CPP/NPA-Northern Negros: Red salute to Comrade Ella and Comrade Pabling

Propaganda statement posted to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) Website (Aug 28, 2021): Red salute to Comrade Ella and Comrade Pabling

CECIL ESTRELLA

SPOKESPERSON

NPA-NORTHERN NEGROS (ROSELYN PELLE COMMAND)

NEGROS ISLAND REGIONAL OPERATIONAL COMMAND (APOLINARIO GATMAITAN COMMAND)

NEW PEOPLE'S ARMY

AUGUST 28, 2021

Red salute to Comrade Ella and Comrade Pabling who dedicated their lives during the battle between the troops of the 79th IB Philippine Army and RJPC-NPA in North Negros Last August 20, 2021 in Hacienda Raymunda, Barangay Kapitan Ramon, Silay City, Negros Occidental.

The North Negros Front Committee, Red Commanders and fighters under the Roselyn Jean Pelle Command – New People’s Army, gave their highest tribute as revolutionary martyrs to Comrade Kerima Lorena “Ka Ella” Tariman and Comrade Pabling who sacrificed their lives for the buckler of the Revolutionary movement and sugarcane workers and farmers in North Negros and throughout the island.

Comrade Ella, arrived in North Negros Fronts on the last quarter of 2018. She was one of those who helped lead the people to fight against Memorandum Order No. 32, implemented on the island. Here, they experienced the brutal and fascists actions committed by the military troops on the peasant masses such as the fake NPA surrender program and forced surrender, illegal raids and arrest of suspected peasant leaders and sympathizers of the revolutionary movement, and the arbitrary killings and massacre of peasants such as the Sagay 9 massacre and others.

She also led the campaign for mass movement amidst the pandemic crisis of COVID-19 one of our immediate response for the demand of broad masses to advance their economic interests we implemented the farmers collective cultivation in Northern Negros.

During the past year, amidst hard lockdown, the duped scheme of the US-duterte regime. In response to the clamor of the masses, we conducted a medical mission in the peasant communities together with the local underground mass organizations in our guerrilla zones, Ka Ella was one of those who led the campaigns.

Ka Ella had no hesitation in performing the tasks even though she was not still familiar with the area and has yet to learn the language here. Ka Ella easily surpassed the limits and made a great contribution to further improving and putting into practice the basic principles of armed struggle. Her companions also contributed to the sharing of the lessons of her experiences in the various places she worked in which inspired the comrades to further improve their work.

Ka Ella, on the other hand, made a significant contribution as a writer and artist to organize our local news publication, “Nagabagang Duta” (ND) and other propaganda materials that reached the broad masses not only in North Negros.

Ka Ella also helped a lot in training the comrades on how to use electronic gadgets for propaganda action. He also helped to systematize the educational work in the field. Comrade Ella contributed to the recognition of right and wrong practices. She was not liberal in pointing-out inaccuracies and those that needed to be corrected.

She is eager to give ideas on practical activities and she is good at teaching others. As a Party cadre, Ka Ella was brave and joined the military actions and breakthroughs.

Her new role helped transcend the conservatism to implement the 3 integral tasks: AS, Agreb, and Mass Base Building.

Ka Ella is just simple, thoughtful woman, not arrogant even at the level of education she had. She was close to the comrades and the masses. Quiet when working and persistent in tasks. No time wasted if there was work even if her meal could be delayed. The periodic pain of her knee in the steep and mountainous she traveled, did not become a burden to her. Ka Ella is a model of true revolutionary and self-critical.

On the whole, Ka Ella and Ka Pabling have contributed greatly to the preservation and further advancement of the revolutionary movement in North Negros which the military troops are proud to have dismantled or destroyed. But in reality, the North Negros Front has been determined to advance the people’s armed struggle to a higher level.

For Ka Ella’s family, the comrades in Negros are grateful for your unstoppable support for her chosen path of revolution. Likewise with her beloved child, we know that Ka Ella always thinks of you. She endured being away from you but she always thought for it of the whole people who were exploited and you are included in it.

Although the comrades and the masses were sadenned by the deaths of Ka Ella and Ka Pabling, it increased firmness to continue the work they started. Their deaths inspired us to intensify the fight for feudal and semi-feudal exploitation that the farm workers on the island of Negros had long endured.

Struggle do not be afraid! Until the ruling System led by the Duterte regime is destroyed.

Long live Comrade Ella and Comrade Pabling!
Advance the Revolution to Victory!
Serve the People!

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