Today is the 85th birth anniversary of stage and film actor and director Benjamín Roberto “Behn” Holcombe Cervantes, founder of the University of the Philippines Repertory Company. He was also a founding member of the Concerned Artists of the Philippines, the Philippines Education Theater Association and the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino.
“Just because a Filipino happened to be a journalist did not mean he should abdicate his responsibilities as a Filipino. As for being ‘objective,’ nobody was completely that since one’s standpoint and viewpoint were molded by one’s social class, upbringing and environment. If the self-righteous columnists could be so free in voicing their opinions on any subject, the reporter could not be less free in voicing his opinions and taking a stand on matters directly touching the lives of our country and people.”–Antonio Zumel
“I do not want to play to their red-tagging schemes. I am not going to let idiots dictate what I am going to do,” Araullo said.
“Ang maglingkod para sa bayan ay kadakilaang hindi malilimutan.”
Kodao mourns the passing of one of our Ngayon Na, Bayan! co-hosts, people’s doctor Jojo M. Carabeo.
Reportedly captured, tortured and killed on August 21, 2022 with wife Wilma Austria and eight others:
“Happiness is in the revolution. I could not think of any other life. There is no other way. The revolution is not a burden, an obligation I perform with a heavy heart. It comes out naturally.”—BENITO TIAMZON, Communist Party of the Philippines Executive Committee Chairperson
“I believe that this will still be a tough struggle, especially with the worsening case of impunity, [There is] no justice to a lot of human rights violations victims. But we are still hopeful a lot of people in the Philippines are still taking the risk, who are still standing up and fighting for justice.”
“Inuna na naman ng Kamara ang makasariling Charter Change ni Marcos. Walang benepisyo, bagkus ay pabigat lang ang dulot nito sa mamamayan. Gustong-gusto ng mga politijo ang term extension at pagbenta n gating ekonomiya sa mga dayuhan. Pagpapalala ito sa krisis ng bansa. Dapat na iprotesta ito ng mamamayan.”—Bagong Alyansang Makabayan [BAYAN]
“The US is becoming more aggressive now in sending cadres to oversee the military of its allies and neo-colonies is no accident. What we are seeing is both an aggressive economic thrust in the form of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), and a military show of force in the region, which most recently involved Japan in a security triad with the US and the Philippines.”—Clarice Palce, GABRIELA secretary general
“Marcos’s group of advisers obviously have business and profit as their top priorities. Farmers and food producers on the other hand, are proposing concrete and actionable measures on how to boost local food production, how to genuinely develop the agriculture sector, and protect farmers and consumers alike from inflation shocks. [We need] to genuinely strengthen agriculture and fight hunger, Marcos Jr. should heed the demands of farmers, fisherfolk and food producers,” pagtatapos ng KMP sa kanilang pahayag.
Sa katatapos lang na paglulunsad ng kampanyang #ML50, kung saan nagtipon-tipon ang ilang Martial Law survivors at mga progresibong grupo sa Quezon City Sports Club, sinabi ni Lamangan na malinaw ang intensyon ng pamilya Marcos sa pagbalik sa Malacañang: ito ay para takpan ang lahat ng katarantaduhang ginawa ng kanilang pamilya.
