Participants in yesterday’s planned prayer and human chain activity to call for justice and accountability on the occasion of the 29th anniversary of the first People Power uprising vented their ire on police officers who blocked their path and caused metro-wide gridlocks. Instead of sustaining the people’s solidarity in light of the Mamasapano debacle that butchered 44 of their colleagues, the police’s duplicity wasted the rare goodwill heaped on them by the people, the participants said.
Church leaders revealed in their speeches the excuses offered by police commanders who previously agreed to plans laid out by event organizers. These were greeted by jeers and hoots by the event participants.
A human chain was nevertheless held in the late afternoon when all efforts for the police to remove their blockade failed. It stretched from the foot of the EDSA-Santolan flyover all the way to EDSA-New York.
Witnesses at the “People’s Hearing on Mamasapano” organized by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan and held last February 20 at Plaza Miranda in Quiapo, Manila recall accounts by residents of Mamasapano, Maguindanao of the presence of United States personnel and war materiel in the botched operations.
In this video, an alternative journalist, a congresswoman, and a university professor establish foreign intervention at what is turning to be the biggest political crisis that hit the Benigno Aquino government. All three were members of the fact-finding mission that interviewed relatives of civilian victims in Mamasapano two weeks after the incident.
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Nagprotesta ang Anakpawis laban sa pagtaas ng presyo ng langis, dagdag-singil sa kuryente at nakaambang taas-singil sa tubig ng Maynilad.
Nitong nakaraang linggo, nauna nang nagtaas ng P2.40 sa gasolina at P1.90 sa diesel. Hindi rin nagpahuli ang Meralco na nagtaas ng P.84 kada kwh; at itinulak naman ng Maynilad ang dagdag-singil na P3.33 kada metriko kwadrado.
Nanawagan ang Anakpawis na panahon nang dapat singilin naman ang gobyernong Noynoy Aquino dahil sa patuloy nitong pagpapahirap sa taumbayan.
February 17, 2015
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Panayam ng Kodao Productions kay Prof. Jose Maria Sison hinggil sa war on terror ng US.
February 17, 2015
5. Bakit po kaya sinasabing makapangyarihan ang US sa lahat ng mga bansa sa daigdig? Hindi po ba talaga maaaring tumutol ang isang bansa kung ayaw nila sa mga polisyang pang-ekonomiya na inilalako ng US sa kanila?
JMS: Makapangpayarihan ang US hindi lamang dahil sa monopolyo kapital nito kundi dahil sa malaking lakas militar nito, laluna ang kanyang hightech military equipment.
6. Madalas pong sangkot ang US sa mga gerang agresyon partikular sa ilang mga bansa sa Middle East, hindi po ba nauubos talaga ang kanyang mga gamit pandigma? Hindi po ba nagagalit ang mamamayang US sa ginagawa ng kanilang pamahalaan?
JMS: Ginagawang negosyo ng US ang paggawa ng mga military equipment at ginagamit nito ang mga kagamitan na ito para sa mga gerang agresyon para mangibabaw sa mga bansang may malaking likas yaman, laluna sa gas at langis. Pero magastos ang gera, masyadong magastos at itinataya ang kabang yaman ng bayan at buhay ng mga sundado. Sa agresyon ng US sa Irak at Afghanistan, naglustay ang US ng higit na 4 na trilyong dolyar at libu-libong buhay ng mga Amerikano. Kung gayon, nagagalit ang masang Amerikano sa paglustay sa malaking pera ng bayan at buhay ng mga Amerikano.
7. Maaari po ba kayong maghalimbawa ng bansang lumaban na sa US at nagwagi.
JMS: Lumaban sa US at nagwagi ang mga mamamayan ng Korea, Cuba, Byetnam, Kambodya at Laos.
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Panayam ng Kodao Productions kay Prof. Jose Maria Sison hinggil sa war on terror ng US.
February 17, 2015
3. Ano po ba ang relasyon ng Pilipinas sa US at bakit sinasabing sunudsunuran si Aquino sa US?
JMS: Ang Pilipinas ay malakolonya ng US. At ang gobyerno sa isang malakolonya ay papet lamang sa US. Kung gayon, tinatawag na papet at sunudsunuran ang presidente na si Aquino.
4. Ano po ang ganansya ng US sa kanyang pakikialam sa ekonomiya at pulitika ng mga bansa sa Middle East at Asya?
JMS: Malaki ang ganansya ng US sa pakikialam nito sa ekonomya at pulitika ng Middle East. Kinokontrol, dinadambong at pinagkakatubuan ng US ang mga likas na yaman (laluna ang gas at langis), ang palengke at larangan ng pamumuhunan.
(Photo from Philstar.com)
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Panayam ng Kodao Productions kay Prof. Jose Maria Sison hinggil sa war on terror ng US.
February 17, 2015
2. Bakit po ipinapaloob ang “Mamasapano incident” sa war on terror po ng US?
JMS: Ang Mamasapano incident tungkol daw kay Marwan, isang tao mula Malaysia at kanyang kabig na Moro. Sinasabi ng US na nakapaloob si Marwan o kaya ang Mamasapano incident sa war on terror para lamang ipaggumiit ng US na may lisensyang makialam sa Pilipinas at mag-utos kay Aquino, Purisima at SAF.
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Panayam ng Kodao Productions kay Prof. Jose Maria Sison hinggil sa war on terror ng US.
February 17, 2015
1. Ano po ba ang ibig sabihin ng US war on terror?
JMS: Sa tinawag ng US na war on terror, sinasabi ng US na ito ay perpetual at borderless, walang hangganan sa panahon at teritoryo at walang depinidong estado na kalaban ng US. Basta ipinapalagay ng US na kalaban niya sa gera ang alinmang maliit na pulutong na sinasabing terorista sa anumang bahagi ng daigdig at ginagawang lisensiya ito para manghimasok ang US sa anumang bansa.
Ito ay pakunwaring gera at kathang isip lamang ng US na inumpisahan ni Bush magmula 9-11. Hindi gera ito na nakabatay sa depinisyon ng gera sa ilalim ng international law. Sa tunay na gera ng mga estado may deklarasyon ng gera mula sa isa o magkabilang panig o kaya sa isang gera sibil ng nakatayong estado at kilusang rebolusyonaryo may deklarasyon ng gera mula sa isa o magkabilang panig. Kung ang isang maliit na grupo ay gumawa ng krimen, tinutugis ito bilang isang police matter at hindi bilang isang matter of war sa pagitan ng mga hukbo.
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One Billion Rising (OBR) Global Coordinator Monique Wilson takes on President Benigno Aquino III: “kung hindi mo na kayang mamuno, umalis ka na” (if you can no longer lead, scram”. The statement echoes the growing call for Aquino’s resignation.
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ONE BILLION RISING FOR TRUTH AND ACCOUNTABILITY :
GABRIELA QUESTIONS SENATE PLAN TO CLOSE MAMASAPANO HEARING
“Who’s pulling the strings?” Quoting from Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago during the Mamasapano hearing, GABRIELA is questioning the Senate why it is set to close the Senate hearing even if the role of Pres. Noynoy Aquino and the US remain unclear.
The women’s group earlier warned of a cover-up in the investigations after the main witnesses, Gen. Allan Purisima, ex-PNP-SAF Chief Getulio Napenas and Aquino allies avoided directly confronting the issue of the President’s involvement, and more importantly the US hand, in the Mamasapano bloodbath.
GABRIELA led more than a thousand women from all walks of life in the One Billion Rising Revolution today at the Bonifacio Shrine in calling for truth and accountability in relation to the Mamasapano bloodbath. “The people want clear and direct answers. There are so many inquiries yet so few answers and only fall guys and sacrificial lambs like Napenas. We want the truth behind Aquino and the US’s full involvement in the Mamasapano operation and we want the Commander in Chief accountable,” said Joms Salvador, Secretary General of GABRIELA.
Salvador also said that even the PNP and AFP rank and file personnel are seeking the truth but some quarters may be sounding a “coup-scare” to muddle mounting calls for the President’s resignation. “This may just be another ploy to subvert the people’s will at making Aquino accountable,” she added.
GABRIELA reiterated their call for Aquino’s resignation in the light of the Mamasapano disaster. The women’s group is calling for the formation of a transition council, composed of respected leaders, not associated with the current administration and are not corrupt. “Succession should not be an issue. Rather than an individual, a transition council can pave the way for the elections which is actually only 14 months for now,” said Salvador.
The One Billion Rising event kicks off the women’s campaign towards International Women’s Day on March 8 when GABRIELA will also highlight Aquino’s accountability in the escalating poverty and violence that Filipino women experience. “More than the Mamasapano bloodbath, Aquino is responsible for the misery that Filipino women and their families experience daily because of his implementation of the neoliberal policies dictated by the US,” Salvador said. “On March 8, which is also the 40th day of the Mamasapano victims, women and the Filipino people will echo a resounding call for Aquino’s resignation.” ###
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Gabriela leads the “One Billion Rising” global event in the Philippines for the third time in a row on February 14, 2015 at the Bonifacio Shrine in Manila
Thousands of women and men gathered to participate in community dancing, cultural performances and speeches to demand the Aquino government’s accountability in crimes against women throughout the country.
The One Billion Rising event was started three years ago by “The Vigana Monologues” playwright Eve Ensler to call to the fact that an estimated one billion women worldwide are victims of sexual harrasment.
Gabriela and the Philippines has always organized one of the biggest such gatherings of 1 Billion Rising events in the world. This year, the event has been redubbed as 1 Billion Rising Revolution to ramp up the campaign’s calls. International stage actor and Gabriela member Monique Wilson leads the international campaign.
Excerpts from the One Billion Rising (OBR) for 2015, dubbed “Rise for Revolution,” held at the Bonifacio Shrine in Manila, Philippines with OBR Global Coordinator Monique Wilson. The dance event calls for truth and accountability in the aftermath of the Mamasapano tragedy and prepares mass mobilizations for March 8, International Women’s Day. The local chapter of the International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS) supports the global event. Intro music in video “On Potok” performed by the indie band Talahib and final song “Babangon na sa Rebolusyon” from the militant women’s alliance Gabriela.
