Sunday, July 21, 2019

IPs’ US speaking trip gives credence to struggle vs. Reds: envoy

From the Philippine News Agency (Jul 22, 2019): IPs’ US speaking trip gives credence to struggle vs. Reds: envoy



COMMENDABLE COURAGE. Minister Patrick A. Chuasoto, Deputy Chief of Mission of Philippine Embassy in Washington, DC l(left), lauds tribal leaders for coming out and telling their stories therefore, giving credence to their struggle against communist groups. Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Ernie Abella (right) says stories should be told not just by people in government, but also by people who have really experienced the situation on the ground. (PCOO photo by Mac Villarino)

MANILA – A Philippine Embassy official in Washington, DC last week lauded leaders of different tribes for their courage in coming out and telling their own stories of deception and abuses committed against their communities by the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing, New People’s Army. (CPP-NPA).

“Your presence here is credence to the struggle that you’re fighting for. And your presence here shows the stakeholders that you are bent, you are really fighting for your cause and it’s a cause worth fighting for,” Minister Patrick A. Chuasoto, Deputy Chief of Mission, told the eight indigenous peoples’ leaders, who were on their last leg of a speaking trip across the US, at the Philippine Embassy in Washington, DC.

Expressing his gratitude to the IP leaders during a dialogue with Embassy officials and staff on July 18, Chuasoto said the former gave them a lot of information that will be helpful in their task of convincing stakeholders about the truth because it’s about time that stakeholders in the United States hear the other side of the story,” Chuasoto said.

“The information they have provided us will be very helpful when we convey the message to the stakeholders. Their narrative is very compelling,” he added. “And you know the Duterte administration is very concerned about the welfare of the indigenous people because they comprised 14% of the Philippine population.”

It is also important, he added, that the IP leaders met with US stakeholders such as Congressmen Steve Chabot, Bobby Scott, TJ Cox, and members of the Philippine caucus because they heard the tribal heads’ narrative.

“There’s no better way to convey a message than that, by those who are affected themselves,” Chuasoto said.

Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Strategic Communications Ernie Abella, meanwhile, said the IP leaders’ speaking engagements are part of telling the narrative of what really is happening in the Philippines and what the tribal leaders are doing is very vital and very helpful especially in understanding the real story behind government’s actions.

“I believe their stories should be told not just by people in government, but also by people who have really experienced the situation on the ground,” Abella said.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1075600

Over 20 ‘communist’ rebels charged for killing 4 cops

From the Sun Star posted to Yahoo! Philippines (Jul 21, 2019): Over 20 ‘communist’ rebels charged for killing 4 cops

THE Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (Noppo) has filed four counts of murder against more than 20 communist fighters who were reportedly involved in the ambush-slay of four policemen in Ayungon town on Thursday, July 18, 2019.

Another four counts of robbery were also lodged against the suspects.


Noppo Director Raul Tacaca said the complaints were filed before the Dumaguete City Prosecutor’s Office Saturday morning, July 20.

He believes that members of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA), initiated the ambush that resulted in the deaths of Police Corporal Relebert Beronio, Patrolman Raffy Callao, Patrolman Roel Cabellon and Patrolman Marquino de Leon.

The fatalities were all junior non-commissioned officers of the 704th Regional Mobile Force Company (RMFC) of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion 7.

“We have witnesses who helped us with the investigation. We have more than 20 identified suspects and several John Does. We believe that they (suspects) are members of the CPP-NPA,” said Tacaca.

However, the police official refused to divulge the identities of the suspects as the manhunt against them is still ongoing. The personnel of Noppo and the Armed Forces of the Philippines are going after the culprits, Tacaca said.

In a statement released by the Police Regional Office (PRO) 7, the victims were on board three motorcycles to verify reports on the presence of an armed group in the area when they were ambushed in Sitio Ilaya Yamot, Barangay Mabato.

The culprits stole the policemen’s issued firearms and personal belongings, including the motorcycles’ keys.

The victims were found lifeless on the grass; some of them were hogtied. Their deformed faces suggested they had been tortured before they were executed.

A portion of the PRO 7’s statement reads: “The PNP (Philippine National Police) vehemently denounce and condemn in the strongest sense these inhumane acts and the gross violations of human rights done by the CPP/NPA/NDF (National Democratic Front) to our troops. The long arms of the law are now stretching within and beyond its borders to catch all those who are responsible for their deaths.”

Tacaca believes the communist rebels are threatened by ongoing initiatives of the PRO 7 that could win the hearts of poor families. The PRO 7, led by its director Brig. Gen. Debold Sinas, has been conducting outreach programs and medical missions in remote areas in Negros Oriental.

He urged the Negros Oriental residents to maintain their allegiance to the government by “rejecting and denying any form of armed struggle.”

Tacaca said the families of the victims will be provided with assistance.

https://ph.news.yahoo.com/over-20-communist-rebels-charged-192100138.html

IS fighter on our doorstep ‘ready to kill Australians’

Posted to The Advertiser (Jul 21, 2019): IS fighter on our doorstep ‘ready to kill Australians’ (By Candace Sutton)

[Video: IS fighter on our doorstep ‘ready to kill Australians’]

An Islamic State terrorist living in a country right on Australia’s doorstep has said he is ready to kill non-believers including Australians because “God told him to do it”.

The masked IS fighter from the Philippines gave the answer to 60 Minutes in an exclusive interview when asked by reporter Liam Bartlett, “would you be happy to kill people like me?”

The young man, identified only as Sadam, replied, “We will kill the people who’s going to kill us. We’re just doing what God told us to do”.

Sadam and other young men aged in their twenties and fathers in their fifties are “angry” and ready “to kill a lot of people”.

Sadam said that foreign extremists had trained him to fight non-believers.

RELATED: Need to stop return of IS fighters, says MP

Lured by the offer of money and weapons, Sadam was given a wage to fight for Islamic State (aka IS).

“They give us money. They give us guns. Then every month, they give us income,” he told 60 Minutes.

With Syria crumbling and difficult to reach, the new Islamic State battlegrounds just hours from Australia include Indonesia, Philippines and Papua New Guinea.

While they are “right on our doorstep, training up to kill”, Australian troops are also training up local soldiers to stop an IS incursion in our region.

South-East Asia terror expert Sidney Jones explained that the terror threat has shifted geographically as the much-vaunted IS caliphate in Syria failed to happen.

“One by one many of the top fighters have been killed, but that doesn’t end the movement,” she said.

“Basically now that it’s difficult to get to Syria, they wage war at home.

“It’s a guerrilla strategy using components from outside the Middle East.”



IS fighter Sadam told 60 Minutes he was prepared to kill whoever tried to kill him. Picture: 60 Minutes.



Open range set up Philippines locals to be trained by Australian soldiers to fight IS. Picture: 60 Minutes.



An IS fighter sets off a rocket launcher. Picture: 60 Minutes.

Nine’s 60 Minutes reported that a dense jungle of the southern Philippines has long been a breeding ground for local extremist groups.

But now the city of Marawi is an IS stronghold.

“Two years ago, IS set its sights on this city as it’s East Asia headquarters,” Bartlett said.

“Today, it lies in ruin … the bombed-out homes and shopfronts resembling the streets of Raqqa in Syria.

“It might not look like it, but these streets are still too dangerous for locals to return home. Hundreds of unexploded bombs are hidden beneath the rubble.

“Military checkpoints guard the entrance to what’s left of this city.”

IS established a defensive position in Marawi’s central business district.

Skilled at fighting extremists in the jungle, the Philippines military were caught off guard when IS forced them to the streets of a major city.

More than 1000 people were killed during the siege of Marawi by IS, civilians, soldiers and the enemy.



Sadam told Liam Bartlett (above) that foreign extremists trained him to fight non-believers. Picture: 60 Minutes.

More than 60,000 have been left homeless and pushed into makeshift camps.

Just a three-hour flight from Darwin, the city has suffered a massive scale of destruction.

Just months after the siege ended in November 2017, Australia prepared to send troops into the jungles of the southern Philippines to train local forces.

Group Captain, John Young told Nine the operation was also making sure the threat of IS here never makes its way to Australian shores.

“It may not be in Australia, but this part of the world is in our backyard,” Captain Young said.

“It’s our direct area of interest and the people that we are helping now, they’re our neighbours. Their prosperity, their peace, is ours.

More than 100 army, navy and air force troops are now in the area, and have set up a range to train local forces in urban close combat shooting.



Diggers say they just have to be ready to counter any plans by the IS fighters. Picture: 60 Minutes.



In the Sulu Sea off the coast of Zamboanga, Australian Navy patrol boat, HMAS Childers, is conducting a joint operation with the Philippines Navy. Picture: 60 Minutes.



Minaret and mosque dome visible on the shores of the Sulu sea off Zamboanga where Australian troops are training locals. Picture: 60 Minutes.

IS recruit Sadam told Liam Bartlett that although he was worried he could be caught and locked up, what he liked about IS was that he would be going to paradise.

“IS is telling the God’s order and that’s definitely what will make us go to paradise,” Sadam said.

He said he has “many friends who want to join or train” and that 100 young men are members of his terror group.

Their aim was to get sharia law enforced in majority Muslim cities like Marawi.

Asked if IS would make trouble in Australia, he said he didn’t know but “If some people try to kill us, we must fight and try to kill them, too.”

He said he wasn’t deterred by Australian troops training local soldiers.

“We have a foreign people, special forces, that train us, too. If that happen … Allah will help us,” he said.



The destruction in Marawi city has pushed people into homeless camps, breeding more discontent among young men. Picture: 60 Minutes.



Middle-aged IS fighter Ked said 2000 men are prepared to fight for IS in Marawi. Picture: 60 Minutes.

The Federal Government responded to reports that 40 Australians who had joined Islamic State and other extremist military groups fighting in Syria and Iraq are now back home

Minister for Science Karen Andrews told Sky News the report emphasised the need for parliament to pass legislation to prevent such dual-citizens heading home from war zones.

AAP reported Ms Andrews was responding to claims some of the fighters, among 230 Australians who travelled to the war zone since 2012, posed a “significant” security concern.

“I think it is important that we proceed to the temporary exclusion orders,” she said.

“Our number priority as a government, and it’s a number one priority for every government, is to keep its citizens safe.”.

The government would look to pass the temporary ban on dual-citizen foreign fighters from returning to Australia during the next sitting fortnight.

candace.sutton@news.com.au

[Originally published as ‘Angry’ IS fighter’s threat to kill]

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/isis-fighter-on-our-doorstep-ready-to-kill-australians/news-story/9378ca6ac8b442738311bdcc1234acb9

'We're just doing what God told us to do': Confronting ISIS face-to-face

Posted to 9News (Jul 21, 2019): 'We're just doing what God told us to do': Confronting ISIS face-to-face (By Sammi Taylor • 60 Minutes Digital Producer)



The terror group Islamic State is luring Philippines’ locals to join its extremist mission with the promise of money and weapons, a 60 Minutes report has found.

ISIS recruits in the southern Philippines are earning a monthly wage when they join the ranks of Islamic State, with new followers telling 60 Minutes hundreds of disillusioned men are now pledging their allegiance to the terror organisation.

Despite the Philippines military regaining control of Marawi city – ISIS' former stronghold in East Asia – the threat of Islamic State still looms large and is frighteningly close to Australia.


The frightening new battle ground of Islamic State. (60 Minutes)


'Sadam' claims he's "just doing what God told us to do". (60 Minutes)

60 Minutes reporter Liam Bartlett came face-to-face with ISIS recruits in the Philippines who say they will stop at nothing to fulfil the pledge they’ve made to Islamic State.

“We will kill the people who’s going to kill us,” ISIS recruit ‘Sadam’ told Bartlett in the shocking interview.

“We’re just doing what God told us to do.”

Sadam says he was just 21 years old when foreign fighters offered him money and weapons to join their extremist group in the southern Philippines city of Marawi.

“They give us money, guns. Then every month, they give us income,” he said.


Marawi City has been decimated by terrorism. (60 Minutes)

The promise of a monthly wage is an attractive prospect for many young men living in poverty in the Philippines.

But for Sadam it’s no longer just about money.

The 24-year-old now lives and breathes Islamic State’s sickening ideology and says foreign fighters have trained him in warfare against non-believers. 

“ISIS is telling the God’s order and that’s definitely what will make us go to paradise,” he told Bartlett.


But it’s not just the young and vulnerable joining the extremists’ ranks – there are also disillusioned fathers in their 50s pledging their allegiance.

Ked, 54, believe ISIS can offer him a better life, even after Islamic State was defeated in 2017 in the Marawi city siege.


“There will be even more people who will join this fight if it happens… two thousand people,” he told Bartlett.Ked is 54 and believes ISIS can offer him a better life. (60 Minutes)

The knowledge that Australian soldiers are on the ground training local troops doesn’t deter Sadam.
“We have foreign people, special forces, that train us, too,” he said.

Disturbingly, for fighters like Sadam and Ked, the prospect of another city siege – or suicide bombing attacks in urban cities – is a fight they are openly preparing for.

“If that’s what our leader says, then we would be happy to do [it],” Sadam said.

Bulatlat: 3 years of Duterte’s counterinsurgency: 250 civilians dead, thousands displaced

Posted to the pro-Communist Party of the Philippines-National Democratic Front (CPP-NDF) online propaganda publication Bulatlat (Jul 21, 2019): 3 years of Duterte’s counterinsurgency: 250 civilians dead, thousands displaced


(L-R) Wives and mothers demand justice for their loved ones. Carmela Avelino, Precila Lebico and Bienvenida Cabe. (Photo courtesy of Amihan)

Human rights group Karapatan documented 250 victims of extrajudicial killings and 10 victims of enforced disappearances from July 2016 until March this year. Moreover, nearly 370,000 civilians were affected by military bombings and 450,000 have evacuated due to military operations, Karapatan data showed.

By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Bulatlat.com

MANILA – Precilla Libico could not hold her tears as she narrated how her husband was killed on April 25 in Las Navas town in Northern Samar.

In between sobs, Precilla said her husband Apolinario, village captain of San Miguel, was on his way home riding a scooter when he was shot at around 4 p.m. near San Jorge village. Apolinario just went to Las Navas to process the papers needed for their project in San Miguel village. The mayor was not in the office so he went home.

Libico was a member of Northern Samar Small Farmers Association.

Precilla and other family members are currently here in the capital to share their stories and to demand justice. Apolinario was just one of the civilians killed in the implementation of President Duterte’s counterinsurgency programs — Oplan Kapayapaan, martial law in Mindanao, Oplan Sauron, Memorandum Order No. 32, and the latest, Oplan Kapanatagan, jointly led by the Philippine National Police and Armed Forces of the Philippines.

Human rights group Karapatan documented 250 victims of extrajudicial killings and 10 victims of enforced disappearances from July 2016 until March this year. Moreover, nearly 370,000 civilians were affected by military bombings and 450,000 have evacuated due to military operations, Karapatan data showed.

The group also said there were more than 42, 000 civilians affected by the use of schools, medical, religious and other public places for military purposes, a violation of the international humanitarian law.

According to Amihan (National Federation of Peasant Women), 214 farmers were already killed in implementing these orders. They include 30 peasant women, nine minors, eight farmer couples and 28 elderly.

Memo order no. 32

Human rights and peasant groups have blamed the memorandum order no. 32 for the spike of human rights abuses particularly in Samar, Negros island and Bicol.

Issued on Nov. 22, 2018, the MO 32 orders the deployment of more troops in Bicol region, Samar, Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental. The order was signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Midialdea upon the orders of President Duterte.

According to the memo, there are “number of sporadic acts of violence occurred recently in particular areas of the country, particularly in the provinces of Samar, Negros Oriental, Negros Occidental and the Bicol region” allegedly committed by what it called as lawless groups.


Precila Lebico during the press conference at Commission on Human Rights. (Photo by Kodao Productions)

The memo added, “there is a need to reinforce the directive of the President in order to prevent further loss of innocent lives and destruction of property and bring the whole country back to a state of complete normalcy as quick as possible.”

In November 2018, the Philippine National Police immediately deployed Special Action Force in the four areas. The AFP also deployed two battalions in Samar. In January this year, 220 more troops were deployed in Negros island.

A report by the Philippine New Agency said Co. Benedict Arevalo, 303rd Infantry Brigade commander said the troops will “boost their campaign against the Communist Party of the Philippines and the New People’s Army (CPP-NPA).”

But the campaign against the CPP-NPA was directed against civilians especially those who are members of the organizations the government tagged as front organizations of the CPP-NPA.

The implementation of MO 32 has only resulted in mass arrests, killings and forced surrender of civilians presented as NPA guerrillas.

Oplan Sauron 1 and 2

After the issuance of MO 32, synchronized enhanced managing of police operations (SEMPO) was launched by the military and the police dubbed as “Oplan Sauron” – an internal security operation plan against “personalities connected to the Communist Party of the Philippines, New People’s Army and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines.”

SEMPO is publicized as part of government’s efforts against illegal drugs and loose firearms in the Central Visayas Region. On the ground, though, it is being used against members of peasant groups fighting for their right to land.

On Dec. 27, 2018, when the combined forces of the police and the military launched Oplan Sauron 1, at least six individuals from Guihulngan, Negros Oriental were killed simultaneously and 50 civilians from eight villages were also arrested.

According to the documentation of Karapatan-Negros, the killings occurred at 5:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. at different villages in Guihulngan, Negros Oriental. Allegedly, evidence were also planted, similar to those who were killed in police operations against illegal drugs. The circumstances of the killings were also the same where combined forces of the police and the soldiers from the Army’s 94th Infantry Battalion forced entry into their houses and shot them in front of their family members. The victims were as follows:
  • Jimmy Fat, 57 from sitio Panagtugas, Trinidad village, Guihulngan City. He was reportedly dragged outside of the front yard where his children were assembled. The police and the military allegedly “planted” a .38 revolver and some bullets beside his body.
  • Jun Cobol from sitio Punong also in Trinidad village. Upon the entry of the armed men, Cobol reportedly raised both of his hands and knelt. However, the armed men still shot him in front of his wife.
  • Jaime Revilla, a community organizer from sitio Kaingan. A .38 revolver and some bullets were also allegedly placed beside his body.
  • Reneboy Fat, a habal-habal (motorcycle) driver from sitio Ilaya, Hilaitan village
  • Jesus Isugan,26 also a habal habal driver was also killed by the police and soldiers from the 94th IB. It was around 7:00 a.m. when the troops raided their house in sitio Malabyokon, Buenavista village. He was asked about the whereabouts of a certain Tomas Isugan. The armed men dragged him towards the back of the house and shot him in front of his wife, his child, his siblings and his father. His body was placed inside a sack and tossed in the middle of the road.
  • Gabby Alboro, a media practitioner for the DYJL FM radio station was also gunned down by armed men riding-in-tandem.
This year, Oplan Sauron 2.0 was launched. This time, the operation was supposedly related to the elections. However, those who fell victims did not violate any of the election code.

On March 30, fourteen peasants were killed in Canlaon City, Manjuyod and Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental. There are also 12 others who were arrested. Among them are members of the peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas-Negros chapter and village officials.

The government asserted that the operation is legitimate. In an article published by the Philippine News Agency, authorities said that the operation was against the NPA and that those who were killed “fought back.”

But the circumstances of their killings were also the same as the conduct of Oplan Sauron 1 in December of 2018; the police and soldiers belonging to the 94th IB raided the houses of the victims in the wee hours of the night. They were killed in front of their families and the state security forces planted evidence to justify the killings. According to the report of the national fact-finding mission (NFFM), many witnesses attested that the victims were summarily executed. Irregularities were also found in the search warrant used against the 12 arrested individuals.

The killings have not stopped even after Oplan Sauron 1 and 2.0. Last July 7, a lay member of Iglesias Filipina Independiente, Salvador Romano, was shot by unknown assailants in Poblacion village, Manjuyod town. He died instantly and was declared dead on arrival at the hospital. He was on his way home when the assailants fired at him.

More military deployment

According to Amihan, more and more soldiers are deployed in the regions covered by the MO 32 resulting in intensifying militarization.

In Eastern Visayas, 545 villages are affected by militarization. The deployment of nine army battalions in the region has resulted in forced evacuations in San Jorge, Calbiga, Las Navas, San Jose De Buan and Pinabacdao, and aerial bombings in Matuginao and Las Navas. There are recorded 11 individuals killed after the execution of the memo and 11 were illegally arrested and detained.


Relatives of victims of extrajudicial killings storm Camp Aguinaldo demanding accountability to the death of their loved ones. (Photo courtesy of Karapatan)

In Negros island, there are 11 regular and special battalions of AFP, PNP, CAFGU, and RPA-ABB operating.

At least 68 were killed including the victims of Sagay Massacre on October 2018, Guihulngan Massacre on December 2018, and the mass killings in Canlaon, Manjuyod, and Sta. Catalina on March 30, 2019, while more than 70 were illegally arrested and detained.

In Bicol, 62 individuals have been killed, including the consecutive killings last month of Masbate farmers, human rights workers and former Bayan Muna leader in Sorsogon. At least six army battalions are currently deployed in the region.

There are also three army battalions deployed in Nueva Ecija. Soldiers reportedly use barangay halls and day care centers as camps, threatening and red-tagging farmers and members of farmers’ organizations.

With only days away before Duterte’s fourth state of the nation address, Amihan along with the families of victims of extrajudicial killings and militarization in Nueva Ecija, Masbate, Northern Samar and Negros Oriental appealed to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to investigate the state-sponsored violence against farmers, and their communities, and hold the Duterte government accountable for these abuses.

Amihan Chairperson Zenaida Soriano said Duterte’s crimes against humanity should end.

“He and his mercenary forces should be held accountable for the perpetration of attacks against farming communities. We urge all the poor and the marginalized sectors, farmers, workers, urban poor, fisher folk, indigenous people, women, youth and those in the informal sector to unite and oust Duterte,” Soriano said.

https://www.bulatlat.com/2019/07/21/3-years-of-dutertes-counterinsurgency-250-civilians-dead-thousands-displaced/

Philippines adopts strategy against violent

Kyodo report posted to the Japan Times (Jul 21, 2019): Philippines adopts strategy against violent extremism


A member of the local security forces carries personal belongings past a bullet-riddled apartment house in a residential area in the Malutlut district of Marawi in the southern Philippines on Oct. 27, 2017. The building was believed to have been rented by pro-Islamic State militant group leaders Isnilon Hapilon and Omar Maute before their battle in the city. | REUTERS

KYODO (MANILA) - The Philippines has officially adopted a strategy to prevent and counter violent extremism as officials seek to avoid a repeat of one of the country’s most prominent acts of terrorism in recent history, the May 2017 siege of Marawi City by pro-Islamic State fighters.

Philippine National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon said Wednesday that the government’s Anti-Terrorism Council has approved the National Action Plan on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (NAP PCVE), with the Department of the Interior and Local Government tasked to lead its implementation.

“We have to take care of our population, especially in some areas, so that there will no longer be terrorists in the future,” Esperon said in a forum organized by the government in the lead-up to President Rodrigo Duterte’s fourth State of the Nation Address on Monday.

“The PCVE will take care of potential terrorists” by addressing sectors in society where they are likely to breed, including certain communities, schools or learning institutions, jails and social media, he added.

Other groups to be focused on are Filipinos working overseas especially those who go to certain countries where they can become radicalized, and religious leaders who have a big influence on ordinary people, Interior Secretary Eduardo Ano said.

According to Ano, who was the military chief during the destructive, five-month battle in Marawi, which suppressed the IS-allied fighters’ plan to establish a caliphate there, social media are included because they are “where almost 90 percent of recruitment takes place.”

Esperon, who is also a retired military chief, noted that over the last several years, including during the Marawi siege, “many of our programs use military force … or kinetic forces” wherever terrorists are.

The Philippines is a signatory nation to the United Nations Office for Counter-Terrorism, established in 2017, so adoption of the NAP PCVE will fortify the nation’s approach to addressing the problem of terrorism.

Esperon said recent incidents underscore the relevance of the measure.

Security authorities confirmed the first case of a Filipino radical committing a suicide bombing. The bomber blew himself up during an attack at a Philippine Army camp in the southern island province of Sulu on June 28.

The incident left two bombers, three soldiers and two civilians dead, while 12 soldiers and 10 civilians were wounded.

“You saw in Jolo the Filipino suicide bomber. At the age of 14, he left his home. They said he was battered. If he was battered and left his home, where did he go? Who looked after him? Who takes care of those people who can possibly become terrorists?” Esperon said.

“If we don’t prevent that, then, there will be more violent extremists. And what’s scary is, they can even become suicide bombers, even when it’s not the character of Filipinos to commit suicide.”

Aside from curbing would-be terrorists, the action plan can also be a tool for de-radicalization, Ano said.

“Through the NAP PCVE, we will work with religious leaders, Imams and Muftis to mainstream their teachings and sermons, and help de-radicalize the youth who are the common targets for recruitment by radical groups,” he told Kyodo News.

“Likewise, through NAP PCVE, de-radicalization programs are also being implemented in all detention centers so that radical detainees would become responsible citizens once they are released,” he added.

In one of the country’s jails, where a number of suspected violent extremists awaiting trial are being detained, an education program called Alternative Learning System has been implemented by the warden, Michelle Bonto, as a tool for de-radicalization.

“There is a need to address education because most research on extremism states that education is the key to helping them understand, to open up their horizons,” Bonto told Kyodo News in an interview at her assigned jail facility located in a Metro Manila suburb.

“We teach them how to comprehend first so that they will be able to value what we give them, whatever modular programs we have, or reformation programs we have,” she said.

At the time of the interview in June, Bonto’s facility had 351 detainees, including alleged members of the Abu Sayyaf Group, Jemaah Islamiyah, Rajah Solaiman Movement, Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and Maute Group.

Humane treatment of the detainees by jail officers and visits by family members, are also keys to helping change the antigovernment feelings and attitude of suspected violent extremists, said Bonto.

“It’s not easy (to de-radicalize) because radicalization takes time. Therefore, de-radicalization will also take time. And we also have push-and-pull factors, like the family of terrorists.”

“So, it’s important that when you de-radicalize a person that you include the entire family,” she explained, drawing her insight from years of research and actual engagement with alleged violent extremists.

Esperon said an Executive Order from Duterte’s office regarding the NAP PCVE is expected after its adoption by the Anti-Terrorism Council “if only to delineate responsibilities,” and to give “authority to secure funding” for its full implementation.

But, as it stands now, some action plans are already being implemented by the respective agencies designated for the vulnerable sectors that have been identified.

“There will be a series of consultations with all stakeholders nationwide, inclusive of all government agencies, civil society organizations, private citizens and nongovernmental organizations, to gather input,” Ano said.

Esperon said that while many lessons regarding violent extremism have been learned locally, the Philippines will also follow the examples of other countries, including Jordan, Indonesia and Malaysia, to more effectively prevent and counter it.

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, who also spoke at last Wednesday’s forum, expressed hope that the creation of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao will help eradicate “this scourge.”

“We are trying to solve this not only militarily, but also by involving the communities, the traditional leaders, the Ulamas, to prevent this extremism among our people. With the (autonomous region) in place, we can bring in development in these areas so that people will have something to do, and not enter into criminal activities,” Lorenzana said.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/07/21/asia-pacific/philippines-adopts-strategy-violent-extremism/#.XTVH2_JKj3g

MNLF Camp Astana Mt. Dragon (Misuari): Photos - Armed BAF Rebels

Posted to the Facebook Page of  MNLF Camp Astana Mt. Dragon, Bangsamoro Armed Forces (BAF)-Misuari Faction (Jul 14, 2019): Photos - Armed BAF Rebels

Ang Mujahedin MNLF-Fighters ay hndi kailangan ang pera o sweldo kundi ebadath galing sa AlLah.. sa mga nag tTanung kong may sahod na wla pa poh pero matagal na tau sinasahoran ng God/AlLah...

#Soldier_of_IsLam✊✊✊

under by: Ameer Founding Leader chairman Prof Dr. NUR P. Misuari alhadj..

(Translation: Mujahedin Mnlf-fighters don't need money or salary but ebadath from Allah.. to those who asked me to have salary but we are not yet in a long time. God / Allah is being taken by a long time...

#Soldier_of_IsLam✊✊✊

under by: Ameer Founding Leader chairman Prof Dr. NUR P. Misuari alhadj..)

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MNLF Camp Astana Mt. Dragon (Misuari): Photos - Armed BAF Rebels

Posted to the Facebook Page of  MNLF Camp Astana Mt. Dragon, Bangsamoro Armed Forces (BAF)-Misuari Faction (Jul 15, 2019): Photos - Armed BAF Rebels

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MNLF Camp Astana Mt. Dragon (Misuari): Photos - Armed BAF Rebels

Posted to the Facebook Page of  MNLF Camp Astana Mt. Dragon, Bangsamoro Armed Forces (BAF)-Misuari Faction (Jul 16, 2019): Photos - Armed BAF Rebels

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MNLF Camp Astana Mt. Dragon (Misuari): Photos - MNLF Camp Jabal Nur GHQ

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MNLF Camp Astana Mt. Dragon (Misuari): Photos - Bangsamoro (National) Armed Forces

From the Facebook Page of  MNLF Camp Astana Mt. Dragon, Bangsamoro Armed Forces (BAF) (Jul 17, 2019): Photos - Bangsamoro (National) Armed Forces

Alhamdulillah in mga kaibanan tah Mudjahedin diha Lanao deL Sur, madurog daisab sila... under by: Ameer Prof Dr. Nur P Misuari alhadj...

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MNLF- Camp Asatana Mt. Dragon (Misuari): Photo - Bangsamoro (National) Armed Forces

From the Facebook Page of  MNLF Camp Astana Mt. Dragon, Bangsamoro Armed Forces (BAF) (Jul 18, 2019): Photos - Bangsamoro (National) Armed Forces

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MNLF-Misuari: Photo - MNLF Peace Advocacy and Federalism Seminar concludes

Posted to the Facebook Page of Ustadz Murshi Ibrahim, Secretary General of the Moro National Liberation Front-Misuari Faction (Jul 17, 2019): Photo - MNLF Peace Advocacy and Federalism Seminar concludes

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MNLF-Misuari: Photo - MNLF Forces at Camp Jabal Nur

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MNLF FORCES AT JABA(L) NUR, RANAO DEL SUR... ... ONWARD TO FEDRALISM

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MNLF-Misuari: Photo - Defenders and Lovers of Peace, Freedom, Justice and Liberty

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THE DEFENDERS AND LOVERS OF PEACE, FREEDOM, JUSTICE AND LIBERTY.

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MNLF-Misuari: Photo - MNLF Camp Panglima Dammang

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CPP/Ang Bayan: Kontrol ng US sa ban­sa, pa­tu­loy na humihig­pit

Propaganda article from the Tagalog language edition of the CPP online publication Ang Bayan (Jul 21, 2019): Kontrol ng US sa ban­sa, pa­tu­loy na humihig­pit



LALONG HUMIHIGPIT ANG ha­wak ng US sa Pi­li­pi­nas matapos ang ika-8 Bi­la­te­ral Strategic Dialo­gue (BSD) sa pagitan ng da­la­wang ban­sa noong Hul­yo 15-16. Isinasagawa ang taunang BSD sa ilalim ng US-Philippines Mu­tu­al Defen­se Treaty. Di­na­da­lu­han ito ng ma­ta­ta­as na upi­syal ng gubyernong US at ng Armed Forces of the Phi­lip­pi­nes.

Ang de­le­ga­syon mu­la sa US ay pi­na­ngu­na­han ni Ambassador Sung Kim, ka­sa­ma ang mga ki­na­ta­wan ng Sta­te Department for East Asi­an and Pacific Affairs at De­partment of Defen­se for Indo-Pacific Secu­rity Affairs. Ti­na­ta­la­kay di­to hin­di la­mang ang mga usaping mi­li­tar kun­di pa­ti ang mga usa­pin sa la­ra­ngan ng pu­li­ti­ka at eko­nom­ya.

Ginamit ng US ang dayalogo upang patuloy na igiit ang ka­pangyarihan nito sa Asia, laluna sa harap ng girian nito sa China. Tinulak nito ang Pilipinas na isulong sa ASEAN o Association of South­east Asian Nations ang isang kon­dukta sa pinag-aagawang teritoryo sa South China Sea upang kontrahin ang pag-angkin ng China sa karaga­tang ito. Napagkasunduan rin na sasama ang Pilipinas sa pag­papa­kitang-lakas ng US sa tabing ng mga operasyong “freedom of navigation” sa anyo ng paglalayag ng mga bar­kong pandigma at pagpapalipad ng mga jetfighter sa teritoryo ng bansa.

Mas ma­la­ki rin ang ga­ga­na­ping pag­sa­sa­nay ng mga huk­bong ka­ti­han ng Pi­li­pi­nas at US sa susu­nod na taon. Sa Sa­lak­nib 2020, mu­ling sa­sa­na­yin ang 1st Bri­ga­de Com­bat Team (BCT) na binuo ng mi­li­tar ng US noong 2018. Ka­ta­pat ng may 1,500 tau­han ng BCT ang may 1,700 sundalo na­man mu­la sa US Army Pacific Com­mand. La­yon ng Sa­lak­nib na mapa­hu­say ang pagmaman­do ng militar ng US sa mga pwer­sa ng AFP pa­ra sa mga gerang kum­ben­syu­nal at “kontraterorismo.” Pag­ha­han­da ito pa­ra sa ma­la­ki­hang mga laba­nan, ayon sa ta­ga­pag­sa­li­ta ng Phi­lip­pi­ne Army na si Lt. Col. Ra­mon Za­ga­la.

Ba­go pa man ang BSD, nag­la­an na ang US ng $145.6 mil­yon ayu­da pa­ra ga­mi­tin ng AFP sa 2019. Hin­di pa ka­bi­lang di­to ang ma­ku­ku­hang ba­ha­gi ng mi­li­tar ng Pi­li­pi­nas sa inapru­ba­han ni US Pre­si­dent Do­nald Trump na $1.5 bil­yong ayu­dang mi­li­tar pa­ra sa mga ban­sa sa Asia Pacific mu­la 2019-2023.

Ka­sa­bay ng BSD, si­ni­mu­lan din ang Ma­ri­ne Avia­ti­on Sup­port Activity (MASA) sa Ma­ri­ne Ba­se Gre­go­rio Lim sa Ter­na­te, Cavi­te. Da­la­wang be­ses ka­da taon gi­na­ga­nap ang MASA na nilalahukan ng Ma­ri­nes at Air Force ng US at Pi­li­pi­nas. Isa la­mang ang MASA sa nakahanay na 280 pi­nag­sa­nib na pag­sa­sa­nay na na­ka­tak­dang ga­win sa ban­sa sa 2019.

[Ang Bayan is the official news organ of the Communist Party of the Philippinesand is issued by the CPP Central Committee. It provides news about the work of the Party as well as its analysis of and views on current issues. Ang Bayan comes out fortnightly and is published in Pilipino, Bisaya, Ilokano, Waray, Hiligaynon and English.]




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CPP/Ang Bayan: Protestang #PayDay, inilunsad

Propaganda article from the Tagalog language edition of the CPP online publication Ang Bayan (Jul 21, 2019): Protestang #PayDay, inilunsad

INILUNSAD NG MGA mang­ga­ga­wa sa ila­lim ng Ki­lu­sang Ma­yo Uno ang #Pay­dayPro­test noong Hul­yo 15, isang ling­go ba­go ang Sta­te of the Na­ti­on Address ni Rod­ri­go Du­ter­te. Kinun­de­na ni­la ang pam­ba­ba­rat ng re­hi­meng Du­ter­te sa mga mang­ga­ga­wa, nagpapatuloy na pa­ta­ka­ran ng kontraktwa­li­sa­syon at pang­ka­la­ha­tang ka­wa­lang tra­ba­ho sa buong ban­sa.

Na­kii­sa sa protesta ang mga mang­ga­ga­wang bu­kid ng Hacien­da Buencon­sejo, E.B. Magalo­na, Neg­ros Occi­den­tal. Ayon sa mga mang­ga­ga­wa, wa­la nang la­man ang ka­ni­lang mga pi­ta­ka. Ili­gal na nag­sa­ra ang as­yen­da at ti­nang­gal ang mga mang­ga­ga­wa. Ang abereyds ni­lang si­na­sa­hod ay ₱150/araw la­mang sa­man­ta­lang ang mi­ni­mum na sa­hod para sa mga mang­ga­ga­wa sa Neg­ros ay ₱365/araw. Ma­yor­ya sa ka­ni­la ay may tat­lo hanggang 24 na taon nang nag­tat­ra­ba­ho sa as­yen­da.

Sa Ce­bu, lu­ma­hok sa pro­tes­ta ang mga dray­ber upang kun­de­na­hin ang pekeng modernisa­syon ng mga dyip na sa esen­sya ay pag­pa­tay sa ka­ni­lang ka­bu­ha­yan. Sa Davao City, iligal na hi­na­lug­hog ng mga pu­lis ang mga ga­mit ng mga nag­pup­ro­tes­tang ak­ti­bis­ta sa ha­rap ng lo­kal na upi­si­na ng De­partment of La­bor and Employ­ment.

Ilang araw ba­go ang pro­tes­ta, nag­pi­ket ang mga mang­ga­ga­wa ng Pep­si Co­la sa pangungu­na ng Pep­si Co­la Wor­kers Unity sa ha­rap ng pab­ri­ka sa Mun­tin­lu­pa City noong Hul­yo 12. Ani­la, nag­bi­bi­ngi-bi­ngi­han ang ma­neydsment sa ka­ni­lang ka­hi­ngi­an sa na­ga­ga­nap na ne­go­sa­syon ng Col­lective Bar­gai­ning Agree­ment. Ka­bi­lang sa ka­ni­lang panawagan ang dag­dag na sa­hod at re­gu­la­ri­sa­syon ng 1,000 kontraktwal na mang­ga­ga­wa.

[Ang Bayan is the official news organ of the Communist Party of the Philippinesand is issued by the CPP Central Committee. It provides news about the work of the Party as well as its analysis of and views on current issues. Ang Bayan comes out fortnightly and is published in Pilipino, Bisaya, Ilokano, Waray, Hiligaynon and English.]



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CPP/Ang Bayan: 63rd IB at 87th IB, hi­na­ras ng BHB

Propaganda article from the Tagalog language edition of the CPP online publication Ang Bayan (Jul 21, 2019): 63rd IB at 87th IB, hi­na­ras ng BHB

DALAWANG BESES NA hi­na­ras ng Ba­gong Huk­bong Ba­yan (BHB)-Wes­tern Sa­mar ang mga ele­men­to ng 63rd IB noong Hun­yo 16 sa Ba­ra­ngay Bay-ang, San Jor­ge, Sa­mar. Da­la­wang sun­da­lo ang napatay. Tat­long ele­men­to rin ng 87th IB ang na­pa­tay sa operasyong haras ng BHB noong Hunyo 27 sa Ba­ra­ngay Sto. Niño, Pa­ra­nas.

Sa­man­ta­la, nag­lun­sad ng pu­ni­ti­bong ak­syon ang BHB la­ban kay Sonny Mo­re­no, myembro ng Mi­li­tary Intel­li­gence Bat­ta­li­on (MIB) sa Pob­lacion, San Jo­se de Buan noong Hul­yo 7. Naging akti­bo si­ya sa pag­pa­pa­su­ren­der ng mga si­bil­yan. Si Mo­re­no ay ki­la­lang ma­su­gid na kontra-rebo­lu­syo­nar­yong tau­han ng da­ting me­yor na si Ana­ni­as Re­ba­to. Pi­na­ru­sa­han ng BHB si Re­ba­to noong Oktub­re 2018.

[Ang Bayan is the official news organ of the Communist Party of the Philippinesand is issued by the CPP Central Committee. It provides news about the work of the Party as well as its analysis of and views on current issues. Ang Bayan comes out fortnightly and is published in Pilipino, Bisaya, Ilokano, Waray, Hiligaynon and English.]




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CPP/Ang Bayan: Bi­tak ng al­yan­sang Du­ter­te, lu­ma­la­lim

Propaganda article from the Tagalog language edition of the CPP online publication Ang Bayan (Jul 21, 2019): Bi­tak ng al­yan­sang Du­ter­te, lu­ma­la­lim

Lu­ma­la­lim ang bi­tak sa al­yan­sang Du­ter­te-Arro­yo-Marcos. Li­taw ito sa nag­pa­pa­tu­loy na banga­yan ng mga tau­han ni­to pa­ra sa pi­na­ka­ma­ta­as na pu­si­syon sa Kong­re­so. Tu­wi­ran nang nakia­lam si Du­ter­te sa ba­nga­yan at inen­dor­so noong Hul­yo 8 sina Alan Pe­ter Cayeta­no at Lord Allan Ve­lasco pa­ra mag­sa­li­tan bi­lang Spea­ker. Pe­ro ilang araw pagkatapos ni­to, taliwas sa inaa­sa­han ni Du­ter­te, hin­di pa rin lu­bos na nag­ka­kai­sa ang mga kongresis­ta.

Hang­gang sa bis­pe­ras ng pag­bu­bu­kas ni­to, wa­la pa sa mag­ka­ka­ri­bal na kong­re­sis­ta ang nakati­ti­yak na ma­ku­ku­ha ni­la ang ma­yor­yang bo­to.

Nang inen­dor­so ni Du­ter­te si­na Ca­ye­ta­no at Ve­lasco pa­ra mag­sa­li­tang Spea­ker, inen­dor­so rin ni­ya bi­lang pi­nu­no ng ma­yor­ya ng ka­pu­lu­ngan si Mar­tin Ro­mu­al­dez, ang ma­nok ng blo­ke ni Arro­yo. Na­na­lo si Ca­ye­ta­no sa pag­ku­ha ng bas­bas ni Du­ter­te da­hil sa kan­yang pa­nga­kong isusu­long ang char­ter cha­nge o cha-cha sa Kong­re­so. Ga­yun­pa­man, ma­ra­mi pa rin ang tu­tol sa pla­nong iu­po si­yang Spea­ker. Una nang ti­nang­gi­han ng PDP-La­ban ang alok na pag­ha­ha­ti ng ter­mi­no. Hin­di rin sang-a­yon sa pa­ka­nang ito ang tat­lo pang blo­ke sa Kong­re­so, ka­bi­lang ang blo­keng bi­nu­buo ng mag­ka­pa­tid na Sa­ra at Pao­lo Duterte.

Ba­gong pa­ke­te, lu­mang pa­ka­na

Na­sa li­kod ng pag­pi­li ni Du­ter­te kay Ca­ye­ta­no ang kan­yang to­do-to­dong pa­nga­ko na isu­long ang cha-cha. Sa ka­bi­la ng kan­yang su­per­ma­yor­ya sa na­ka­ra­ang Kong­re­so, na­bi­go si Du­ter­te na irat­sa­da ang pa­ka­nang ito da­hil sa bang­ga­an ng Se­na­do at Kong­re­so sa su­sing mga pro­bi­syon na pu­ma­pa­tung­kol sa tran­si­syon tu­ngo sa pe­de­ral na sis­te­ma ng paggugub­yer­no.

Upang ib­we­lo ang cha-cha, ibi­na­lot ito ng Inter-Agency Task Force on Fe­de­ra­lism and Consti­tu­tio­nal Reform sa ba­gong pe­ke­te na nag­di­di­in sa mga pro­bi­syong pang-e­ko­nom­ya pa­ra la­long “i­bu­kas ang eko­nom­ya, nang la­hat ay may pag-a­sa.” Sa ila­lim ng is­lo­gang ito, ti­yak na la­long pang itu­tu­lak ang mga pa­ta­ka­rang neo­li­be­ral na ma­ta­gal nang hi­ni­hi­ngi ng American Cham­ber of Com­merce na ila­gay sa konsti­tu­syon ng ban­sa.

Iti­nu­tu­lak pa rin ng Task Force ang “pe­de­ra­lis­mo,” pe­ro da­hil ba­tid ni Du­ter­te na wa­lang ma­la­kas na pag­su­por­ta di­to, idi­nek­la­ra niya na “a­yaw man nin­yo ng pe­de­ra­lis­mo, baguhin pa rin nin­yo ang konsti­tu­syo­n.” Ayon sa pi­nu­no ni­tong si Edu­ar­do Año, ka­li­him ng De­partment of Inte­ri­or and Local Government, maaa­ri pang mag­ba­go ang di­rek­syon ng cha-cha sa su­su­nod na tat­long taon.

Wa­la pang de­tal­ye ang iti­nu­tu­lak ng Task Force na pag­ba­ba­go sa konsti­tu­syo­n. Su­ba­lit kung pag­ba­ba­ta­yan ang Re­so­lu­ti­on of Both Hou­ses No. 15 na ipi­na­sa noong Di­sye­mbre 2018 sa Kongre­so, ti­yak na iba­yong sa­sa­hol ang konsti­tu­syon ng Pi­li­pi­nas. Na­ka­pa­lo­ob dito ang pagtatang­gal ng mga pro­bi­syong nag­bi­bi­gay-pro­tek­syon sa in­te­res ng lo­kal na mga ne­go­sya­nte at ma­ma­ma­yang Pi­li­pi­no at pag­bu­bu­kas sa lo­kal na eko­nom­ya sa mga transna­syu­nal na korporasyo­n. Ga­yun­din, bi­ni­big­yan si Du­ter­te ng ka­pang­ya­ri­hang le­his­la­ti­bo at pag­bi­bi­gay sa kanya ng so­long ka­pang­ya­ri­han ng buong gub­yer­no. Sa “ba­gong” konsti­tu­syon ni Du­ter­te, lili­mi­ta­han na ang mga ka­ra­pa­tan ng ma­ma­ma­yan, at hin­di na si­la maaa­ring mag­pa­tal­sik ng isang na­kau­pong pre­si­den­te.
Pam­bab­ra­so sa pam­pu­li­ti­kang opo­si­syon




Sa git­na ng ba­nga­yan ng kan­yang mga al­ya­do, ti­ni­yak ni Du­ter­te na hin­di ma­ka­ti­tin­dig o maka­ha­ha­mig ng su­por­ta sa Kong­re­so at iba pang sa­ngay ng es­ta­do ang kan­yang mga kaa­way sa pu­li­ti­ka. Noong Hul­yo 18, si­nam­pa­han ni Du­ter­te ang opo­si­syong pu­li­ti­kal, kabi­lang ang bise-pre­si­den­te ng Pi­li­pi­nas na si Le­ni Rob­re­do at 35 iba pa, ng ka­song sedisyo­n. Ka­bi­lang dito ang mga senador ng LP, mga kan­di­da­to ng Otso Di­ret­so (li­ban kay Mar Roxas), ilang pari at obis­po, mga abugado at kanilang mga tagasuporta.

Ti­na­wag ito ng Partido Komu­nista ng Pilipinas na “pang­gi­gi­pit at pa­na­na­kot” la­ban sa pampu­li­ti­kang opo­si­syon pa­ra mag­sil­bing ba­ba­la sa mga tu­tu­tol sa ad­yen­da ni­yang “cha-cha.” “Ba­su­ra,” “di ka­pa­ni-pa­ni­wa­la,” “suk­du­lang pang­­gi­gi­pit at pam­bab­ra­so”—ito naman ang na­ging reak­syon ng mga se­na­dor at obis­pong ina­ku­sa­han ng re­hi­men ng sedisyo­n. Ibi­na­tay ang ka­so sa lu­ma­bas na na­ka­bid­yong pa­ha­yag ni Pe­ter Advincu­la (alyas Bi­koy) na nag­sang­kot sa buong pa­mil­ya ni Du­ter­te sa ili­gal na ben­ta­han ng sha­bu. Ma­li­naw na pang­gi­gi­pit ang la­yu­nin ng pag­ka­ka­so upang la­lu­pang ipi­tin at paat­ra­sin ang opo­si­syon sa pag­la­ban sa kan­yang mga paka­na. Ba­ba­la din ang pag­ka­ka­so sa mga al­ya­do ni Du­ter­te na nag­ta­tang­kang ma­kii­sa sa oposi­syo­n. Ba­go ni­to, nag­pa­ha­yag ang LP na “bukas” itong su­ma­li sa su­per­ma­yor­yang bu­buuin ni Ca­ye­ta­no sa Kong­re­so.

[Ang Bayan is the official news organ of the Communist Party of the Philippinesand is issued by the CPP Central Committee. It provides news about the work of the Party as well as its analysis of and views on current issues. Ang Bayan comes out fortnightly and is published in Pilipino, Bisaya, Ilokano, Waray, Hiligaynon and English.]




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CPP/Ang Bayan: Pamamayani ng hun­tang si­bil-mi­li­tar

Propaganda article from the Tagalog language edition of the CPP online publication Ang Bayan (Jul 21, 2019): Pamamayani ng hun­tang si­bil-mi­li­tar




Isang hun­tang si­bil-mi­li­tar ang nag­pa­pa­tak­bo sa si­bil­yang bu­ruk­ra­sya ng re­hi­meng US-Duterte. Ni­tong Hul­yo, umaa­bot sa 64 na pu­si­syong si­bil­yan sa gub­yer­no ang ha­wak ng retira­dong mga mi­li­tar at pu­lis. La­bing-i­sa sa ka­ni­la ay na­sa ga­bi­ne­te at na­mu­mu­no sa mayor na mga ahen­sya. Ma­da­dag­da­gan pa ang ka­ni­lang ha­nay sa itatalaga ni Rod­ri­go Du­ter­te na dating sundalo para pamunuan ang De­partment of Agricul­tu­re.

Du­gu­an, su­nud-su­nu­ran sa ka­ni­lang among US at bat­bat ng ko­rap­syon ang re­kord ng mga sundalo at pu­lis na ipin­wes­to ni Du­ter­te sa kan­yang gub­yer­no. Bi­nig­yan ni­ya ang mga ito ng ka­pang­ya­ri­hang si­bil pa­ra ipag­pa­tu­loy ang ma­ra­ra­has na prog­ra­mang kontra-in­sur­hen­sya na da­ti na ni­lang ta­ngan. Ka­ra­mi­han sa ka­ni­la ay nagsilbing mga he­pe ng ba­tal­yon, di­bi­syon o ku­mand sa Min­da­nao at sa ga­yon ay nag­ka­ro­on na ng ini­syal na pa­ki­ki­tu­ngo kay Du­ter­te noong me­yor pa si­ya ng Davao City.

Militarisadong kagawaran

Li­ma sa 21 (ba­kan­te ang isa) ka­ga­wa­ran ng gub­yer­nong Du­ter­te ay di­rek­tang ha­wak ng retiradong mga sun­da­lo. Na­kau­po na­man sa De­partment of Agra­ri­an Reform ang isang grad­weyt ng Phi­lip­pi­ne Mil­tary Aca­demy pe­ro hin­di nag-aktibong sundalo.

Na­ngu­ngu­na sa mga mi­li­ta­ris­ta ang ka­li­him ng De­partment of Na­tio­nal Defen­se na si Ret. Gen. Delfin Lo­renza­na. Ma­su­gid si­yang ta­ga­pag­ta­gu­yod ng ma­yor na mga pa­ta­ka­ran ng US sa loob ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) mu­la nang mag­sil­bi si­yang Defense Attache ng AFP sa Was­hing­ton DC noong 2002. Na­ging ka­tu­wang ni Du­ter­te si Lorenza­na noong hu­ling baha­gi ng de­ka­da 1980 nang si­ya ay na­ging kuman­der ng Second Scout Ra­nger Bat­ta­li­on sa Davao City.

Pi­na­mu­mu­nu­an na­man ni Ret. Gen. Roy Ci­ma­tu ang De­partment of Envi­ron­ment and Na­tu­ral Resources. Bi­nan­sa­gan si Ci­ma­tu bi­lang “Ge­ne­ral Pacman” da­hil sa pa­mu­mu­no ni­ya sa “to­do-ge­ra” sa Min­da­nao noong pa­ngu­lo si Jo­seph Estra­da. Ga­yun­din, sa panahong Chief of Staff, na­sang­kot si Ci­ma­tu sa pag­tang­gap ng “pa­ba­on,” na ti­na­ta­yang ₱50 mil­yon, nang si­ya ay magre­ti­ro sa pag­ka­sun­da­lo.

Si Edu­ar­do Año, be­te­ra­no sa pa­nik­tik-mi­li­tar, ang tu­mi­tin­dig na ka­li­him ng De­partment of Inte­ri­or and Local Government at may ha­wak ng bad­yet ng Phi­lip­pi­ne Na­tio­nal Po­lice (PNP). Res­pon­sab­le si­ya sa pag­du­kot sa ak­ti­bis­tang si Jo­nas Bur­gos noong na­kau­po bilang he­pe ng Intel­li­gence Service of the Armed Forces of the Phi­lip­pi­nes. Si Año rin ang ku­man­der ng 10th ID nang pa­ta­yin nang wa­lang-la­ban ang may sa­kit na si Leoncio Pitao (Ka Pa­ra­go) noong 2015.

Na­kau­po na­man bi­lang ka­li­him ng De­partment of Infor­ma­ti­on and Com­mu­nica­ti­on Techno­logy si Gre­go­rio Ho­na­san. Ka­bi­lang si Ho­na­san sa mga sun­da­long nag­lun­sad ng ku­de­ta la­ban sa da­ting pre­si­den­teng si Co­razon Aqui­no. Sa­man­ta­la, ha­wak ni Ret. Gen. Ro­lan­do Bau­tis­ta, kareretirong he­pe-mi­li­tar ni Du­ter­te, ang De­partment of Social Welfa­re and Deve­lop­ment.

Ibang si­bil­yang pu­si­syon

Ipi­nag­ka­lo­ob ni Du­ter­te ma­ging ang ilang si­bil­yang pu­si­syon la­bas sa ga­bi­ne­te. Ka­bi­lang di­to ang Bu­reau of Cus­toms (BoC) na tu­ma­ta­yong Ko­mi­syo­ner si Ret. Gen. Rey Leo­nar­do Guerre­ro. Pi­na­li­tan ni­ya si Ret. Po­lice Gen. Isid­ro La­peña pag­ka­ta­pos ma­sang­kot sa “paglusot” ng ₱6.4 bil­yong ha­la­ga ng sha­bu mu­la sa Chi­na.

Ba­ga­man na­sang­kot sa ano­mal­ya, mu­ling pi­nau­po ni Du­ter­te si La­peña bi­lang di­rek­tor ng Technical Educa­ti­on and Skills Deve­lop­ment Aut­ho­rity. Ang da­ti na­mang iti­na­la­ga sa BoC na si Nica­nor Fael­don na na­pi­li­tan ding pa­ba­ba­in sa pwes­to ay iti­na­la­ga sa Bu­reau of Correcti­ons, ang da­ting pu­si­syon ng he­pe ng PNP na si Ro­nal­do de la Ro­sa ba­go si­ya tumak­bo bi­lang se­na­dor. Sang­kot si Fael­don sa da­la­wang ku­de­ta la­ban sa da­ting presidenteng Glo­ria Arro­yo.

Sa­man­ta­la, ha­wak ni Car­li­to Galvez Jr. ang Office of the Pre­si­den­ti­al Advi­ser on the Peace Process ma­ta­pos ibag­sak ni Du­ter­te ang usa­pang pang­ka­pa­ya­pa­an sa pa­gi­tan ng GRP at National De­mocra­tic Front of the Phi­lip­pi­nes. Da­ti si­yang he­pe-mi­li­tar ni Du­ter­te at sangkot sa ku­de­ta noong 1989.

Ang iba pang mga ahen­syang ha­wak ng mi­li­tar ay ang Hou­sing and Urban Deve­lop­ment Coor­di­na­ting Council, Met­ro­po­li­tan Ma­ni­la Deve­lop­ment Aut­ho­rity, Na­tio­nal Secu­rity at iba pa.

[Ang Bayan is the official news organ of the Communist Party of the Philippinesand is issued by the CPP Central Committee. It provides news about the work of the Party as well as its analysis of and views on current issues. Ang Bayan comes out fortnightly and is published in Pilipino, Bisaya, Ilokano, Waray, Hiligaynon and English.]




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CPP/Ang Bayan: Tang­kang pag­du­kot, bi­ni­go ng taum­bar­yo

Propaganda article from the Tagalog language edition of the CPP online publication Ang Bayan (Jul 21, 2019): Tang­kang pag­du­kot, bi­ni­go ng taum­bar­yo


Na­pi­gi­lan ng mga re­si­den­te ng Barangay Bi­to-on sa Ja­ro District, Iloilo City ang tang­kang pag­du­kot ng isang ki­la­lang lider-masa nitong buwan. Sa­ma-sa­mang nai­pag­tang­gol ng kan­yang mga ka­pit­ba­hay si Wilfre­do “Tay Pi­do” Pa­nue­la, 65, isa sa mga li­der ng Katilingban sang mga Imol sa Syu­dad (Kai­sog) laban sa dala­wang ahen­teng pa­nik­tik ng esta­do.

Hi­na­rang ng taum­bar­yo ang da­la­wang ahen­te at di­na­la sa ba­ra­ngay hall. Uma­min ang da­la­wa na sila’y mga ele­men­to ng Phi­lip­pi­ne Army at Na­tio­nal Bu­reau of Inves­ti­ga­ti­on pe­ro hin­di na­ka­pag­pa­ki­ta ng pag­ka-kakilanlan. Da­ti nang pi­nag-ii­ni­tan si Pa­nue­la at kanyang asa­wa na si Jo­sep­hi­ne da­hil sa ka­ni­lang pag­la­hok sa mga pa­ki­ki­ba­ka ng komunidad.

Na­ni­ni­wa­la si Mau­ra Abel­lon, pi­nu­no ng Ka­li­pu­nan ng Da­ma­yang Ma­hi­hi­rap sa Pa­nay at Gui­ma­ras, na sad­yang ba­lak ng gub­yer­no na du­ku­tin, ata­ke­hin o ta­ku­tin ang mga li­der ng ma­ra­li­tang lun­sod na ak­ti­bong lu­ma­la­ban sa de­mo­li­syon at sa pag­kun­de­na sa mga ka­so ng pag­la­bag sa mga ka­ra­pa­tang-tao. Noong Hul­yo 8, nagpro­tes­ta ang gru­po sa la­bas ng hedkwar­ters ng pu­lis sa Iloi­lo City.

Sa­man­ta­la, pi­na­tay ng mi­li­tar si Salva­dor Ro­ma­no, ta­ga­pag­tang­gol ng ka­ra­pa­tang-tao sa Neg­ros noong Hul­yo 7. Pi­nag­ba­ba­ril si Ro­ma­no ha­bang lu­lan ng kan­yang mo­torsiklo sa Agli­pay St., Pob­lacion, Manju­yod, Neg­ros Ori­en­tal. Da­ti si­yang is­tap ng Ka­ra­pa­tan Neg­ros at ka­sa­lu­ku­yang myembro ng Igle­sia Fi­li­pi­na Inde­pen­di­en­te (IFI). Ika-48 si­ya sa mga akti­bis­tang pi­nas­lang sa Neg­ros sa ila­lim ng re­hi­meng Du­ter­te.

Tu­luy-tu­loy na­man ang pang­gi­gi­pit sa mga taong-sim­ba­han na bu­ma­ba­ti­kos sa mga krimen at pag­la­bag ng re­hi­meng Du­ter­te sa mga ka­ra­pa­tang-tao sa is­la. Da­la­wa sa kanila, si­na Rev. Joel Beng­beng ng Uni­ted Met­ho­dist Church (UMC) sa Can­la­on City at si Rev. Bri­an Ascuit ng UMC sa San Ped­ro, Sta. Cruz, ang pi­nag­ha­ha­nap ng mi­li­tar pa­ra diuma­no’y kau­sa­pin.

Sa Ilocos, gi­ni­gi­pit din ng mi­li­tar ang IFI, UMC at Uni­ted Church of Christ in the Phi­lip­pi­nes sa ta­bing ng “pag­bi­si­ta” ng mga sun­da­lo sa ba­lang­kas ng Joint Cam­pa­ign Plan Ka­pa­na­ta­gan.

[Ang Bayan is the official news organ of the Communist Party of the Philippinesand is issued by the CPP Central Committee. It provides news about the work of the Party as well as its analysis of and views on current issues. Ang Bayan comes out fortnightly and is published in Pilipino, Bisaya, Ilokano, Waray, Hiligaynon and English.]




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