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I HAVE written two columns debunking the ruling of Manila Trial Court Judge Marlo Magdoza-Malagar that the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed group, the New People's Army, are not terrorist groups.

I pointed out, among several other arguments, that the ruling is utterly absurd. Malagar confines (the word she herself used) her evaluation to only nine incidents of CPP-NPA atrocities — yes just nine, all occurring in 2020 and 2021 — to determine whether they are terrorist groups.

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