October 7, 2012

Pahayagan ng Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas ANG Pinapatnubayan ng Marxismo-Leninismo-Maoismo English Edition Vol. XLIII No. 19 October 7, 2012 www.philippinerevolution.net Editorial Advance the antifeudal struggle, intensify the people's war dvancing struggles for genuine land reform is among the criti- collectivization. cal tasks needed to push the people's war to the next stage of In the more than four dec- Athe strategic stalemate. Conducting antifeudal struggles on a ades of the Philippine democrat- broader scale, level and intensity and mobilizing peasants in their ic revolution, it has been clearly millions will serve as the foundation for achieving a new level of guer- established that the implemen- rilla warfare and establishing organs of political power. tation of land reform is the key to the advance of the revolu- The land reform program is wages of farm workers, raising tionary mass movement in the the main content of the people's the farmgate prices of the peas- countryside. democratic revolution. It is the ants' agricultural products, Until the beginning of the principal demand of the peas- raising production and income 1980s, antifeudal struggles antry, the main force of the and encouraging various forms steadily advanced alongside the democratic revolution. It is the of cooperation. intensification of armed strug- key link in advancing the revolu- Wherever possible, the max- gle and the estbalishment of the tionary mass movement in the imum program of land confisca- people's democratic govern- countryside and mobilizing mil- tion is implemented, which in- ment. Millions of peasants were lions of peasants for the nation- volves the occupation of public, mobilized and benefited from al-democratic revolution. abandoned or donated lands, the gains achieved in these In the main, the revolution- subjecting these to the authori- struggles. ary forces have been imple- ty of democratic people's pow- But due to disorientation, menting the minimum program er, administering them through the implementation of the land of land reform, which involves the peasant associations and reform program waned. The rev- reducing land rent, raising the implementing various forms of Inside this issue... Steeled in agrarian revolution 4 Youth in the revolution 7 Cybercrime law to suppress rights and freedoms 11 olutionary forces were unable to tive areas of jurisdiction. Their returned. take advantage of accumulated goal was to determine how the Higher Party committees up gains to advance to a higher lev- revolutionary program for land to the regional level have been el. This resulted in the noticea- reform could be advanced to a leading current efforts in ad- ble weakening of mass organiza- higher stage and how the peas- vancing struggles for land re- tions and declines in the militan- ant masses could be mobilized form. They have been guiding cy, consciousness and political in their numbers. and training new cadres and Red activities of the masses. Armed There is a need to sum up ex- fighters, local Party branches struggle concomitantly weaken- periences to identify what prob- and peasant associations, con- ed. lems have been encountered in ducting social investigation to The Second Great Rectifica- hewing to the class line in the determine the concrete condi- tion Movement of 1992 called establishment of peasant asso- tions of the peasant masses in for the revival of peasant associations and in implementing the their areas of jurisdiction and ciations, the various mass or- land reform program. It is like- drafting plans on how to ad- ganizations and organs of politi- wise necessary to analyze how vance land reform struggles on a cal power. The New People's Ar- the revolutionary forces have broader scale from the inter- my utilized the greater part of relied on the strength of the barrio level upwards. its time in establishing the orga- most oppressed and exploited For the past several months, nized strength of the masses strata of the peasantry and these committees have been and advancing struggles for land how, in certain situations, rich leading dynamic antifeudal reform. peasant and petty bourgeois in- struggles in various guerrilla In accordance with the calls fluence became dominant and fronts in different areas of the and directives of the CPP cen- resulted in the neglect of peas- country and reinvigorating mili- tral leadership in 2009 to ad- ant associations and local Party tant mass struggles. In launch- vance the people's war to the branches. There is a need to ing these struggles, formerly next stage of the strategic study experiences in implement- passive local Party branches and stalemate, a number of the Par- ing land reform, achieving chan- peasant associations have been ty's leading committees ges in the relations of produc- reactivated. There are allout ef- summed up their experiences in tion and economic status of the forts to repair these organiza- advancing antifeudal struggles peasant masses and what new tions, launch mass assemblies, and implementing the land re- forms of feudal and semifeudal conduct social investigation and form program in their respec- exploitation have persisted and class analysis. Mass discussions, education, propaganda and or- ganizing have become vibrant. By mobilizing the masses to ANG Contents conduct class analysis in the Editorial: Advance the antifeudal struggle, barrios, peasant associations Vol. XLIII No. 19 October 7, 2012 intensify the people’s war 1 have been reestablished on the EV steeled in agrarian revolution 3 basis of the strength of the basic Ang Bayan is published in strata of the peasantry. Com- Pilipino, Bisaya, Iloko, Hiligaynon, 200 students join bungkalan 6 Waray and English editions. mittees have been formed for in- Youth in the revolution 6 It is available for downloading at terbarrio coordination in order the Philippine Revolution Web NPA metes blows on AFP in Samar and Bicol 7 Central located at: to expand the scope of antifeu- NPA-Panay harasses 61st IB 8 dal struggles. The dynamism of www.philippinerevolution.org. Relentless attacks against minorities 9 the peasant associations has Ang Bayan welcomes contribu- Cybercrime law 10 been unleashed and women and tions in the form of articles and youth associations have become news. Readers are likewise enjoined Casiño, senatorial bet 11 active. Old and new mass lead- to send in their comments and sug- NDFP consultant released 11 gestions for the betterment of our ers have strengthened their mil- publication. You can reach us by Philex mine tailings spillage 11 itancy, ably representing the in- email at: Urban poor resist brutality 12 terests of the peasantry in ne- [email protected] Foxconn workers mount uprising 13 gotiations and confrontations with landlords and merchants. Ang Bayan is published fortnightly by the Central Committee In these areas, important of the Communist Party of the Philippines economic gains have been 2 ANG BAYAN October 7, 2012 achieved, including reduced militarization in their villages ine land reform and intensifying land rent, higher farm workers' more courageously. They have the people's war. wages and lower interest on forged plans of action to vigor- Let us likewise draw lessons loans, among others. Policies on ously and militantly confront the from experiences in forging the weighing and pricing farm pro- presence of fascist soldiers, democratic strength of the duce have been adopted and the conduct propaganda in the mass peasant masses by raising their prices of goods in local stores media and muster support from political consciousness and con- reduced. Various forms of coop- various personalities and organ- ducting political education eration and collective work on izations. They have formed their among them and unleashing the communal lands have been im- defense committees and peo- initiative of peasant associa- plemented for individual or col- ple's militia units and coordi- tions under the guidance and lective gain. Last year alone, nate with local units of the peo- correct political leadership of tens of thousands of families ple's army. Recruitment of new the Party and with the support benefited from such gains. Red fighters has further stepped of the people's army. News of successful antifeu- up. Genuine land reform is the dal struggles are spreading like The experiences of guerrilla consistent demand of millions of wildfire in the municipalities fronts that have successfully Filipino peasants. It is a cry that where these have been launched antifeudal campaigns has grown stronger in the face launched, spurring peasants in must be closely studied by Party of worsening forms of feudal nearby areas to take action. The committees and the general and semifeudal exploitation. prestige of peasant associations membership. From these, they Let antifeudal struggles has been raised and their au- must draw lessons to guide them spread like a prairie fire nation- thority recognized even in the in correctly combining the con- wide. Let us mobilize the peas- town centers. Their alliances duct of antifeudal campaigns, antry in their millions to tread with the middle forces have the strengthening of the mass the path of armed revolution. It been strengthened and expand- base and advancing armed is the greatly resurgent peas- ed, and the support of enlight- struggle to the next higher antry, in solidarity with the toi- ened landlords tested. stage. These lessons must be- ling masses and the Filipino peo- Mass organizations steeled come a source of inspiration to ple that will bring people's war in the furnace of antifeudal the peasant masses nationwide to a new and higher stage of ad- struggles have been confronting in advancing struggles for genu- vance. ~ Guerrilla fronts in EV Steeled by agrarian revolution This is the first of a two-part article on the experience of advanc- fronts in Samar island from July ing agrarian revolution in Eastern Visayas (EV). 2011 to April 2012.

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