Sison was pivotal in the establishment of the modern communist movement in the Philippines.
MANILA, Philippines – Jose Maria Canlas “Joma” Sison, founder and ex-chairperson of the Communist Party of the Philippines ,on December 16 in the Netherlands , where he has been living as a political refugee since 1988. He was 83.
the New People’s Army , the armed wing of the CPP that aims to consolidate political power and assist the “people’s democratic revolution.” Sison applied for asylum to the Netherlands in 1988, after his passport was revoked by the Aquino administration, based on the under the Anti-Subversion Law. After his application was rejected, he applied two more times in 1991 and 1997, and was again rejected. He was recognized as a political refugee in the Netherlands in 1992.He had considered returning to the Philippines in 1998 to sign a peace treaty on condition that all political prisoners would be released, but the deal fell through.
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