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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Sandigan,* as the Catholic guerrilla organization is known, claims it has about 100 members operating in three widely separated regions: in Luzon north of Manila, on the island of Samar and in southern Mindanao. Since early this year, its armed bands have been infiltrating villages to establish bases and food-supply depots. Militarily, they are totally overshadowed by the Communists' New Peoples Army, which numbers 2,000 to 3,000. Nonetheless, one Democratic Socialis Party leader-a Jesuit priest who insists that he is still "in very good standing" with his order-claims that the Sandigan group operating near...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PHILIPPINES: Sandigan | 10/22/1979 | See Source »

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