What are the basic positions on the political system of the two sides in the Philippine internal conflict?
The Government of the Philippines has the basic position of adherence to the Philippine constitution which states in Article II, Section 1: The Philippines is a democratic and republican State. Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them. The Communist Party of the Philippines, as the political leadership and dominant member of the National Democratic Front, has the basic position of establishing a “people’s democratic state.” This is stated in its Program for A People’s Democratic Revolution which states in its second section: The ultimate goal of the people’s democratic revolution is the establishment of a people’s democratic state and a coalition or united front government. The same section also speaks of the creation of an “armed independent regime” before the establishment of a nationwide coalition government. What are common elements? What are the differing elements? The common elements in these two positions are the following: 1. Common acce
