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MANILA, Philippines
The conspiracy to oust President Duterte starting Sept. 21 fizzled out, but the plot called"Red October" is still on, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) warned over the weekend.
"There will still be a plan this coming October. They call it Red October. That is the month of international celebrations for communism, Marxism and IP (indigenous peoples)," Brig. Gen. Antonio Parlade, AFP deputy chief of staff for operations, said.
Parlade insisted that the previously reported Sept. 21 plan to oust Duterte was real, if not a prelude or at least aimed at destabilizing his administration.
He said the threat will always be there because Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) leader Jose Maria Sison is the one orchestrating it.Parlade said the Sept. 21 attempt was unsuccessful, but the plan for next month called"Red October" remains.
He also said that based on recovered documents, the opposition coalition Tindig Pilipinas almost forged an alliance with communist groups spearheading the Sept. 21 plot, but withdrew from it after realizing that communist leaders were behind the move.
