Manila, March 21 -- The communist groups and their allies, not the military, have the "penchant for lying or distorting facts to fit a selfish agenda", the Department of National Defense (DND) said Wednesday.
"The hard truth is that it is (Jose Maria) 'Joma' Sison (Communist Party of the Philippines founding chair) and his ilk who have mastered the art of double-talk, deception, and exploitation," the DND said in a statement sent to the Philippine News Agency .
The statement came after Sison labeled Brig. Gen. Antonio Parlade, Jr., Armed Forces of the Philippines deputy chief of staff for civil-military operations, a "brazen liar" for saying that some "patriotic and progressive organizations" in the country are communists. The groups repo...