Naglabas na ng pahayag si dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte nitong Sabado hinggil sa pagkamatay ni Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria Canlas Sison nitong Biyernes.
"Today, we learned about the passing of Professor Jose Maria “Joma” C. Sison, the founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines. Mr. Sison is known for his radical ideas that affected the course of our country’s history and birthed a movement that carries on to this day," anang dating Pangulo.
"While Mr. Sison and I have had many disagreements—especially in the ways in which he chose to pursue and effect change in the country—I would like to believe that, at the end of the day, we shared the same dream of creating a better future for every Filipino. His death certainly marks the end of an era, and it is my hope that, with it, the end of insurgencies in the Philippines and the revolutionary movement that he has founded as well," aniya.
Sa huling bahagi ng kanyang mensahe, nakiramay si Duterte sa pamilya ni Sison.
