List of attacks attributed to the CPP–NPA
# List of attacks attributed to the CPP–NPA

The following is a list of chronological attacks attributed to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), and its armed wing the New People's Army (NPA) which is a major participant in the Communist rebellion in the Philippines.

## List

### General list

| Attack | Date | Location | Deaths | Injuries | CPP-NPA admitted responsibility | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plaza Miranda bombing | August 21, 1971 | Plaza Miranda, Manila | 9 | 95 | No | Also blamed on the government of President Ferdinand Marcos. An article from The Washington Post alleged that high ranking CPP official said that the bombing was a means to provoke Marcos' administration. CPP founder Jose Maria Sison has denied the communist rebels role in the bombing. |
| 1976 logging truck attack | November 22, 1976 | Enroute Mambusao, Davao Oriental | 6 | 3 | No | Suspected communist rebels launched an ambush against a logging truck killing including a municipal police chief. |
| 1976 Clark Airbase raid | November 22, 1976 | Pampanga | — | — | No | Suspected communist rebels staged a raid on 5 barrios situated on the perimeter of the Clark Air Base, seizing 43 weapons from the local CHDF militia. |
| Rano massacre | June 25, 1989 | Digos, Davao del Sur | 37–39 | — | Yes | Occurred in a chapel affiliated with the United Church of Christ in the Philippines. Most of the victims were part of the Ituman anti-communist vigilante group who refused to pay "revolutionary taxes" to the NPA. The NPA accepted responsibility but justified their action as retaliation for previous attacks. |
| 2021 Masbate City blast | June 8, 2021 | Masbate City | 2 | 1 | Yes | A bomb, either a landmine, or an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by the NPA to target government forces kills footballer Keith Absalon and his cousin Nolven as they were jogging by. After widespread condemnation, the NPA apologizes for the incident. |

### Assassinations

| Target | Date | Location | CPP-NPA admitted responsibility | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Porferio Branzuela | December 27, 1988 | Plaridel, Misamis Occidental | Yes | Mayor of Calamba, Misamis Occidental. Killed along with a police driver in an ambush. |
| James Rowe | 1989 | Quezon City | Yes | American colonel working with the Joint US Military Advisory Group. He and his driver were attacked while en route to Rowe's workplace for being directly involved in the counter-insurgency. |
| Javier Hizon | January 5, 1990 | Mexico, Pampanga | Yes | Mayor of Mexico. Killed along with a police officer as he left his workplace. |
| Conrado Balweg | December 31, 1999 | Malibcong, Abra | Yes | Former NPA member and Cordillera People’s Liberation Army leader. Killed at his residence due to "crimes against the Cordilleran people and the Revolutionary Movement" and his role in splitting the communist movement in the Cordilleras |
| Carlito Pentecostes Jr. | April 21, 2014 | Gonzaga, Cagayan | Yes | Mayor of Gonzaga. Killed in front of the municipal hall after a flag-raising ceremony for his alleged role in the arrest of a rebel leader and for supporting black sand mining in his town. |
| Mario Okinlay | 2014 | Impasugong, Bukidnon | Yes | Mayor of Impasugong. Killed in a roadside ambush for supporting the government's counter-insurgency program. |
