New book challenges Maoist ideology

MANILA, Philippines — A newly launched book is challenging the intellectual foundations of the Philippine Maoist movement, arguing that no political ideology or vision of a perfect society can justify the loss of human life. The Death of Utopia: Karl Popper and the Fall of Maoist Ideology in the Philippines, authored by Dr. Jose Joel Maguiza Sy Egco, was launched with National Security Adviser Eduardo Oban Jr. and National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict Executive Director