Communists here have always relied on foreign funds

By Rigoberto D. Tiglao

Mar 08, 2019 12:10 am

The then defense secretary Juan Ponce Enrile inspects the intercepted landing of arms from China—a haul that included automatic rifles, ammunition, bazookas, mortars and anti-aircraft guns.

Mao’s huge role was crucial for the growth of Sison’s party, that there was even a five-man delegation in Beijing that was a liaison for this. This episode has been reported in detail in Mario Miclat’s book Secrets of the Eighteen Mansions, which I reviewed in a 2010 column “Secrets of the Communist Party.”

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