The Permanent Peoples' Tribunal Session in 1980, chaired by Nobel Laureate George Wald, declared the NDFP “legitimate representative of the Filipino people” and its armed struggle as a belligerency in accordance with international humanitarian law.
Idineklara sa Sesyon ng Permanent People's Tribunal noong 1980, na pinamumuan ni George Wald, isang Nobel Laureate, na ang NDFP, ay "tunay na kumakatawan sa sambayanang Pilipino" at may nakikidigmang katayuan ang armadong pakikibaka nito na naaayon sa internasyunal na makatong batas.