Alvin Luque’s journey to immortality
“I have no regrets with the choice I have made…and I will use this life to make my mark, together with other revolutionaries, in liberating the people from a rotten society. And should I die in the course of this fight, it is one death I know that is well worth bearing.” — Alvin Luque / Ka Joaquin Jacinto
Army, police kill Alvin Luque in midnight raid
Prominent Davao activist Alvin Luque, who after many threats to his life by suspected State agents joined the New People’s Army (NPA), was killed by a composite military and police team in a raid at 1 AM this morning in Tandag City, Surigao del Sur.
Hustisya, panawagan sa sunud-sunod na pamamaslang sa mga aktibista
Ginanap sa Metro Manila ang isang ‘Global Day of Action for Justice’ sa Bantayog ng mga Bayani sa Quezon City noong Agosto 19 na ang panawagan ay hustisya sa mga biktima ng pagpaslang laluna sa mga aktibista.
‘Pinatay siya dahil sa kaniyang paghahangad ng tunay na kapayapaan’
“Pinatay siya hindi dahil siya ay rebelde, hindi [dahil] siya ay may ginagawang krimen. Bali pinatay siya dahil sa kaniyang paghahangad ng tunay na kapayapaan. Saan tayo nakakita, anong klaseng sistema ito, na ang mga taong naghahangad ng kapayapaan ay marahas na pinapatay?”
‘Matigas ang ulo niyo!’
Blaming the people for quarantine woes and difficulties absolves the government of its primary responsibility of effectively fighting COVID19 while protecting the rights and welfare of the people. “Matigas ang ulo niyo!” doesn’t explain away the problems the regime itself should be accountable for.
Bayan asks government, ‘Where is your health and economic roadmap to end lockdown?’
“The people want to know the comprehensive plans that are being taken to effectively fight Covid-19 en route to lifting the lockdown. Absent a set of goals on lifting or easing the lockdown, it would appear that what the government is preparing for is another lockdown extension,” Bayan warned.
Beyond late night pep talks
What will prolong the lockdown is the failure of the government to implement the necessary health measures to confront the pandemic. What will prolong the lockdown is the failure of government to implement the needed economic support for the people. A hungry populace will not stay put and will break quarantine protocols, and will be more vulnerable to sickness. Kaya talagang mahigpit na magka-ugnay yung health at economics.
Bayan urges gov’t to prioritize the poor during lockdown extension
“The longer the lockdown, the greater the number of people needing assistance. Even the middle class is feeling the increasing burden,” the country’s biggest alliance of progressive groups said in a statement.
BAYAN demands freedom of all political prisoners
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) joined UN High Commissioner on Human Rights Michelle Bachelet’s call for the freedom of all political prisoners in the time of the corona virus disease (Covid-19) pandemic to save them from possibly contracting the virus in the often crowded and inhumane conditions of jails worldwide, especially in the Philippines. The action […]
A new hope: The issues and struggles of 2019
Through it all, the struggling Filipino people stood their ground, made significant advances, pushed back against tyranny and scored victories for the people.