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ANG Palayasin Ang Mga Pasista Sa Talaingod Pahayagan ng Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas ANG Pinapatnubayan ng Marxismo-Leninismo-Maoismo Tomo XLV Blg. 8 Abril 21, 2014 www.philippinerevolution.net Editoryal Palayasin ang mga pasista sa Talaingod agdadalawang-buwan na ang matinding operasyong militar kundangang inaabuso ng AFP at pasistang nananalasa ng AFP sa isang kulumpon ng mga ang kanilang mga karapatan. Msityo sa Barangay Palma Gil, Talaingod, Davao del Norte. Iginiit nilang hindi sila babalik Mula unang linggo ng Marso, bata-batalyong tropa ng Armed Forces hangga't hindi sila nakatitiyak of the Philippines ang naghahasik na ng lagim dito. Kinokonsentrahan na ligtas na sila sa paninibasib ngayon ng 68th IB, 60th IB at 4th Special Forces ang walong sityo sa ng pasistang militar. At mangya- Palma Gil, na nagbunsod ng paglikas ng mahigit 1,300 Ata-Manobo. yari lamang ito kung aatras ang Sa ngayon ay kinukupkop sila sa Davao City ng mga taong-simbahan AFP sa kanilang mga komunidad. at iba pang grupong nagmamalasakit. Kasabwat ng militar, sinubu- kang suhulan ang mga bakwit ng Nagdesisyong magbakwit pumayag na supilin ng mga sun- meyor ng Talaingod sa pamama- ang mga Ata-Manobo dahil labis dalo, sakupin ang kanilang mga gitan ng pag-alok sa kanila ng na gutom at paniniil ang katum- komunidad, sirain ang pinaghi- relief goods kung babalik lamang bas ng pamamalagi nila sa kani- rapan nilang mga sakahan at sa- sila sa tinaguriang "safe area" kanilang mga komunidad sa git- laulain ang kanilang mga paara- sa Palma Gil. Subalit mariing na ng walang habas na militari- lan. Lihim subalit organisado ni- tinanggihan ng mga Lumad ang sasyon. Ilang linggo na silang lang nilikas ang kanilang mga tangkang tipunin sila sa isang pinagbabawalan ng mga sun- sityo patungo sa kapata- "hamlet" at hayaang sakla- dalo na pumunta sa kani- gan upang isiwalat sa win ng operasyong lang mga sakahan, sa pa- publiko kung papaanong militar ang ratang na mga taniman walang pa- kanilang ito ng Bagong Hukbong Ba- yan (BHB). Ang kanila na- mang mga eskwelahan ay binabansagan ding "paara- lan ng BHB." Ginawang ba- raks ng mga sundalo ang mga eskwelahan at sinira ang ilang taniman. Maraming lider at mamamayang Lumad ang gi- nipit at isinailalim sa interoga- syon, kabilang ang mga bata, babae at matatanda. May mga pinilit maggiya sa mga opera- syong militar. Noong Marso 20, ang lugar ay mahigit isang oras na binomba ng mga eroplano at dalawang helikopter ng AFP. Nanindigan ang mga Ata- Manobo. Nagkaisa silang huwag mga sityo. Iisa ang kanilang igi- lang pagpapabaya sa kanila ng hanay ng masang Lumad. Para nigiit: ang pag-alis ng mga pa- reaksyunaryong gubyerno. Tat- sa mga reaksyunaryo, dapat ma- sistang sundalo at pagtigil sa long magkakasunod na sakuna natiling aba ang kalagayan at malawakang militarisasyon ng ang tumama sa kanila—ang ma- watak-watak ang masang mi- kanilang mga komunidad. tinding pananalakay ng mga norya para madali silang silawin Isiniwalat din ng mga Lumad pesteng daga na sumira sa kani- ng pera, madaling takutin at ang puno't dulo ng kasalukuyang lang mga tanim at ang kalami- supilin at madali ring pagkaitan operasyong militar—ang pag- dad na dulot ng mga bagyong ng likas na yamang taglay ng ka- hawan ng daan para sa pagpa- Pablo at Crising. Tulad ng nara- nilang lupaing ninuno. sok ng malalaking minahan sa nasan sa iba pang liblib na Tumatambad sa matinding pusod ng lupang ninuno ng mga baryo, walang anumang tulong militarisasyon ng Talaingod at Ata-Manobo. Ang target ng mga na dumating mula sa pamahala- mahigpit na pagtutol dito ng minahan ay ang Pantaron ang lokal at pambansa ng reak- mga Ata-Manobo ang matalas Range, isa sa nalalabi pang ma- syunaryong estado. Kaya nag- na tunggalian ng dalawang kapal na kagubatan sa hangga- inisyatiba silang magpaunlad ng pwersa. Nasa isang panig ang nan ng Davao del Norte, Bukid- produksyon, magtayo ng sarili pasistang AFP, na instrumento non, Davao City at mga prubin- nilang mga paaralan, at maglun- ng reaksyunaryong estado at ng sya ng Agusan. sad ng kampanya sa kalusugan mga kasapakat nitong imperya- Ang mga sityong ginagalu- at iba pa, sa tulong ng mga lista, malalaking burges kum- gad ngayon ng mga nag-oopera- progresibong organisasyon at prador at panginoong maylupa syong sundalo ay nasa tarang- institusyon. para supilin ang mamamayan. kahan ng mayamang gubat na Malupit ngayong sinasalakay Nasa kabilang panig ang mga ito. Mula 2008 ay ilang kumpan- ng mga pasistang tropang mili- Ata-Manobo at iba pang api at ya na ng mina ang nakapagha- tar ang kanilang lugar dahil ma- pinagsasamantalahang mama- pag ng aplikasyon para sa eks- tinding bangungot para sa mga mayan na marubdob na lumala- plorasyon nito. Subalit palagi reaksyunaryo ang pag-usbong ban at naghahangad ng malala- itong napipigilan dahil sa magi- ng tunay na kapangyarihang ba- lim na pagbabago sa lipunan. ting na paglaban ng mga Ata- yan at pakikinabang ng mama- Mahigpit na nananawagan Manobo at mahigpit na pagtutol mayang minorya sa yaman ng ang Partido Komunista ng Pilipi- ng kanilang mga alyado. kanilang lupa. Malagim na pa- nas sa lahat ng mamamayan na Samantala, pinahigpit ng ngitain ang dala sa mga reak- ihayag ang kanilang pagkamuhi mamamayan ang kanilang pag- syunaryo ng pagkakapawi ng ka- at pagtutol sa pasistang dahas kakaisa para ibsan ang sukdu- gutuman at kamangmangan sa na pinakakawalan ng reaksyu- naryong rehimeng Aquino sa Ta- laingod. Wala itong ibang layu- ANG Nilalaman nin kundi supilin ang mga Ata- Editoryal: Palayasin ang mga pasista sa Talaingod 1 Manobo at ipaubaya sa mga ma- Taon XLV Blg. 8 Abril 21, 2014 pandambong na minahan at tro- Kasaysayan ng paglaban sa Talaingod 3 sohan ang kanilang lupang ninu- Tutulan ang abolisyon ng minimum na sahod 4 Ang Ang Bayan ay inilalabas sa no. wikang Pilipino, Bisaya, Iloko, Hili- Ang armadong paglaban ng mga B’laan 5 Ang pasistang paninibasib ng gaynon, Waray at Ingles. Isara ang Tampakan Gold-Copper Mine! 6 AFP sa Talaingod ay salamin ng Maaari itong i-download mula sa Mga kumpanya ng mina sa Ilocos Sur pasistang pananalasa sa iba Philippine Revolution Web Central na matatagpuan sa: at Comval, pinarusahan 7 pang lugar na mayaman ang re- www.philippinerevolution.net Tropa ng AFP, pinalayas sa Sagada 8 kurso at pinagnanasahan ng Tumatanggap ang Ang Bayan ng Sarhento, nabihag sa Comval 9 mga reaksyunaryo. Dapat na mga kontribusyon sa anyo ng mga 11 armas, nasamsam sa Davao Occidental 9 walang kapaguran itong isiwalat artikulo at balita. Hinihikayat din ang 3 magsasaka, pinaslang sa Cagayan 10 at labanan. mga mambabasa na magpaabot ng Sa harap ng mga pasistang mga puna at rekomendasyon sa ikau- Hinggil sa prosesong pangkapayapaan pang-aatake sa Talaingod at unlad ng ating pahayagan. Maaabot ng GPH at MILF 11 marami pang ibang lugar, lub- kami sa pamamagitan ng email sa: Ang RH law at kilusan ng paglaya ng [email protected] hang napapanahon ang pagpa- kababaihang Pilipino 13 patingkad sa maiinit na usapin Ang Ang Bayan ay inilalathala dalawang beses bawat buwan ng mapangwasak na dayong ng Komite Sentral ng Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas pagmimina, ng pagpapalayas sa 2 ANG BAYAN Abril 21, 2014 mamamayang minorya at magsasaka at pagkawasak ng Kasaysayan ng paglaban sa Talaingod kanilang kabuhayan. Ito ang mga usaping nasa ubod ng alawampung taon nang nakikipaglaban ang mga Ata-Manobo sa Comprehensive Agreement on Dmga mangangamkam at nangwawasak sa kanilang lupang ninu- Social and Economic Reforms no. (CASER), ang ikalawang sus- tantibong adyenda sa usa- Noong Nobyembre 1993, nag- Namagitan si Davao City Ma- pang pangkapayapaan. Kabi- tipon ang 25 datu ng tribo para yor Rodrigo Duterte para mabuo lang din sa mga usapin sa CA- magdeklara ng pangayaw o tribal ang isang Memorandum of Agree- SER ang kalunus-lunos na ka- war laban sa malaking kumpanya ment sa pagitan ng Salungpungan lagayang pangkalusugan, ang sa pagtotroso na C. Alcantara at CASI na nagsasaad na lilimita- laganap na mga demolisyon and Sons Inc. o CASI (dating Al- han na ang saklaw ng IFMA sa Ta- sa harap ng kawalan ng prog- sons). May 20,000-ektaryang laingod at aalis na ang mga tro- rama sa disenteng pabahay, konsesyon sa pagtotroso ang CA- pang militar. Matapos ito ay nag- at iba pang mahahalagang SI na sumasaklaw sa malaking sibalikan na ang mga bakwit sa usaping panlipunan. Sadyang bahagi ng lupang ninuno ng mga kani-kanilang mga komunidad. sinasagkaan ng rehimeng Ata-Manobo sa Davao del Norte. Subalit pagkatapos ng isang Aquino ang pag-uusap hinggil Nakuha ito ng CASI sa bisa ng buwan, nagsidatingan ang sa CASER dahil mapatiting- Integrated Forest Management makinarya ng CASI na may es- kad nito ang kriminal na pag- Agreement (IFMA) matapos kort na militar para saklawin ang papabaya ng reaksyunaryong mag-expire ang dati nitong kon- mga lugar lampas sa pinagkaisa- estado sa kagalingang panli- sesyon sa pagtotroso sa pareho hang hangganan. Dahil dito, nag- punan ng mamamayan. Ta- ring lugar. Gusto na noong tuldu- pasya sina Datu Guibang na ipa- nging ang lakas ng nagkakai- kan ng mga datu ang pagkakalbo tupad na ang pangayaw. sang mamamayang nagmama- ng kanilang kagubatan. Dala ang kanilang mga katu- hal sa katarungan at kapaya- Binuo ng mga datu ang Salug- tubong sandata, binalaan nila paan ang makatutulak sa re- pungan 'Ta Igkanugon (Pagka- ang mga gwardya ng CASI. Suba- himen na bumalik sa negosa- kaisa sa Pagtatanggol ng Lupang lit pinagtawanan lamang sila ng syon. Ninuno) sa pamumuno ni Datu mga ito. Pagkatapos balewalain Nagpupugay ang Partido Guibang Apoga at nakipagdaya- ang kanilang ikatlong babala, at lahat ng rebolusyonaryong logo sa CASI at tuta nitong lokal umatake ang mga Ata-Manobo, pwersa at masa sa tapang at na gubyerno para magtakda ng na ikinamatay at ikinasugat ng tatag ng paninindigan ng mga hangganan sa saklaw ng IFMA.
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