Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Youth decries plan to allow US military in CDO

From the Philippine News Agency (Jan 20): Youth decries plan to allow US military in CDO 

The militant League of Filipino Students (LFS) has denounced City Mayor Oscar Moreno’s idea of allowing the Lumbia airport here as facility for United States military troops.

In an interview with the local media, Kristine Cabardo, the LFS chair for Northern Mindanao, said that that Moreno’s statement was an obvious manifestation that the city mayor was going through a historical amnesia.

“We challenge Moreno and his administration to reconsider his decision. Moreno should put into consideration the interests of the Cagayanon, which might be at risks if he allows the US military to use the facilities of the Lumbia airport,” Cabardo added.

“We call on the youth not to put into waste what our heroes have gallantly fought for. Together with all nationalist and patriotic Filipino people, let us once again fight for genuine freedom as what we have done in the course of history.” said Cabardo.

Cabardo urges the youth to unite and defend national sovereignty, living up to the challenge of our national heroes who fought hard for our freedom and independence.

The inoperative Lumbia airport in Cagayan De Oro has been reportedly shortlisted as possible US military station among the eight areas in the Philippines after the approval of the Enhance Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA).

The more than 500-hectare Lumbia airport was closed after the new airport in the municipal town of Laguindingan in Misamis Oriental started to commercially operate on June 2013.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=848621

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  1. The League of Filipino Students (LFS)is a radical Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) student front organization with chapters active at college and university campuses throughout the country. The group is also a member of the main CPP multisectoral, umbrella front organization the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN-New Patriotic Alliance). For the commies, the US is the great imperialist Satan. The CPP and its associated front groups oppose any US military presence in the Philippines.

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