National Democratic Mass Organization

{{Short description|Term for Philippine left-wing organizations of the National Democracy ideology}}

National Democratic Mass Organization (NDMO) is a collective term in the Philippines for sectoral mass organizations that subscribe to National Democratic principles.{{cite web|title=On Lisandro Claudio and red-tagging|url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2019/06/17/opinion/columnists/topanalysis/on-lisandro-claudio-and-red-tagging/570483/|publisher=Manila Times|date=June 17, 2019}}

These organizations are frequently red-tagged by the Philippine government and the military, as NDMOs recognize, but do not openly support,{{Cite web |last=Ramos |first=Christia Marie |date=2020-11-24 |title=Zarate, Casiño say doors on political settlement with CPP-NPA should remain open |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1364494/zarate-casino-say-doors-on-political-settlement-with-cpp-npa-should-remain-open |access-date=2022-05-06 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}} the Communist rebellion in the Philippines{{Cite web|last=Stinus-Cabugon|first=Marit|date=2019-06-17|title=On Lisandro Claudio and red-tagging|url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2019/06/17/opinion/columnists/topanalysis/on-lisandro-claudio-and-red-tagging/570483|access-date=2021-11-11|website=The Manila Times|language=en}} because of their belief that the roots of poverty such as imperialism, feudalism, and "bureaucrat capitalism" are still very much alive in the Philippines.{{cite web|title=Kabataan Party List founds Katipunan chapter in Ateneo|url=https://theguidon.com/1112/main/2017/05/kabataan-party-list-founds-katipunan-chapter-ateneo/|publisher=The GUIDON|date=March 2017}} In a statement, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) secretary-general Renato Reyes explained that they refuse to condemn armed struggle in the Philippines because they claim that doing so “will only lead to the denial of the social basis of armed conflict and falls right into the militarist approach.”{{Cite web |title=Why Bayan won't condemn NPA, armed struggle to avoid red-tagging|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/ncaa/topstories/nation/765630/why-bayan-won-t-condemn-npa-armed-struggle-to-avoid-red-tagging/story/ |access-date=2022-05-06 |website=www.gmanetwork.com |language=en}}

Notable examples of NDMOs in the country include Anakbayan, League of Filipino Students, Alliance of Concerned Teachers, Anakpawis, GABRIELA, and Kabataan Partylist.{{cite web|title=Filipino American National Democratic Activism: A Lens to Seek Historical Justice for U.S. Imperialism in the Philippines |url=https://digitalcommons.oberlin.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1156&context=honors|publisher=Oberlin College|date=2018}}