From the Philippine News Agency (Aug 13, 2021): Groups admonish Makabayan Bloc to drop politicking (By Marita Moaje)
NO TO REDS SUPPORTERS. Members of League of Parents of the Philippines and Liga Independencia Pilipinas stage a rally in front of the Commission on Elections main office in Manila on July 2021. The groups called on the poll body to bar the Kabataan party-list from the May 2022 elections as it is a known supporter of communist terrorist groups. (PNA file photo)
The Makabayan Bloc of the House of Representatives should stop politicking and instead help the government find solutions, especially with the problems caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the League of Parents of the Philippines (LPP) and the Liga Independencia Pilipinas Inc. (LIPI) urged the party-list groups Bayan Muna, Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT), Kabataan, Gabriela, and Anakpawis to be part of the solution.
“Please stop your politicking and craving for political power. Help the nation in regaining its stability in Congress. Instead of thinking of things that would further jeopardize the nation, help us in giving solutions,” the statement read.
LPP and LIPI said it is clear the Makabayan Bloc is merely riding on and using the popularity of President Rodrigo Duterte to gain media mileage and get the public’s attention.
The bloc should also stop raising the issue on political dynasty as Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte has not even filed her candidacy for any position in the 2022 polls.
In the event that the younger Duterte seeks the presidency, she will be elected, not appointed so dynasty is out of the question.
They added the President's focus is on the country's survival, not the 2022 elections.
The party-list groups, according to LPP and LIPI, should respect the electoral process as they garnered enough votes “in spite of your agitations towards violence and ouster of the duly mandated government”.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1150416
Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan (Makabayan) (English: Patriotic Coalition of the People) is a coalition of twelve party-lists political parties in the Philippine House of Representatives. It was founded on April 16, 2009. The bloc consists mostly of pro-Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) groups that adhere to the "NATDEM" or National Democratic ideological view as espoused by the National Democratic Front of Philippines (NDFP) the political wing of the CPP.
ReplyDeletePolitical organizations affiliated with the Makabayan bloc include the following party-list political entities:
Bayan Muna (Nation First)
Teachers: Alliance of Concerned Teachers
Workers and peasants: Anakpawis (Toiling Masses)
Women: GABRIELA (General Assembly Binding Women for Integrity, Reform, Equality, Leadership and Action) Women's party
Youth: Kabataan (Youth)
Indigenous people: Katribu (Tribesmen)
Migrants: Migrante (Migrants)
Children's rights: Akap-bata (Childcare)
Government employees: COURAGE (Confederation for Unity Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees)
Drivers: Piston
Green party: Kalikasan
Bicolano people: Aking Bikolnon
Other associated groups include:
Peasants: Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (Peasant Movement in the Philippines, KMP), Amihan (National Federation of Peasant Women), UMA (Unyon ng mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura, Union of Agricultural Workers)
Workers: Kilusang Mayo Uno (May First Movement, KMU)
Youth and Students: Anakbayan, College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP), League of Filipino Students (LFS), National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP), Karatula - Kabataang Artista para sa Tunay na Kalayaan (Youth Artists for Genuine Freedom), SCMP - Student Christian Movement of the Philippines
Fisherfolk: Pambasang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya Pilipinas (National Force of Fisherfolk Movement in the Philippines, PAMALAKAYA)
Religious: Promotion of Church People's Response (PCPR), Rural Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP)
Health Workers: Health Alliance for Democracy (HEAD)
Scientists: Agham- Advocates of Science and Technology for the People
Teachers: Congress of Teachers and Educators for Nationalism and Democracy (CONTEND)
Cultural Workers: Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP), Sinagbayan
Indigenous People: Kalipunan ng mga Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas (KAMP)
Human Rights Defenders: KARAPATAN - Advancement for the Advancement of People's Rights
Lawyers: National Union of People's Lawyers (NUPL)
Urban poor: Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (KADAMAY)
The Philippine military considers all of these groups as CPP front organizations.