In the past three months, around 200 Party members and Red fighters successfully finished the Advanced Party Course (APC) in Mindanao. Duterte’s martial law failed to hamper the Party’s resolve to hold formal courses to raise its membership’s Marxist-Leninist-Maoist consciousness. This is part of the all-round advance of the revolutionary movement in the island.
In June, two batches were almost simultaneously launched in two regions. The North Central Mindanao Region (NCMR) launched its first batch. The course opened with a program where the students showcased their cultural talents. In the course of the study, students actively shared their experiences and what they understood in the theoretical studies. The region’s summing-up paper was enriched through collective studies, particularly of bureaucratism. The instructors enlivened their presentations with visuals and stories which amused the students. For those who arrived late, their fellow students organized make-up classes for them to catch up.
Forty two students and eight reviewees finished the course. Their studies closed with a program with the students receiving their diplomas and giving individual assessments, as well as cultural presentations. The steering committee sang the song Pakunotay sa Agtang (Think Hard) and an ACP ditty composed in 2015. A group presented a dance number to the tune of Muog na Buo (Solid Fortress). The instructors and hosts gave inspiring messages. Everyone welcomed the announcement that they will be taking with them a Bisaya translation of Jose Maria Sison’s Primer on Marxism-Leninism.
In the Southern Mindanao Region (SMR), 36 students were gathered for another batch. An 18-person core of instructors who were students from the previous batches was assembled. Within the span of 15 days, the instructors collectively endeavored to carry out the 5-part course with the aid of colorful and creative presentations.
From philosophy to socialist construction, the instructors and students learned from each other. The students were a mix of petibourgeois elements who completed higher college courses, workers, as well as peasants who had no formal schooling and learned to read and write inside the revolutionary movement. There were lively sharing of experiences, debates and discussions touching on the students’ experiences, with empiricism and its various forms in their fields as one of the specific topics.
Between lectures, news sharing, video showing and snacks were regular features. Before nightfall, students would assemble into groups made up of a mix of ‘peti-bs,’ workers and peasants to assess the lectures and prepare for the next day. Questions that were missed are reposed, lessons are summed-up by the group tasked to do a recap for the next day, and students share what they understand of the lectures.
ACP will be easier to launch now that there are more instructors. The Party hopes that the ACP target for all cadres and Red fighters to the subregional level will be reached within the year not only in Mindanao but also in the entire country.
The knowledge imparted in formal Party courses will serve as a weapon not only in advancing the people’s war, but also in meeting challenges after its victory.
https://www.philippinerevolution.info/ang_bayan/20170721-apc-in-the-time-of-martial-law/
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