National Democracy (Philippines)

National Democracy (ND) (Cebuano: nasodnong demokrasya; Filipino: pambansang demokrasya; Ilocano: nailian a demokrasia) or the national democratic left, known colloquially as NatDem, is a political ideology and movement in the Philippines that aims to establish a people's democracy in the country. With the Communist Party of the Philippines as the vanguard party, the movement seeks to address what it deems to be the "root causes of social injustices affecting the Filipino masses" in what is analyzed to be a "semi-colonial and semi-feudal society", by confronting the "three fundamental problems" of imperialism, feudalism, and "bureaucrat capitalism".[1][2][3]

It is not to be confused with the existing democratic form of government in the country.

  1. ^ Smith, Desmond (March 1996). Democracy and the Media in Developing Countries: A Case Study of the Philippines (PDF) (PhD). University of Leeds. Retrieved March 1, 2021 – via CORE.
  2. ^ "APPENDIX: A History of the Philippine Political Protest". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  3. ^ Guerrero, Amado (1970). Philippine Society and Revolution (PDF). International Association of Filipino Patriots.

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