NO MORE STABILITY WITHIN CPP-NPA (Power struggle between Sison and Tiamzon)

Social Democrats’ penetration in the limelight governance seems to create havoc to the now divided Communist Party of the Philippines- that is between Benito Tiamzon group and Jose Maria Sison’s minions- following the “unexpected” defeat of its favored senatorial bets- Satur Ocampo and Liza Maza under its infant political group, the Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan or MAKABAYAN. It could be noted that the SOCDEM had time and again opposed the CPP-NPA’s commitment to Nacionalista Party forerunner Manuel Villa and rallied behind Noynoy Aquino’s presidential race.

Accordingly, among the plots include Tiamzon forcefully withdrawing support to known MAKABAYAN party list groups including votes supposedly favoring Ocampo and Maza. This is evidenced as AKAPBATA and the two Red senatoriables had garnered little expected votes particularly on Tiamzon-led guerilla fronts in Visayas and Mindano areas. More so, this explains why cadres underground claim that the insufficient support towards AKAPBATA prompting its defeat last poll automation is due to the fact that there is a lack of Party directive ordering them otherwise. Thus, most aver that the New People’s Army (NPA) who has first-hand control underground is left with tight hands under the orders of Tiamzon, while a few members of the Central Committee insist on implementing Sison’s electoral line of attack.

The defeat of the two seasoned Red ambition in the Upper house, to include the MAKABAYAN-supported PLGs had accordingly ignited the conflict between Tiamzon and Sison. The ambitiously expensive political misfortune of Maza and Ocampo and other left-leaning political party did not only affect the “future” of the revolution but had also swilled-out the loyalty and confidence of the guerilla members towards Sison. The so-called political struggle of Sison which was regarded as “ambitious” which gratifies only a few of its members by Tiamzon and the rest of the Reds is the very threat to the Communist Founder’s leadership within the CPP-NPA. This could also be the very reason why Tiamzon takes the lead in their supposed power struggle and stood for the interest of the NPA unlike Sison who just favored and preferred cadres like Ocampo and Maza that greatly lost his “credibility” among his ranks.

It’s all in the wasted time. Stability within the CPP-NPA seems out of hand. Sison is simply losing the battle against Tiamzon. Sison’s way of corrupting the NPA logistics which demoralized key guerilla units awakened the front’s yearning to end his dodgy leadership. It’s about time that Sison relinquishes his post or else stay on top powerless and act as a mere Communist trophy. Majority in the Party thinks of Sison’s “silent ouster” as a contingency plan after the recent “rift” and power wrestling. But this is quite impossible. Sison may not like to gulp down Tiamzon’s ascension to power. On the other hand, Tiamzon would not want Sison to stay atop and continuously corrupt not only the Party’s finances but the very foundation and “cause” of the CPP-NPA, as well.