The Revolutionary Workers' Party of the Philippines (RPM-P; ) is a communist party that split from the Communist Party of the Philippines during the Second Great Rectification Movement.

History

The party was formed in 1995 following a split from the Communist Party of the Philippines due to ideological differences such as rejection of

Maoism Maoism, officially Mao Zedong Thought, is a variety of Marxism–Leninism that Mao Zedong developed while trying to realize a socialist revolution in the agricultural, pre-industrial society of the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic o ...

and preference for the act of insurrection over the Maoist protracted people's war. The party, as well as its armed group

Revolutionary Proletarian Army The Revolutionary Proletarian Army, also known by the acronym RPA, was the military wing of the Revolutionary Workers' Party (Rebolusyonaryong Partido ng Manggagawà ng Pilipinas) (RPM-P), a communist party that split from the Communist Party ...

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Alex Boncayao Brigade The Alex Boncayao Brigade (abbreviated as ABB; also known as the SPARU Unit) was the urban assassination unit of the New People's Army, the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines. Organized in 1984, the unit broke away from the Ne ...

, is known to be a "rejectionist" faction of the CPP-

New People's Army The New People's Army (; abbreviated NPA or BHB) is the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). It acts as the CPP's principal organization, aiming to consolidate political power from what it sees as the present "bourgeo ...

due to its ideological differences from the latter, especially during the expulsion of 10,000 members from 1992 to 1993, the expulsion of former CPP member Rómulo Tabara, as well as the ex-secretary of the CPP's Metro Manila-Rizal Committee Filemón "Popoy" Lagmán. These events during the "Second Great Rectification Movement" led by the CPP forced the faction to form a separate party in 1995. Following ideological summits with the MR, CMR, Negros, Panay and Samar in October 1995, the protracted people's war was virtually rejected. Today, the party continues to engage in the parliamentary struggle; they however remain unrecognized by both the

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and the Communist Party of the Philippines.

Splinter group

The party's

Mindanao Mindanao ( ) is the List of islands of the Philippines, second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and List of islands by population, seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the ...

branch broke off in 2001 after disagreement with the national leadership during the peace talks with the national government. The Revolutionary Workers' Party - Mindanao (RPM-M) has been the Philippine section of the

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since 2003."About the RPM-M"
website of the Revolutionary Workers' Party – Mindanao.

References

Banned communist parties Communist militant groups Communist parties in the Philippines Left-wing militant groups in the Philippines Political parties established in 1995 Rebel groups in the Philippines {{Philippines-party-stub

History

Splinter group

See also

References