“Why is the GRP continuing its counterrevolutionary offensives while the CPP (Communist Party of the Philippines)-NPA-NDF is asked to abandon armed struggle?” the Christians for National Liberation challenged.
“Marcos allies and supporters have decried the CIF spending of Duterte but they ignore the bigger and more questionable CIF allocation of the Office of the President,” BAYAN said.
Bayan Muna executive vice president Karlos Zarate said justice must prevail, but cautioned that Quiboloy should not be used as a political trophy in the escalating feud between the Marcos and Duterte political dynasties.
The Council of Leaders for Peace Initiatives (CLPI) said the separate assurance made by Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. and NDFP Negotiating Panel chairperson Julie de Lima is reason to move forward with the ongoing exploratory talks.
The documentary Alipato at Muog may now be shown in regular cinemas after the Movie and Television Review Classification Board (MTRCB) gave it a “Restricted-16” rating, canceling its earlier “X” classification of the award-winning film.
“[T]his would be, as far as we know, the first ruling on Marcos’ illegal wealth under the presidency of the son, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who has repeatedly denied that his family amassed millions worth of wealth during the Marcos Sr. dictatorship,” CARMMA said.
“These laws have become blunt weapons wielded not (just) to suppress but to sow terror, standing in the way of the very freedoms and liberties they purport to protect,” the NUPL said.
NDFP panel chairperson Julie de Lima said they remain open and ready to engage the Manila government in peace negotiations but have “observed with concern” mixed and contradictory signals from the GRP. “On the one hand, General Eduardo Año stated that peace talks are unlikely to proceed. On the other hand, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said they are optimistic that the talks would resume,” de Lima said.
“Wala nang inaasahang maaani. Kung mayroon man, nasa lima hanggang 10 kaban na lamang at ito ay hindi na rin magandang klase ng palay at pagtiya-tiyagaan na lang na kainin ng pamilyang magsasaka na nasalanta,” KMB lamented.
“So, enough with VP Duterte’s squid tactics, we demand accountability. It is the right of the people to know how their money was spent, and it is our duty to ensure that public officials do not betray their trust as this becomes an impeachable offense,” Makabayan said.
