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In the Philippines, the Communist Party of the Philippines ( CPP ) and its New People's Army ( NPA ) has been waging a revolutionary war since 1968.

Its strength peaked during the dictatorial rule of Ferdinand Marcos and was the main bulk of the opposition against the dictatorship.

However due to controversies regarding massive purges of its members in the mid-1980s and political miscalculations, it suffered several splits within its ranks in 1992 and 1997 forming several separate communist parties.

It maintains active guerrilla fronts throughout the Philippines until today and is still considered by the military as the main threat to national security.

The CPP, according to the military also allegedly has been leading and influencing legal left-wing political organizations and engages in elections.