), they're quite a bit sectarian, compared to others, but it can be attributed to their size - anyone who's big enough to boss around can definitely boss around.
Here's some sort of intro on the Philippine Left configuration:
1. CPP-NPA-NDF - Marxist-Leninist-Maoist
unquestionably the largest. Has multiple front organizations carrying their line of national democracy. Headed by Joma Sison in the Netherlands. known as the Reaffirmists after the "great schism" of the early '90s.
in the late '90s there was a chunk of their armed group and mass base who split from the area of Central Luzon. They still adhere to Maoism, but reject the CPP leadership. I think they are named Marxist Leninist Party of the Philippines (MLPP)
recently, after while the national elections was ongoing, there is an ongoing factional conflict. I'll be posting the updates there soon, i am just organizing them. This faction is critical of the CPP leadership from the standpoint of being more authentically maoist (adherence to people's war and anti-parliamentarism).
2. Partido ng Manggagawang Pilipino (Filipino Workers Party)
a unified underground party from 3 different left blocs of the Rejectionists (those who dropped Maoism-Stalinism). I'm not sure as to what their program is now, but their members range from Leninists, Trots, and those awed by Chavez and the Latin american left. Their main peoples orgs are Sanlakas, and Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (Filipino Labor Solidarity), and the Partido Lakas ng Masa (Party of the masses power). A lot of them come from the group of slain leader Filemon "Popoy" Lagman, who presented the counter thesis against the CPP and MAoism in the 90's.
They had a recent split, where the partylist group Partido ng MAnggagawa (Labor Party) left to be on its own.
3. Akbayan
this is a multi-tendency legal party made up of democratic socialists (Bisig, Pandayan), left social democrats, some Rejectionists (Padayon), and independent socialists and left-liberals. Personalities include Walden Bello, Etta Rosales, Riza Hontiveros (almost won as a Senator recently), and Ric Reyes.
4. Rebolusyonaryong Partido ng Manggagawa- Mindanao (Revolutionary workers party)
this is another rejectionist group, mainly based in Mindanao island. I believe they are part of the 4th international.
5. Rebolusyonaryong Partido ng Manggagawa- Pilipinas (Revolutionary workers party)
another rejectionist group, they are mainly based in Visayas Region. They have an armed group, the Revolutionary Proletarian Army (RPA). They have most of the members of the notorious Alex Bongcayao Brigade urban hit squad.
6. Others
- International Communist Current -oh yes the Left Communists are here :)
- Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas - social-democratic and opportunist party who i think only has the name socialist but is unclear if they are third way or whatever
- Philippine Greens - i have yet to get an update from them
- The anarchists - we're not a homogeneous group. There is no established syndicalist, platformist, or communist group/federation. So far, the ones organized are various collectives working on ecological direct action, culture jamming, etc.