The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) denounced the Aquino regime, its Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) "for the brutal and criminal treatment of the thousands of calamity victims who have become increasingly impatient with government's failure to address their immediate need for food and rehabilitation."
Binatikos ng Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas (PKP) ang rehimeng Aquino, ang Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) nito at ang Philippine National Police (PNP) "sa brutal at kriminal na pagtrato sa libu-libong biktima ng kalamidad na inip na inip sa kahilingan nilang harapin ng gubyerno ang kagyat nilang pangangailangan sa pagkain at rehabilitasyon."