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=== Philippines ===
{{main|Communist Party of the Philippines}}
The Communist Party of the Philippines is the largest communist party in the Philippines, active since December 26, 1968 (Mao's birthday). It was formed due to the [[First Great Rectification Movement]] and a split between the old [[Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930]], which the founders saw as revisionist. The CPP was formed on Maoist lines in stark contrast with the old PKP, which focused primarily on the parliamentary struggle. The CPP was founded by [[Jose Maria Sison]] and other cadres from the old party.<ref name="saulo">{{Cite book |last=Saulo |first=Alfredo |title=Communism in the Philippines}}</ref>

The CPP also has an armed wing that it exercises absolute control over, namely the [[New People's Army]]. It currently wages a guerrilla war against the government of the Republic of the Philippines in the countryside and is still currently active. The CPP and the NPA are part of the [[National Democratic Front of the Philippines]], a consolidation of Maoist sectoral organisations such as [[Kabataang Makabayan]] as part of the united front strategy. The NDFP also represents the people's democratic government in peace talks.<ref name="cppsbp">{{Cite book |url=https://www.philippinerevolution.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2016-CPP-consti-ppdr_en.pdf |title=Constitution and Program |publisher=Communist Party of the Philippines |edition=2016 |access-date=2019-06-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217062221/https://www.philippinerevolution.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2016-CPP-consti-ppdr_en.pdf |archive-date=2020-02-17 |url-status=live}}</ref>