PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has signed a proclamation declaring the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) as a terrorist group, his spokesman said.

In a press briefing, Roque said Duterte ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to file petitions in the courts to classify CPP-NPA a terrorist group under the Human Security Act.

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