HB 10171 abusive, undemocratic: groups

From the Philippine News Agency (Sep 22, 2021): HB 10171 abusive, undemocratic: groups (By Christine Cudis)

UNDEMOCRATIC. Groups League of Parents of the Philippines (LPP) and Liga Independencia Pilipinas (LIP) are adamant to stop the passage into law of House Bill 10171. The bill institutionalizes the abrogated University of the Philippines (UP)-Department of National Defense (DND) Accord. (Photo courtesy of the Liga Independencia Pilipinas)

Terrorist groups will have a safe haven for recruitment and propaganda scheme in the University of the Philippines (UP) once House Bill 10171 or the UP Security Act is institutionalized, independent groups League of Parents of the Philippines (LPP) and Liga Independencia Pilipinas said on Wednesday.

“With the passage of HB 10171, we are putting the country especially the prime learning institution of this country, University of the Philippines, together with its students, faculties and employees in danger of being manipulated and influence by terrorist group CPP-NPA-NDF (Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front),” Remy Rosadio, the LPP founder, said as they rallied in front of the House of Representatives in Quezon City.

Rosadio said the proposed measure is "abusive and undemocratic to the interest of the entire nation" as she explained that no members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) or Philippine National Police (PNP) will be prohibited from entry to the UP campus without prior notice and approval from UP officials even in cases of hot pursuit of a criminal or offender of law.

The military or police shall not interfere in any mass actions inside the UP campus done by its constituents, the bill states.

On top of this, the issuance of search warrants or warrants of arrest cannot be served unless there is proper notification and approval from the officials.

There will also be no warrants of arrest that can be served without the presence of two faculties designated by the UP Chancellor.

It also said no UP constituents will be subjected to custodial proceedings without prior notifications from UP officials.

“These measures are removing the right of our State and security forces over UP and powers are being transferred and exercise by school officials not duty-bound to constitutionally exercise it. Aside from that, terror elements will abuse such powers in UP to further advance their communist cause,” Rosadio said.

“Since you cannot apprehend anyone without the concurrence of the powerful school officials, they will definitely and easily evade arrest. They will have unhampered access to the school while our security forces should abide with the scrutinous process,” she added.

In January 2021, the Duterte administration scrapped the accord due to allegations of in-campus communist recruitment. The accord was signed in June 1989 to protect UP students and faculty members from possible abuses from the military and police.

To be enacted into law, the bill also needs to be passed by the Senate, then proceeds to the Office of the President, who would either sign or veto the proposed measure.

In August 2021, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the accord would not be restored under the Duterte administration after "much scrutiny and study" of defense officials.

He said the accord only covers the Philippine Constabulary, and not the entire military and police.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1154312

Dialogues can deter people from insurgency: Dar

From the Philippine News Agency (Sep 22, 2021): Dialogues can deter people from insurgency: Dar (By Christine Cudis) 

Agriculture Secretary William Dar (File photo)

Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar on Wednesday urged the local government units (LGUs) to establish mechanism where people in the community can air their grievances against the government through dialogues to dissuade them from insurgency.

“There should be a mechanism with which regularly the LGUs at various levels should have dialogues particularly on grievances in the community against government and other things,” Dar said. “We need to understand all these grievances and give proper consideration, to let them know that there is good governance at the LGU level.”

Dar is the head of the Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) tasked to address insurgency in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).

The RTF-ELCAC also provides updates on relevant programs implemented and engages with the universities, colleges, and schools to prevent Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) from recruiting students.

He urged the Task Force members to encourage the active participation of LGUs, particularly in insurgency-infected barangays, in meaningful dialogues with the community members.

“We have to strengthen the role of the local governments as the main mechanism to handle all these grievances and encouragement for people to stay with the Republic, in general,” said Dar, also the Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security (CORDS) for CAR.

Cabinet members of the Duterte administration are each given their respective region to lead the RTF-ELCAC in line with the government effort for the whole-of-nation approach to put an end to local communist armed conflicts in the country.

The CPP-NPA is listed as a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the Philippines.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1154314

Airstrikes ordered vs NPA rebels

From the Manila Times (Sep 22, 2021): Airstrikes ordered vs NPA rebels (By Vince Jacob Visaya)

CAMP MELCHOR DELA CRUZ, Gamu, Isabela: Military airstrikes have been initiated against 40 suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebels whose hideout and bomb-making factory was uncovered in Barangay Dungeg, Sta. Teresita, Cagayan on Tuesday morning, the Army spokesman said.

Maj. Jekyll Dulawan, Fifth Infantry Division spokesman, said on Tuesday that closed air and fire support were done to protect soldiers from the counterfires and anti-personnel mines allegedly put up by the rebels.

The firefight between soldiers and rebels lasted for 20 minutes. According to the Army, the rebels use its hideout to make improvised explosive devices for the NPA's Komiteng Rehiyon-Cagayan Valley.

No fatalities were reported from the military side, but the rebels may have suffered injuries, Dulawan said.

https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/09/22/news/regions/airstrikes-ordered-vs-npa-rebels/1815600

Alleged Islamic State Recruiter Arrested in Southern Philippines

From BenarNews (Sep 21, 2021): Alleged Islamic State Recruiter Arrested in Southern Philippines (By Jeoffrey Maitem)

Philippine troops travel to the southern city of Marawi to battle Islamic State-linked militants, June 13, 2017. Jason Gutierrez/BenarNews

A Filipino man suspected of facilitating the recruitment of new fighters for the regional branch of the Islamic State militant group has been arrested in the southern Philippines, police said Tuesday.

The suspect, identified as Samer Ali, 29, was caught on Monday when government forces raided his hideout in Polomolok, a town in the foothills of an imposing mountain range in South Cotabato province, police said.

Arresting officers seized a grenade from the suspect, who is also being sought for murder, according to provincial police commander Col. Jemuel Siason, who did not provide details about the alleged crime.

The man was suspected of “facilitating the recruitment for new members of the Islamic State” in Polomolok and the nearby municipality of T’boli, Siason told BenarNews.

“We surveilled his movements prior to the arrest,” Siason said. “He is now detained.”

Officials said Islamic militants frequently fled to the jungles and mountains of South Cotabato to serve as hideouts from military operations.

In January, five members of the Ansar al-Khilafah Philippines (AKP), a Filipino militant group linked with Islamic State (IS), were killed during raids in South Cotabato. In the same month, four family members allegedly working with AKP were killed in another operation in T’boli town, according to police.

IS-linked militants were blamed for a siege in 2017 that led to a five-month battle with government forces, leaving the southern city of Marawi in ruins. AKP militants allegedly joined the fighting.

While about 1,200 militants, security forces and civilians were killed in the battle that ended in October 2017, authorities said those who escaped spread across Mindanao in the south and have set out to recruit Muslim fighters across the mainly Catholic country.

Rommel Banlaoi, a counter-terrorism analyst at the Philippine Institute for Peace, Violence and Terrorism Research, said the recent fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban insurgent movement could lead militants there to reach parts of Southeast Asia, including the southern Philippines.

“They can apply as refugees to penetrate the Philippines,” Banlaoi said.

Meanwhile, Banlaoi identified the new leader of the Maute militant group as Commander Ker Mimbantas, also known as Commander Zacaria. The Mautes were a core group of militants who helped carry out the Marawi siege.

Mimbantas, a senior Maute militant, has more than 40 followers, some of whom used to work with planners of the Marawi siege, according to Banlaoi.

“Recently, the group of Mimbantas clashed with the military in Munai town in Lanao del Norte province. Also, they released a video of their ongoing training,” Banlaoi told BenarNews.

The military intelligence unit in the south has said it has seen a copy of the training video and are seeking to verify the information.

https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/philippine/islamic-state-recruiter-caught-09212021134804.html

CPP/Ang Bayan: Mga Protesta

Propaganda article from the Tagalog language edition of Ang Bayan posted to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) Website (Sep 21, 2021): Mga Protesta

Reklamasyon sa Cebu, tinutulan. Nagpiket ang mga manggagawa ng piyer sa Consolacion, Cebu upang tutulan ang planong reklamasyon sa Barangay Tayud, Consolacion para itayo ang proyektong Seafront City na sasaklaw ng 234.8 ektarya. Isasara ng proyektong ekoturismo ang mahigit limang baradero at wawasak sa kabuhayan ng 200 mangingisda. Ayon sa Barangay Tayud Fisherfolk Organization, marami sa kanila ay mahigit 20 taon nang nakatira sa lugar. Apektado rin ang 25% sa 25,000 residente ng Barangay Tayud na nakaasa sa mga piyer.

Mina ng magnetite sa Lingayen, tinutulan. Noong Setyembre 13 nagpahayag ng pagtutol ang Pamalakaya-Central Luzon sa Iron Ore Pangasinan Offshore Magnetite Mining sa Lingayen Gulf sa Pangasinan. Apektado nito ang kabuhayan ng 5,000 mangingisda.

Ang proyekto sa pagmimina itinutulak ng kumpanyang Australian na Iron, Ore, Gold and Vanadium Resources Inc. Balak nitong magmina ng 5 milyong tonelada ng magnetite kada taon sa loob ng 25 taon. Sasaklawin ng operasyon ang karagatan sa mga bayan ng Sual, Labrador, Lingayen, Bimaley at Dagupan City.

Manggagawa sa Wyeth, umalma sa red-tagging. Nagtungo sa upisina ng Department of Interior and Local Government sa Quezon City noong Setyembre 15 ang mga manggagawa ng Wyeth Philippines para itigil ang pag-red-tag ng NTF-ELCAC sa kanilang unyon. Kamakailan ay pilit silang “pinasusurender” ng NTF-ELCAC at pinakakalas sa DFA-KMU, pederasyon na kinabibilangan ng Wyeth Philippines Progressive Workers Union.

Demolisyon sa Carbon Market, kinundena. Nagprotesta noong Setyembre 14 sa harap ng city hall ng Cebu City ang mga manininda ng Carbon Market para kundenahin ang iligal at tusong pagdemolis sa kanilang mga tindahan sa Layo Seaside at Quezon Boulevard ng palengke.

[Ang Bayan is the official news organ of the Communist Party of the Philippines and 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.]

https://cpp.ph/2021/09/21/mga-protesta-26/

CPP/Ang Bayan: Konsultant sa usapang pangkapayapaan, palayain!

Propaganda article from the Tagalog language edition of Ang Bayan posted to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) Website (Sep 21, 2021): Konsultant sa usapang pangkapayapaan, palayain!

Ipinanawagan ng National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) at ng Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas ang kagyat na pagpapalaya kay Loida Magpatoc, konsultant sa usapang pangkapayapaan sa pagitan ng NDFP at gubyerno ng Pilipinas. Ligtas dapat siya sa pag-aresto at panggigipit sa ilalim ng Joint Agreement on Safety ang Immunity Guarantees. Dapat kagyat na ibasura ang gawa-gawang mga kasong isinampa laban sa kanya. Dapat din siyang kagyat na bigyan ng ligal na representasyon at medikal na atensyon.

Iligal na dinakip si Magpatoc sa Barangay Paitan, Quezon, Bukidnon noong Setyembre 15. Sinampahan siya ng gawa-gawang kasong pagpaslang at pangwawasak ng ari-arian.

Noong Setyembre 16, iniutos ng korte ng Quezon City ang kagyat na pagpapalaya kay Esterlita Suaybaguio, isa ring konsultant ng NDFP, matapos ibasura ang kaso ng illegal possession of firearms and explosives laban sa kanya. Iligal siyang inaresto sa kanyang tinirhan sa Quezon City noong 2019.

[Ang Bayan is the official news organ of the Communist Party of the Philippines and 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.]

https://cpp.ph/2021/09/21/konsultant-sa-usapang-pangkapayapaan-palayain/

CPP/Ang Bayan: Detatsment, pinaputukan ng BHB-Negros

Propaganda article from the Tagalog language edition of Ang Bayan posted to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) Website (Sep 21, 2021): Detatsment, pinaputukan ng BHB-Negros

Pinaputukan ng Bagong Hukbong Bayan (BHB)-Central Negros (Leonardo Panaligan Command) ang detatsment ng CAFGU Active Auxillary (CAA) sa Barangay Guba, Vallehermoso, Negros Oriental noong Setyembre 8. Isang sundalo ng 62nd IB ang napatay. Ayon sa mga residente, pinipilit sila ng mga sundalo na “sumuko” at magpalista bilang mga CAFGU.

Isang backhoe ang pinaralisa ng BHB-South Central Negros sa Sityo Bulod, Barangay Carabalan, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental noong Setyembre 11. Pagmamay-ari ang backhoe ng mapanirang kumpanya na ESJ and Sons Construction Co. Ayon sa BHB, ang proyekto ay magbibigay-daan sa mga kumpanyang mina na sisira sa 1,100 ektaryang lupa ng mga katutubong Itoman-Maghat-Bukidnon.

[Ang Bayan is the official news organ of the Communist Party of the Philippines and 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.]

https://cpp.ph/2021/09/21/detatsment-pinaputukan-ng-bhb-negros/

CPP/Ang Bayan: Buksan na ang mga paaralan sa harapang pagkatuto

Propaganda article from the Tagalog language edition of Ang Bayan posted to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) Website (Sep 21, 2021): Buksan na ang mga paaralan sa harapang pagkatuto

Sinalubong ng sabay-sabay na protesta ng mga magulang, guro at estudyante sa ilang paaralan ang pagbubukas ng klase noong Setyembre 13. Bitbit ang panawagang #LigtasNaBalikEskwela, kinundena ng Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) ang “manhid” na si Rodrigo Duterte sa kanyang pag-abandona sa sektor ng edukasyon sa gitna ng pandemyang Covid-19.

Nagmartsa ang mga myembro ng ACT sa harap ng Mendiola sa Maynila upang ipanawagan ang suporta ng estado sa mga guro at estudyante sa gitna ng pagpapatupad ng distance learning at ligtas na pagbubukas ng mga paaralan. Nakasalalay ngayon ang kinabukasan ng mga kabataan sa sama-samang kapasyahan ng mga guro, magulang at mag-aaral na “wakasan na” at igiit ang mas mahusay na paggugubyerno, ayon sa grupo.

Sa parehong araw, nagtungo sa Mendiola ang mga grupong kabataan para ipaglaban ang ligtas at kagyat na pagbubukas sa mga eskwelahan para sa harapang pagkatuto. Nagkaroon din ng katulad na protesta sa Pres. Corazon C. Aquino Elem. School sa Quezon City, sa University of the Philippines-Manila, Eusebio Highschool sa Pasig City at sa Poblacion sa Muntinlupa.
Walang pagbabago sa di epektibong moda

Walang pagbabagong ginawa ang Department of Education (DepEd) sa palpak at pahirap na blended learning na ipinatupad noong nakaraang taon. Para punan ang di epektibong pagtuturong online at modyul, gumawa ang mga guro ng samutsaring paraan para maitawid ang aralin sa mga bata. Gayunpaman, aminado silang mababa ang kalidad ng edukasyon dahil sa napakaraming problema at limitasyon sa gadyet, internet, modyul at kakayahan ng mga magulang. Dagdag dito, may mga estudyanteng di pumapasok o di man lamang nagpaparamdam sa kanilang mga klase, pero ipinasa sa kasunod na baytang alinsunod sa dikta ng DepEd para mabigyan-katwiran ang pagpapatuloy ng blended learning.

Noong Setyembre 9, inilabas ng ACT ang isang pag-aaral hinggil sa kahandaan ng mga pampublikong paaralan para sa pasukan. Litaw dito ang malalaki pa ring problema ng kakulangan at nahuhuling pag-imprenta ng mga modyul, kawalan ng gadyet at pambayad sa internet at labis-labis na trabaho ng mga guro.

Halos walang tulong ang ahensya sa mga pangangailangan ng guro. Hindi sapat ang ipinagmamayabang ng DepEd na 68,500 na laptop dahil halos 1 milyong pampublikong guro ang nangangailangan nito. Halos hindi rin nila nagagamit ang ipinamahaging sim card dahil sa hina ng signal sa kanilang mga lokasyon.

Walang sapat na panahon ang mga guro na makapagpahinga mula nang magsara ang akademikong taon noong Hulyo 10. Tuluy-tuloy ang kanilang trabaho noong Hulyo at Agosto sa enrollment at pag-imprenta ng mga modyul. Marami sa kanila ang napilitang mangalap ng mga suplay sa eskwelahan dahil sa kakulangan ng pondo. “Work from home” daw ang kaayusan sa ahensya pero inoobliga silang pisikal na mag-ulat sa mga paaralan ng ilang beses kada linggo. Hanggang ngayon, hindi sila binabayaran ng obertaym na katumbas ng 87 araw.
Walang badyet, walang plano sa harapang pagkatuto

Sa antas kolehiyo, ipinagpapatuloy ang klaseng online para lamang masabi na hindi pinababayaan ng gubyerno ang kabataan, ayon sa National Union of Students of the Philippines. Liban sa mga limitadong kurso sa 22 unibersidad, nananatili ang pagbabawal sa harapang klase sa kabila ng kaliwa’t kanang pag-aaral at panawagan noon pang nakaraang taon na buksan ang mga kampus para sa harapang pagkatuto.

Ayon sa NUSP, kailangan maglaan ang estado ng pondo para matiyak ang minimum na pagpapatupad ng mga hakbang pangkalusugan, test kit at mga pasilidad pang-test sa loob ng mga kampus, at pagbabago sa mga klasrum at pasilidad para mapatupad ang social distancing. Iginigiit nila na ayudahan ang mga estudyante ng ₱10,000 para makaagapay sa papalaking gastos sa pag-aaral sa gitna ng pandemya.

Sa deliberasyon ng pambansang badyet para sa 2022 sa Kongreso, napag-alaman na tinapyasan ang dati nang mababang badyet para sa pasilidad sa edukasyon para sa 2022. Ayon sa ACT, ang inilaang pondo para rito ay ₱5.4 bilyon lamang, 51% na mas mababa sa ₱11.1 bilyon ngayong taon. Mula rito, ₱358 milyon lamang ang inilaan para sa mga pasilidad pangkalusugan—isa sa batayang rekisito sa ligtas na balik-eskwela sa gitna ng pandemya. Hindi malinaw kung saan kukunin ang badyet para sa pag-empleyo ng dagdag na mga nars sa paaralan.

[Ang Bayan is the official news organ of the Communist Party of the Philippines and 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.]

https://cpp.ph/2021/09/21/buksan-na-ang-mga-paaralan-sa-harapang-pagkatuto/

CPP/Ang Bayan: Yanigin ng mga protestang bayan ang hari ng korapsyon at terorismo

Propaganda article from the Tagalog language edition of Ang Bayan posted to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) Website (Sep 21, 2021): Yanigin ng mga protestang bayan ang hari ng korapsyon at terorismo

Niyuyugyog ng krisis ang naghaharing rehimeng Duterte. Bunga ito ng pag-alingasaw ng nakasusulasok na korapsyon ni Duterte sa pagsamantala sa pandemya para magbulsa ng bilyun-bilyong pisong pondo ng gubyerno. Nabuyangyang ito habang bumabayo ang malawakang disempleyo, pagsirit ng presyo, mababang sahod at pagwasak sa kabuhayan na nilumpo ng walang katapusang mga lockdown. Rumaragasa pa rin ang pandemya at hindi na halos makaagapay ang mga ospital sa dami ng nagkakasakit sa Covid-19.

Kabi-kabila ang sampal sa mukha ni Duterte sa imbestigasyon ng Senado sa pangungurakot sa Department of Health (DOH). Batikos ang inabot niya sa pag-aabugado sa kanyang mga tauhan at pambubuska sa mga senador. Hindi pa man ito tapos, ibang imbestigasyon naman ang sisimulan sa International Criminal Court (ICC). Bantog siya ngayon sa buong mundo bilang nakaupong presidente na tuwirang isinasakdal sa mga krimen laban sa sangkatauhan bilang utak sa ilampung libong pinatay sa madugo at huwad na “gera kontra-droga.”

Sa harap ng korapsyon, walang kontrol na pandemya, pagbagsak ng kabuhayan ng mamamayan at pagbaling ng naghaharing rehimen sa mas malupit na teroristang paninibasib sa bayan, tiyak na ibayo pang paghihirap at pagdurusa ang ihahatid ng patuloy na paghahari ng tiraniya ni Duterte.

Ang sumisidhing krisis sa kalusugan, pulitika at ekonomya ay maramihang pumupukaw sa taumbayan. Ang pagdurusa sa kaliwa’t kanang pahirap at pabigat ay gumagatong sa kanilang nag-aalab na galit. Bangungot sa taumbayan ang iskema ng pangkating Duterte na manatili pa sa poder lagpas sa 2022. Dumarami ang naghahangad na huwag nang paabutin si Duterte sa eleksyong kanyang dadayain, at wakasan na sa lalong madaling panahon ang kanyang paghahari.

Paparami ang mamamayang handang bumagtas sa landas ng sama-samang pagkilos at pakikibaka. Lumilitaw ang mga aksyong protesta para ipahayag ang hinaing ng iba’t ibang sektor at komunidad. Pinatunayan ng demonstrasyon ng ilanlibo noong katapusan ng Hulyo sa huling state of the nation address (SONA) ni Duterte na hindi pagagapi sa takot at sa pandemya ang taumbayan.

Nitong nagdaang mga linggo, mainit ang pagpapahayag at kilos-protesta ng mga manggagawang pangkalusugan para batikusin ang mga upisyal ng DOH sa kabiguang ibigay sa oras ang mga pangakong benepisyo, kabayaran at dagdag sahod. Naglunsad din ng mga protesta sa lansangan at mga komunidad ang mga kabataan, magulang at mga guro laban sa nagpapatuloy na palpak na sistema ng “blended learning” at para igiit sa gubyerno ang pagbubukas ng mga eskwelahan para sa harapang pagkatuto. May mga aksyong protesta rin laban sa panukalang badyet na pabor sa papalaking gastusin ng militar at mga proyektong pang-imprastruktura, taliwas sa dapat na pagprayoridad sa sistemang pangkalusugan, edukasyon at suportang pangkabuhayan sa milyun-milyong wala pa ring hanapbuhay.

May mga aksyong protesta ang mga manggagawa para ipaglaban ang hinihingi nilang umento sa sahod, gayundin laban sa red-tagging at panggigipit ng militar sa kanilang mga unyon. May mga pagkilos din ang taumbayan laban sa mga proyektong mapanira sa kalikasan, pagmimina, reklamasyon at pagtatayo ng kasino at ekoturismo, laluna ng malalaking kapitalistang Chinese na malapit kay Duterte. May mga pagkilos ang mga magsasaka laban sa pagtatayo ng mga kampo ng militar sa kanilang baryo, kontra sa liberalisasyon sa pang-aangkat ng bigas at para isulong ang pagpapataas sa presyo ng palay at iba pa nilang produkto.

Ang mga aksyong protesta na ito ay kailangang-kailangan ngayon ng taumbayan upang mabigyang-hugis ang kanilang poot laban sa korapsyon, pagpapahirap, panggigipit at pagtatraydor ng rehimeng US-Duterte. Bagaman maliliit at kalat-kalat pa, lahat nang ito’y tusok ng karayom sa pasistang rehimen. Higit sa lahat, ang mga aksyong protesta na ito ay salamin ng obhetibong interes at kahilingan ng malawak na sambayanan. Kailangang walang-sawang abutin at pukawin ang milyun-milyong mamamayan at ihatid sila sa landas ng sama-samang pagkilos at pakikibaka.

Dapat pag-ugnayin ang mga usaping kinakaharap ng iba’t ibang sektor at palakasin ang kanilang pagkakaisa. Dapat maipakita ang iisang ugat ng pinagmumulan ng kinahaharap ng taumbayan upang mabuo ang kanilang paninindigan na sama-sama itong bunutin at puksain. Dapat mahigpit na magsuportahan at buuin sa iisang sigaw ang kanilang hiwa-hiwalay na hinaing. Dapat itaas sa antas ng pampulitikang panawagan at pagkilos ang kanilang mga panawagang pangkabuhayan at pangkagalingan, mulat na hindi nila makakamit ang mga ito hangga’t naghahari ang anti-mamamayan at pahirap na tirano na si Duterte.

Habang papalapit ang eleksyong 2022, at lalong lumilinaw ang plano ni Duterte na panatilihin ang sarili sa poder, mas maraming mga pwersang pampulitika at panlipunan ang tahasang naninindigan laban sa kanya, kabilang ang dati niyang mga kaalyado. Nanawagan ang ilang obispo sa simbahang Katoliko na maglunsad ang taumbayan ng mga rali para ipamalas ang kanilang pagtutol sa tiraniya. Sa harap nito, kailangang ibayong palakasin at palawakin ang demokratikong nagkakaisang prente at hikayating magtulungan na wakasan ang paghahari ni Duterte sa lalong madaling panahon.

Hitik ang mga salik sa posibilidad ng mga biglang pihit ng sitwasyong pampulitika, kabilang ang posibleng mga maling kalkulasyon ni Duterte sa kanyang desperasyong supilin ang taumbayan at ipagtanggol ang kanyang bulok na rehimen. Dapat sunggaban ang pagkakataong ipadaluyong ang kilusang protesta ng taumbayan para yanigin ang tiraniya ni Duterte at maghatid ng mabibigat na dagok laban dito.

Dapat magpunyagi ang mga pambansa-demokratikong pwersa sa pagpukaw, pag-organisa at pagpakilos sa mamamayan. Walang-kapagurang itaas ang militansya at determinasyon ng bayan na lumaban. Dalawang ulit nang pinatunayan ng sambayanang Pilipino na kaya nilang ibagsak ang isang naghaharing pasistang rehimen. Hindi imposibleng gamitin ang kapangyarihang ito sa ikatlong pagkakataon.

[Ang Bayan is the official news organ of the Communist Party of the Philippines and 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.]

https://cpp.ph/2021/09/21/yanigin-ng-mga-protestang-bayan-ang-hari-ng-korapsyon-at-terorismo/

CPP/NDF-Eastern Visayas: NDF-EV: End Duterte’s martial law

Propaganda article posted to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) Website (Sep 21, 2021): NDF-EV: End Duterte’s martial law

NDF-EASTERN VISAYAS

NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC FRONT OF THE PHILIPPINES

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

On the occasion of the 49th anniversary of the declaration of martial law in the country, the National Democratic Front-Eastern Visayas (NDF-EV) calls on the Filipino people to overcome state terror and topple the worst dictator yet in Philippine history in the person of Rodrigo Duterte.

“Without officially declaring martial law, the Duterte regime succeeded to list off-the-charts terrorist attacks and fascist record surpassing Marcos and other presidents combined,” the NDF-EV said.

The Duterte regime shamelessly pours a huge chunk of public funds for his fascist overkill against the people’s resistance movement, spoils his favorite military cohorts with wasteful counterrevolutionary war spending, and pockets funds for his electoral ambitions at the expense of the people’s welfare in the time of global health and economic crisis.

Thus far, Duterte laid the worst climate of impunity through the Anti Terror Law, Executive Order 70, Memorandum Order 32, red-baiting of progressive individuals and groups, terror-tagging of revolutionary forces, among other fascist undertakings.

In Eastern Visayas alone, Duterte’s mercenary troops rain villages with bombs, pepper them with bullets, and turn them into garrisons through the Retooled Community Support Program (RCSP).
Duterte’s brand of martial law do not only supersede civilian authority with military might but also threaten and kill barangay officials while luring barrio folks into surrendering through force and deception. Duterte’s label disaster survivors, progressive organizations and party-lists as “communist fronts” and “terrorists” to justify the red-tagging and crackdown against them. They spread lies against civil society and humanitarian non-government organizations for exposing state neglect and terrorism in the communities.

NDF-EV noted: “We must learn and draw inspiration from our history. Marcos’ dictatorial rule was borne out of the same semicolonial semifeudal crisis that persists today. If anything, the dark days of martial law have taught us that dictators can be defeated. The historical consequence of iron-hand tyrannical rule is the people’s mounting wrath against the establishment.”

“We salute all Filipinos who fought, were persecuted, and martyred in the hands of the Marcos dictatorship. History obliges all democratic forces to consolidate their ranks and persistently fight today’s brand of martial law. The people must overcome the climate of fear imposed upon them and engage in all forms of struggle to resolutely end Duterte’s reign of terror,” NDF-EV ended. #

https://cpp.ph/statements/ndf-ev-end-dutertes-martial-law/

CPP/NDF-Eastern Visayas: NDF-EV: Condemn aerial bombing, indiscriminate strafing of Las Navas farmlands

Propaganda article posted to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) Website (Sep 21, 2021): NDF-EV: Condemn aerial bombing, indiscriminate strafing of Las Navas farmlands

NDF-EASTERN VISAYAS

NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC FRONT OF THE PHILIPPINES

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

We have received reports that units of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) indiscriminately bombed and strafed farmlands in Brgy. San Francisco, Las Navas, Northern Samar last September 16. The aerial bombing was conducted exactly a month after the bombing spree in Dolores, Eastern Samar.

According to the local NPA unit, starting at 3:40am, FA-50 fighter jet all at once dropped six bombs at the farmlands. High-caliber machine guns and rocket missiles then indiscriminately strafed the area. This flurry of attacks lasted until around 10am. Cannon fire was also heard by local residents until early morning.

By midday, ground troops of at least eight helicopters were airlifted into the area. Combat operations from nearby Jipapad town, Eastern Samar towards the area were also reported. At least a week before the bombing, surveillance drones including an Hermes 900 unit which hovered the area every night as well as surrounding barangays.

No NPA unit was hurt in the attack. The local NPA unit is still investigating the extent of the damage caused on the peasants and the farmlands. These are areas frequented by farmers of coconut, vegetables and rattan, as well as hunters and fisher folk looking for alternative sources of food and livelihood. According to the initial report, peasant masses staying in the farmlands fled away to nearby barrios for fear that they might be hit by the bombs.

The National Democratic Front-Eastern Visayas vehemently condemns the attack. None other than the terrorist Duterte regime and its henchmen in the 8th Infantry Division-led Joint Task Force Storm are responsible for this indiscriminate attack. That it did not hit a unit of the NPA but local residents’ farmlands proves once again that their modern weapons and “smart” bombs are highly inaccurate, disproportionate, and unable to distinguish combatants from noncombatants.

This scorched earth policy forms part of their hell bent effort against the revolutionary movement before their self-imposed deadline in 2022. Such is their desperation that in PTF-ELCAC meetings such as last September 1, military officials repeatedly vowed to residents “to bomb and make Marawi out of Las Navas” and to make the town a “no man’s land.” It is a frenzied attempt by the AFP to ensure that their big-ticket and corruption-ridden road project traversing Brgy. San Francisco pushes through.

We condemn the Duterte regime for prioritizing funding for its counter-insurgency operations in the middle of the pandemic. Millions of pesos are spent for these indiscriminate attacks that cause widespread damage to farmlands and rivers, which peasants heavily depend for their livelihood especially amid worsening poverty and hunger.

We again call on the Commission on Human Rights to speed up investigation into the increasingly frequent cases of indiscriminate bombing in Samar. We also urge other rights-based organizations, church people, and peace-loving government officials and personalities to condemn the AFP and the Duterte regime for using these kinds of indiscriminate and superfluous weapons. They must continually call for the defunding of the NTF-ELCAC and reallocation of counter-insurgency funds in favor of the government’s anti-pandemic response.

We call on all Samareño and the entire Filipino people to expose and condemn the bombing and the Duterte regime’s all out war.#

https://cpp.ph/statements/ndf-ev-condemn-aerial-bombing-indiscriminate-strafing-of-las-navas-farmlands/

CPP/Ang Bayan: Tyrant Duterte has surpassed Marcos in terms of terrorism and plunder

Ang Bayan editorial posted to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) Website (Sep 21, 2021): Tyrant Duterte has surpassed Marcos in terms of terrorism and plunder

COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE PHILIPPINES
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Nalampasan na ng tiranong Duterte si Marcos sa usapin ng terorismo at pandarambong (Pilipino)

We join the Filipino people in commemorating the 49th year of the declaration of martial law today. Indeed, we must never forget one of the worst periods of the country’s history in which Ferdinand Marcos grabbed absolute power, reigned as a dictator for 14 years and engaged in relentless plunder, corruption, and fascist suppression. He bankrupted the government, led the country to unprecedented ruin and buried the people under mountains of debt.

It is extremely important and urgent that we look back and draw lessons from the dark days of martial law as the country today is ruled over by the tyrant Duterte who has unabashedly declared admiration for Marcos and openly harbors ambitions of imposing a fascist dictatorship.

In a short span of five years, Duterte has surpassed Marcos’s 14-year rule in terms of the worst parameters. Since 2016, the number of people murdered by state forces under Duterte’s bogus “war on drugs” is estimated at more than 30,000, close to ten times more than the 3,000 people killed in the massacres and “salvagings” perpetrated by military and police forces under the Marcos dictatorship.

Today, the same military and police, now led by then young officers of the Marcos dictatorship, foment the same anticommunist hysteria as pretext for carrying out massacres and extrajudicial killings, abductions, torture, illegal arrests, filing of trumped up charges and prolonged detention against dissenters and critics of the corrupt and terrorist regime. Supported by US-supplied drones and fighter jets and military funding, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has stepped up its campaign of aerial bombardment and artillery shelling in the rural plains and mountainous areas endangering people’s lives in violation of the international laws of war.

Away from the cities, state terrorism is more brazen and cruel, with the AFP and the militarized bureaucracy under the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) imposing open military rule over peasant and indigenous communities. The peasant masses suffer from rampant abuses and violations of human rights that come with the militarization and hamletting of their villages. Invoking counterinsurgency, the AFP has banned all forms of democratic and patriotic organizations to force the peasants and ethnic minority groups to “surrender” their rights and acquiesce to worsening forms of oppression and exploitation including the grabbing of their lands by big mining corporations and plantations, and energy and ecotourism projects.

Duterte and his cohorts are set to surpass the conjugal dictatorship of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos in terms of corruption and plunder, especially in collaboration with Chinese big capitalists and criminal drug and smuggling syndicates. The tyrant railroads and bamboozles his way through to pocket fat commissions by diverting hundreds of billions of pesos to anomalous government contracts involving Chinese-funded infrastructure projects. Through his dummies, Duterte continues to amass large amounts of wealth. His generals and police officers are also having a heyday by plundering billions of pesos in counterinsurgency and AFP “modernization” funds. The diversion of billion of pesos of public funds to favored companies during the pandemic is among the worst and unforgivable acts of plunder.

Duterte has surpassed the Marcos regime for the rate of accumulating government debt. Philippine debt grew at around ₱65 billion a year ($1:₱50) for 20 years under Marcos. From ₱6.09 trillion at the start of Duterte’s term, government debt skyrocketed to ₱11 trillion and expected to reach ₱13.42 trillion by 2022, growing by ₱1.22 trillion annually, almost 20 times faster than the Marcos regime.

He has funneled more and more public funds to debt servicing, counterinsurgency and infrastructure projects. Like Marcos, education and health services remain the least of state priorities. Duterte has accelerated import liberalization of agricultural products, particularly rice and meat, leading to bankruptcy of palay farmers and livestock producers, rising prices of food and other daily commodities. Fuel prices continue to rise unabatedly. While people are burdened with consumer taxes, big corporations are being incentivized with tax reductions and exemptions resulting in wider gaps between the very rich and the poor comprising the majority of the Filipino people.

Behind the facade of the “war on drugs,” Duterte has gained the position of being the biggest drug lord by forcing every drug syndicate on their knees to pray for his protection. He has put a stop to the local production of “shabu” to compel local drug lords to source their illegal wares from China which has been exposed as going through the military-controlled gates of the Bureau of Customs. In exchange for billions of pesos in protection money, big Chinese drug syndicates have been allowed to continue their operations within the national penitentiary under the watch of Duterte’s trusted lieutenants.

In exchange for promises of Chinese money, vaccines and protection, Duterte has surrendered vast parts of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to the Chinese military and giant fishing industry. Under Duterte, China has fortified its military stronghold in the WPS by erecting at least seven military facilities in reclaimed lands. Giant sea vessels have engaged in swarming and overfishing in the area resulting in the depletion of marine resources to the detriment of Filipino fishermen.

At the same time, Duterte continues to extend extraterritorial rights to the US military through the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) and other lopsided military agreements. In exchange for the sale of new attack helicopters, rockets and bombs, as well as vaccines hoarded by the US, Duterte has bowed to the US demand to allow the expansion of its military facilities within AFP camps for stockpiling and forward deployment of drones, communication equipment and other war matériel.

Duterte has now equalled Marcos for international notoriety. The decision of the pre-trial chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to push forward the investigation of crimes against humanity for the thousands of killed under Duterte’s sham “war on drugs” reinforces Duterte’s negative standing as an international pariah. The broad masses of Filipino people await the day that Duterte is formally charged before the ICC, tried and sentenced for his crimes.

In the eyes of the Filipino people and people across the world, Duterte is infamous for his fascism, misogyny, the worsening drug problem, aversion against human rights and contempt for the poor.

Duterte’s reign of terror, corruption and oppression of the broad masses of workers and peasants has exposed the rotten core of the ruling semicolonial and semifeudal system. His tyranny has drowned the country in darkness. However, it has made the light of the people’s democratic resistance shine more brightly, illuminating especially the path of revolutionary armed struggle towards national and social liberation.

Down with the US-Duterte regime!
Carry forward the people’s democratic revolution!
Long live the Filipino people!

[Ang Bayan is the official news organ of the Communist Party of the Philippines and 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.]

https://cpp.ph/statements/tyrant-duterte-has-surpassed-marcos-in-terms-of-terrorism-and-plunder/

Kalinaw News: Female Tausug tops Candidate Soldier Course at 11th Division training school

Posted to Kalinaw News (Sep 21, 2021): Female Tausug tops Candidate Soldier Course at 11th Division training school



September 21, 2021, Kuta Heneral Teodulfo Bautista, Jolo, Sulu – Yesterday, a female tausug topped the Candidate Soldier Course among 245 new soldiers who completed their military training at 11th Division “Mastal” Training School in Camp Bud Datu, Brgy Tagbak, Indanan, Sulu.

Pvt Nerna T Arip is a 23 year-old female tausug from Brgy. Kaha, Parang, Sulu. She graduated number one of their class with a general average of 95. 50%.

“Unang una po sa lahat, nagpapasalamat po ako sa 11th ID at binigyan kami ng ganitong oportunidad. Hindi ko po hinangad na manguna ngunit dahil sa dedikasyon at sa kagustuhan ko pong ipagpatuloy sa kung ano ang naiwan ng aking ama, gusto ko pong ipagpatuloy kung ano ang kanyang nasimulan. Gusto ko rin pong malingkod lalong-lalo na po dito sa Sulu na panatilihin ang kapayapaan at ngayon na unti-unting umuunlad. Sa mga nangangarap na katulad kong Muslim, ang magpatuloy at huwag sumuko sa buhay ay siyang totong sandata natin sa anumang laban. “Pvt Arip said.

The second and third-highest ranking candidate soldiers are also tausugs in the person of Pvt Salip Nadir C Sawadjaan and Pvt Nuriza S Mohammad with a general average of 95.38% and 94.88% respectively. Meanwhile, Pvt Awie J Mohammad, who is also a tausug, got the highest rating in the Physical Fitness Test (Tarzan) with a general average of 97.78%.

11th Infantry Division Commander MGen William N Gonzales commended the members of Candidate Soldier Course MAKAGILAS (Muslim At Kristiyano Alakdan Galing Isip Liksi Aming Sandata) Class 656-2021 for successfully hurdling the rigorous and tremendous military training for four months.

In his speech, MGen Gonzales extended his gratitude to the staffs, training directorate, family and the new members of the 11th Infantry “Alakdan” Division.

MGen Gonzales also challenged the new graduates saying “Ang inyong pagtatapos ay hindi nangangahulugang tapos na rin ang inyong paghihirap. Kalakip ng kapangyarihan ay ang malaking responsibilidad. Para sa atin, ang responsibilidad na ito ay ang ating tungkulin para sa ating bayan na protektahan ang mga tao at ang lugar na nasasakupan patikular dito sa probinsya ng Sulu.”

According to the School Commandant, Col Leomar Jose M Doctolero, the members of the class were individuals who came from different backgrounds. The class is comprised of 234 males and 11 females. Nine are from Luzon, four are from Visayas, 66 are from mainland Mindanao, and 166 are from the province of Sulu.

To note, the new graduates will still have to undergo a 60-day Infantry Orientation Course until they will be deployed to line units.

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https://www.kalinawnews.com/female-tausug-tops-candidate-soldier-course-at-11th-division-training-school/

Kalinaw News: 6 Reds Slain, Firearms Seized as EastMinCom Troops Swoop Down on CTG forces

Posted to Kalinaw News (Sep 21, 2021): 6 Reds Slain, Firearms Seized as EastMinCom Troops Swoop Down on CTG forces



NSFA, Panacan, Davao City – Eastern Mindanao Command (EastMinCom) under the leadership of LtGen. Greg T. Almerol continues to alter the operational balance of the Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) as it brought down six more communist terrorists in intensified joint military operations separately launched by the troops at Sitio Cogon-Cogon, Brgy Manalog, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon and in Brgy Bugsukan, Butuan City on September 20, 2021.

In a statement, LtGen. Almerol said that the combined forces of the 1st Special Forces Battalion (1SFBn) and 403rd Brigade’s 8th Infantry Battalion, 88th Infantry Battalion, and 2nd Scout Ranger Battalion launched an intensified military operation against the CTG’s National Operations Command, Komisyon Mindanao (KOMMID); Regional Operations Command, Headquarters Force Neo, Regional Sentro De Grabidad Compaq (RSDG Compaq), and Guerrilla Front 89 of the North Central Mindanao Regional Command (NCMRC) which resulted in the death of five communist terrorists whose identities are yet to be determined through the aid of former rebels.

Troops were also able to seize 12 high-powered firearms and other war materials at the encounter site.

The encounter stemmed from a report of a concerned citizen who revealed to authorities that some armed individuals were roaming around their community to extort food and seize some supplies. This prompted the troops to strengthen collaboration with adjacent units and its counterpart from the Philippine National Police (PNP) to respond to the scene and protect the people.

LtGen. Almerol said that the CTG attempted to reclaim Brgy Manalog, their former mass base but could not penetrate due to the increasing support of the communities, Local Government Units, and the PNP which are eager and dedicated to end the communist terrorism.

Meanwhile, troops of the 65th Infantry Battalion figured in a 15-minute armed encounter with an undetermined number of communist terrorists belonging to the SYP21C, Guerrilla Front 21 in Brgy Bugsukan, Butuan City which led to the death of another CTG member whose identity has yet to be determined and the seizure of two M16 rifles and an M203 grenade launcher.

LtGen. Almerol assessed that the CTG is on the verge of collapse, especially in the area of Bukidnon, following the successive neutralization of its leaders and members in the past days.

“Our troops will never stop pursuing the few remaining CTGs until the terror they bring in the peace-loving communities of Eastern Mindanao are completely extinguished. We are confident that we can achieve this goal because of the strong support we are getting from the LGUs, the PNP, and the ordinary citizens who are proactive in reporting any suspicious activities in their areas,” LtGen. Almerol said.

LtGen. Almerol pointed out that the CTG is caught in an impasse because, aside from the troops surrounding them, the people in the communities are no longer on their side and even actively working with the AFP and PNP in putting an end to the insurgency problem.

The EastMinCom Commander reiterated his invitation to the remaining CTG leaders and members to peacefully surrender to the government, once and for all, so that they will no longer have to bear the sufferings brought by the communist terrorism. He added that the government is always ready to help them reunite with their families and start a new life through the livelihood, scholarship, housing, and financial assistance from the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP).

LtGen. Almerol also expressed willingness to help the remaining CTG members avail of free Covid-19 jabs so that they can also be protected from the harm brought by Covid-19.

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https://www.kalinawnews.com/6-reds-slain-firearms-seized-as-eastmincom-troops-swoop-down-on-ctg-forces/

Kalinaw News: Former Mass Base Group receives vehicle from DAR

Posted to Kalinaw News (Sep 21, 2021): Former Mass Base Group receives vehicle from DAR



Peace and Development Volunteers and Workers’ Association (PDVWA) a former CPP-NPA underground mass organization turned to a people’s organization in the Municipality of Columbio received a delivery truck from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Provincial Office of Sultan Kudarat today, September 21, 2021, in a simple turn-over ceremony held at the agency’s office in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat.

Said delivery truck was ceremonially received by the organization’s President Ms. Didith Mangcal and it will be used in delivering the organization’s products and inputs.

This activity was part of the ongoing implementation of the DAR project Linking Smallholder Farmers to Markets and Microfinance (LinkSFarMM), an agro-enterprise development approach that seeks to identify supply demands and access to market chains. It also trains, assists, and organizes farmers particularly that of the former revels to improve their production quality and boost the value of their products through collective marketing. Its specific objective is to make smallholder farmers increase agricultural productivity.

The re-organization of the said group was facilitated by the 39th Infantry Battalion after they withdrawn their affiliation with CPP-NPA and was formed into People’s Organization and subsequently registered with LinkSFarMM.

Meanwhile, Lieutenant Colonel Ezra Balagtey, Battalion Commander expressed appreciation to the continuing assistance being provided by DAR with this People’s Organization.

“We are thankful for this assistance provided to our peace client, it showcases the Whole of Nation Approach and strengthens our credibility as a government in creating social change to the disadvantage and marginalize communities,” Balagtey said.

Ms. Mary Jane A. Aguilar, Officer-in-Charge Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer II assured the beneficiaries that the delivery truck is just the first of much more support that will come from the department.

“More will come. Our government promotes unity and understanding among different agencies and stakeholders to cater quality services to Filipino farmers to drive progress in our economy,” she said.

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https://www.kalinawnews.com/former-mass-base-group-receives-vehicle-from-dar/