New People's Army rebellion

Communist insurgency in the Philippines
Part of the Cold War
Date 1942–Present Height of conflict between 1969–1985 Location Philippines Status Conflict ongoing Insurgency diminished since the late 1990s
Belligerents
Philippines Supported by: United States	Hukbalahap (1942–1968) Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930 (1930–1964) Communist Party of the Philippines (1968–present) File:NPA.png New People's Army (1969–present) National Democratic Front(1969–present) Cordillera People's Liberation Army (1986–2011) Supported by: People's Republic of China (1969-1976) Soviet Union (1946–1968) Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (Alleged)
Commanders and leaders
Manuel Roxas Elpidio Quirino Ramon Magsaysay Col Alfredo M. Santos Benigno Aquino III Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Joseph Estrada Corazon Aquino Fidel Ramos Ferdinand Marcos Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin Gen. Ricardo David Gen. Hermogenes Esperon Gen. Roy Cimatu Gen. Angelo Reyes	Luis Taruc Filemon Lagman Pedro Abad Santos File:NPA.png Jose Maria Sison
Casualties and losses
9,867 killed (1971-2002)	22,799 killed (1971-2002)
10,672+ civillians killed (1969-2002)

The Communist insurgency in the Philippines refers to conflicts between communist rebel groups and the Philippine government and its supporters. It includes the Hukbalahap Rebellion and later conflicts involving the New People's Army. During and after World War II, there were several peasant resistance and militias and aiding the stronghold local troops under the Commonwealth of the Philippines's military fighting against the Empire of Japan and later the government of the Philippines. Eventually these groups embraced communism. The ideology of the rebels has changed over the years. Until 1968, they were predominantly pro-Soviet in nature. However, after 1968, due to the Sino-Soviet Split, they sided with China and became Maoists.

The risk from the Communist insurgency has declined in recent years from its peak in the 1980's. The NPA has never received much if any support from outside the Philippines and has always relied solely on support from the local population. In 2010, a government crackdown further weakened the rebels significantly.

The Uppsala Conflict Data Program, a university-based data collection program considered to be "one of the most accurate and well-used data-sources on global armed conflicts," reported that between 6,970-9,366 people were killed in fighting between the Government of the Philippines and the CPP (Communist Party of the Philippines) between 1989 and 2012.

See also

• Islamic insurgency in the Philippines