Catanduanes Forum

Ni Roger Cabiles Jr.

I joined the mob of activists and rallyists against GMA’s supposed to be last State of the Nation Address. Walked around the campus with friends and then marched our way to Commonwealth road near St. Peter‘s Church to join the different sectors of the society. . I participated in the ‘hymns and chants’ and even memorized some. Valiantly went home against the will of the hard and pouring rain to listen to GMA’s SONA.

Communist New People's Army (NPA) rebels in the Philippines have employed at least 340 "child warriors" since 1999, most of them aged 15 to 18, the military said on Sunday.

Of the number, 209 surrendered to the government, 119 were captured, while 12 were killed in combat, according to figures from the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Civil Relations Service (AFP-CRS).

The NPA rebels have been named as constant violators of child rights by the United Nations.[all caps]

A military official said NPA child warriors are often tasked to assassinate families of rebel returnees.

Pagkatapos ng Mayo 10, 2010 na hahalalan, mabibigyang wakas na ba ang kahirapan? Masasawata na ba ang mga magnanakaw sa lipunan? Maging makabuluhan na ba ang ‘kapangyarihan’ ng ordinaryong mamamayan? Abot kamay na lang ba ang ‘bagong pag-asa’?

Marami pang mga katanungan ang maaaring ipukol. At sigurado naman ako na ang lahat na kasagutan ay hindi pwedeng i-asa na lamang sa pangako ng mga pulitiko. Ang desaysibong kapangyarihan pa rin ay ang pagpapasya ng mga botanteng Pilipino.

“So ma’am, taga bundok daw po kayo dati?”

Marife, 27, laughed at the question. I didn’t know what the etiquette guide was on talking to former insurgents but my goal was clear: make her comfortable enough to explain how the New People's Army (NPA) conducts revenue collection. Clearly, an icebreaker was needed.

Posted by: Landro Sialcita
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The aim and objective of the Communist Party of the Philippine-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front or the C-P-P / N-P-A / N-D-F is to establish a communist government through ARMED and LEGAL STRUGGLE. The insurgents have two forms of revolutionary struggle: The ARMED STRUGGLE as the primary form; and the secondary form, the LEGAL STRUGGLE. These are two distinct but complementary forms of struggle that helps one another.

What makes the Marxist-Leninist-Maoist credo still significant to the leaders of the Communist Party-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front? Do they really intend to achieve Karl Marx’s vision of a classless society or are they just using communist rhetoric (which has long been abandoned and consigned to the dustbin of history) to justify their criminal activities like extortion through its “revolutionary tax,” “permit to campaign” (PTC) and “permit to win” (PTW)?

AS I WRECK THIS CHAIR By William M. Esposo (The Philippine Star) Updated January 31, 2010 12:00 AM

If you follow the political careers of Ninoy, Cory and Noynoy Aquino — you’ll notice that the Reds (our Communists) figured prominently in the political sagas of Ninoy and Cory just as they are now also playing a role in the attempt to derail the presidential bid of Noynoy.

For the sake of camaraderie and in the advice of same friends I made a decision to remove my blog post about “Mayan Muna”. I do have great respect for Ka Satur and Lisa Masa for leading the fight of marginalized sector sa Batasang Pambansa.

Pero may mga tanung kung bakit sila nakipag-alyansa sa isang katulad ni Gloria na walang ibang ginawa kundi umiwas at takasan ang isang controbersiya.

Akala ko ayaw nila sa katulad ni Gloria?

And Why Satur and Masa Support Villar?

The Communist Party of the Philippines has issued a statement hailing Nacionalista Party standard bearer Manny Villar as the most “patriotic and progressive” among the presidential candidates in the coming 2010 elections.

Communist group says Villar more ‘patriotic and progressive’

By Delfin Mallari Jr.
Inquirer Southern Luzon
First Posted 19:12:00 12/24/2009

By Juan Mercado / September 12, 2006
Gold Star Daily
http://gsd9000.tripod.com/id9.html

FRAMED by bamboo crosses and tagged with numbers, the 67 skulls mouldered in the dappled sunlight. The British Broadcasting Corp. TV camera focused on the young priest who sprinkled holy water at the skeletal remains. The camera then panned faces of weeping women who identified half-rotten clothes, recovered from the mass grave, as belonging to relatives.

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There is evidence that the military “allowed, tolerated and even encouraged” political assassinations, and that retired Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan was among those who justified the killings, according to the report of a special commission.

Here is a text from one of the searching elements in the Philippines, a young college student. His text is his reflections on different variants of leftism he personally encountered, particularly maoism and anarchism.
As the world-wide proletarian struggles against capitalist attacks gain momentum, searching elements slowly emerged, studying marxism and leftism; reflecting them and taking position for the former against the latter.

Internasyonalismo, 22 July 2009