Posted to the CPP Website (Nov 30): Pahayag para sa Ika-48 na Anibersaryo ng KABATAANG MAKABAYAN--Kabataan, lumahok sa armadong rebolusyon! (Statement on the 48th Anniversary of Kabataang Makabayan (Patriotic Youth)--Youth, participate in armed revolution!)
[Rough translation of the lead paragraph of the KM statement]
Rebolusyonaryong pagbati sa mga tunay na anak ng bayan, mga kasapi at lider ng mga balangay ng rebolusyonaryong Kabataang Makabayan (KM) sa ika-48 na pagdiriwang ng anibersaryo ng KM sa buong kapuluan. Mahal na mga kasama, pagpugayan natin ang mga rebolusyonaryong martir ng KM at ng sambayanan sa kanilang iniaalay na buhay, lakas at talino para sa pagsusulong ng pambansa demokratikong rebolusyon na may sosyalistang perspektiba. Kung wala ang kanilang mga sakripisyo hindi maabot ng rebolusyonaryong kilusan ang kasalukuyang lakas nito. Ang kanilang mga ambag ay nagsisilbing ilaw sa karimlan upang ang sambayanan ay patuloy na umasa ng paglaya sa imperyalistang pandarambong at mga lokal na naghaharing-uring kasapakat nito......
[Revolutionary greetings to the true children of the people, members and leaders of the revolutionary
youth Kabataang Makabayan
(KM--Patriotic Youth) on the 48th
anniversary celebration of KM across the country. Dear
comrades, we salute
the revolutionary martyrs of KM and those who offered
their lives, energy
and talent for advancing the national democratic revolution
with a socialist perspective. Without their sacrifice
the revolutionary movement could
not have reached its current strength.
Their contributions will serve as a light
in darkness as the
nation continues to expect
liberation from imperialist plunder
and local ruling class
cohorts.....]
http://www.philippinerevolution.net/statements/kabataan-lumahok-sa-armadong-rebolusyon
The KM is an undergound sectoral front organizaton targeting Filipino youth and is a member of the political wing of the CPP, the National Democratic Front. Its corresponding above ground, legal counterpart is the League of Filipino Students (LFS), the radical student front associated with the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN-New Patriotic Alliance). BAYAN is the legal counterpart to the National Democratic Front. If memory serves, Jose Maria Sison (the founder and chairman-in-exile of the CPP) was the founding chairman of the KM back in the 1960s.
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