CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY –– All units of the communist-led New People’s Army (NPA) will stand in formation and raise their weapons on Tuesday, April 27, to honor Lapulapu and thousands who fought the Spanish colonizers in the Battle of Mactan 500 years ago. “All the Filipino armed revolutionaries of the past, like the NPA, have been vilified by the ruling oppressors. The CPP said the NPA drew inspiration from the “armed valor of Lapulapu and their victory in the Battle of Mactan” 500 years ago. As the Spaniards ruled the country, numerous armed revolts erupted across the entire archipelago, the statement added. “Rising as one nation, the Filipino people waged widespread guerrilla warfare against the Spanish colonial forces and liberated large parts of the country from foreign control,” it said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 27, 2021 03:11 UTC