ABSTRACT
The Plaza Miranda bombing stood as one of the pivotal points in the history of the Philippine revolutionary movement. More than one Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) veteran remarked that Sison had used the attack to force Ferdinand Marcos' hand, at a crucial moment for the communist movement. The CPP leader's logic for bombing the political rally appeared sound: The Liberal party would likely blame Marcos, its archenemy, for the attack and perhaps even retaliate. The conspirators were counting on a crackdown by Marcos to drive more people into the ranks of the radical movement and into the New People's Army in the countryside. The Plaza Miranda attack was merely an extension of the armed struggle in the countryside, Reuben Guevarra reasoned. Guevarra was concerned with Cordero's rebellious talk, but he was far more disturbed with Danny Cordero's disclosures about Plaza Miranda.
