MEMBERS of the leftist group Bagong Alyansang Makbayan
(Bayan) in Southern Mindanao conducted a protest
rally at Freedom Park yesterday afternoon to mark the first annivesary of the
Jan. 25 Mamasapano tragedy.
“One year after the Mamasapano incident, we condemn the
Aquino government for betraying the SAF 44 and sacrificing sovereignty and our
Filipino people with their deception through Enhanced Defense Cooperation
Agreement (EDCA),” said Sheena Duazo, secretary general of Bayan.
The encounter in Barangay Tukanalipao, Mamasapano,
Maguindanao left 66 persons dead: 44 from the Philippine National Police’s
Special Action Force (SAF), 17 from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)
and five civilians.
Duazo claimed that the Mamasapano operation was planned and
trained by US counter-terrorism personnel stationed in Central Mindanao that
led to admission from a retired US
According to Duazo, after the Supreme Court has upheld the
constitutionality of the EDCA between the Philippines
and the United States
“We are angered that Aquino and the Armed Forces of the
Philippines (AFP) have not only surrendered the sovereignty of our country with
EDCA and the similarly unconstitutional Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) which
was used as the basis of the new accord.”
She added, “They have also surrendered the protection of our
citizens, farmers, children, young people, and women from the attacks of the
state security and the US
Duazo also recalled the abuses experienced by Filipinos in
the former US military bases
in Subic and Clark , murder of Gregan Cardeño,
the rape of Nicole and the murder of Jennifer Laude as the disadvantage of the
EDCA
Duazo stressed that the Filipino people should continue to
fight for the national sovereignty and protection of our land and people from
foreign exploitation and oppression.
“We demand the rejection of EDCA, VFA, and US military intervention,” said Duazo adding
that “one year after the Mamasapano incident it seems the Aquino government
hasn’t learned the folly of serving the US
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Despite the Supreme Court ruling in favor of the EDCA, the commies continue to rail against the agreement and any US military presence in the Philippines.
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CPP propaganda continues to articulate the view that the Mamasapano raid was planned by the US and that the participants were trained by US security forces in a vain attempt to blame the deaths of the 44 PNP SAF troopers on the US. Investigations into the events surrounding the raid clearly do not support this view.
Commie propaganda continues to employ references to alleged US human rights abuses that are largely conjured up to support the group's anti-Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT), Visiting forces Agreement (VFA), and Enhanced Cooperative Defense Agreement (ECDA) stance. The CPP and its associated front organizations view any US military presence as an infringement of Philippine sovereignty.