THE Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) on Tuesday accused the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) of orchestrating the fake mass surrender to make it appear that the government is winning the war against the New People’s Army (NPA), particularly in Mindanao.

The CPP, chaired by the Netherlands-based Jose Marie Sison, came out with a statement in reaction to an earlier pronouncement by military spokesman Lt. Col. Ramon Zagala that more than 100 rebels have already surrendered following the arrest of communist leaders Benito and Wilma Siazon and five of their bodyguards in Cebu on March 22.