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Magkaisa at Wakasan Ang Rehimeng US-Arroyo Lang Araw Na Lamang Bago Ang Reaksyunaryong Eleksyon Sa Mayo 10 Pahayagan ng Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas ANG Pinapatnubayan ng Marxismo-Leninismo-Maoismo Taon XLI Blg. 9 Mayo 7, 2010 www.philippinerevolution.net Editoryal Magkaisa at wakasan ang rehimeng US-Arroyo lang araw na lamang bago ang reaksyunaryong eleksyon sa Mayo 10. Umaasa ang maraming Pilipino na kasabay ni- I to ay matatapos na ang termino ng kinamumuhiang rehimeng US-Arroyo. Sawang-sawa na ang mamamayan sa paghaharing US-Arroyo. Sa mahigit siyam na taon nito sa poder, tu- luy-tuloy na dumausdos ang kabuhayan, sumirit ang disempleyo at lalong lumaganap ang kahirapan, ka- gutuman at kaapihan. Naging sunud-sunuran ang papet na rehimen sa mga dikta ng among imperyalistang US. Binigyang-daan ang permanenteng presensya ng mga tropang Amerikano sa bansa at ang panghihimasok ng US sa lahat ng mahahalagang usapin kabi- lang na ang eleksyon, para mapanatili ang neokolonyal na paghahari ni- to sa bansa. Bunsod ng todo-largang pagsasakatuparan ng imperyalistang patakarang neoliberal, nawasak ang mga produktibong pwersa, lumala ang problema sa lupa at ang pagkaatrasado at pagkalugmok sa krisis ng kabuhayan ng mamamayan. Walang hanggan ang pandarambong at pangungurakot. Labis ang kasa- latan ng serbisyo sa kalusugan, edukasyon, paba- hay at iba pang batayang pangangailangan ng mama- mayan. Lalong naging bangkarote at lubog sa utang ang reaksyunaryong gubyerno. Hinigitan ng siyam na taong Oplan Bantay Laya ang kalupitan at terorismo ng lahat ng mga nagdaang kontra- mamamayang kampanya ng panunupil ng papet na reaksyunar- yong estado. Nilagpasan nito ang 14 na taon ng pasistang dik- tadurang US-Marcos sa dami ng mga kaso ng ekstrahudisyal na pagpatay at pagdukot ng mga aktibista, paghahasik ng teror sa Mga tampok sa “Oplan RAFAEL,” 51 armas, nasamsam Imahe ni Ka Bel, gumugulong na ng BHB sa Negros at pinasinayaan sa isyung ito... PAHINA 3 Mindanao PAHINA 6 Maynila PAHINA 8 buong bansa, maramihang pwersa- mamamayan ay nalilihis dahil sa mamamayan kasama ang mga hang pagpapalikas ng mamamayan ingay ng bulok na reaksyunaryong pwersang anti-Arroyo para madala at iba pang mga paglabag sa kara- eleksyon. Ang mababaw na tugon sa mapagpasyang wakas ang pag- patang-tao. sa mga matagal nang hinaing ng hahari ni Arroyo, gaano man katin- Tuluy-tuloy pa rin ang mga ma- mamamayan, ang mga gimik at ang di at katagal ang pakikibakang ito. niobra ni Gloria Arroyo upang tiya- maigting na bangayan ng mga re- Sa pagkakaisa at pagsusulong kin sa iba’t ibang paraan ang pag- aksyunaryong partido at kandidato ng laban para wakasan na ang rehi- papalawig ng kanyang paghahari. ay humahatak at humahati sa ha- meng US-Arroyo, dapat higit pang Handa siya at ang kanyang mga ka- nay ng mamamayan at tumatabon patingkarin ang matagal nang mga sapakat na bagtasin ang mahabang sa mas malaki at mas mahalagang hinaing ng mamamayan at mga sa- ruta ng pag-upo sa Kongreso, pag- laban para hadlangan ang pagpa- ligang usaping nararapat tugunan hawak ng aktwal na kapangyarihan palawig pa ng naghaharing rehi- sa ilalim ng anumang kaayusang bilang Speaker at pagtulak ng men at kumprontahin ang mabibi- hahalili sa kinamumuhiang rehi- “Chacha” hanggang mailuklok ang gat na mga saligang suliranin ng men. sarili bilang Punong Ministro sa bayan. Kaalinsabay nito, dapat ding ilalim ng bagong sistemang parla- Higit kailanman, dapat himukin mahigpit na bantayan, ilantad at mentaryo. Nakahanda rin siyang ang lahat ng partido at kandidato labanan ang higit na panghihima- udyukin at samantalahin ang kagu- ng oposisyon na magkaisa kabali- sok ng imperyalismong US. luhan ng eleksyon (kabilang ang kat ng mamamayan oras na ipilit Sa mga susunod na araw at malawakang pagpalya at maraming ng naghaharing pangkatin ang mga linggo, malalagay sa sentro ng pu- anomalya sa de-kompyuter na elek- maniobra para panatilihin sa poder litika sa bansa at maaaring human- syon) at suungin ang paspasang si Gloria Arroyo. tong sa malaking pagsambulat ang ruta ng paggamit ng tahasang da- Dapat buuin ang pinakamala- ilang taon nang kumukulong laban has. Sisikapin din niyang maikuha wak na pagkakaisa ng lahat ng para wakasan ang naghaharing re- ng “ligal” na basbas ang mga ito sa pwersang anti-Arroyo upang tiya- himeng US-Arroyo. Anuman ang pamamagitan ng isang Korte Sup- kin ang pagwawakas ng rehimen at kalalabasan ng kasalukuyang elek- remang kontrolado niya. ang pagpapanagot sa pangkating syon at anuman ang aabutin ng Ang mga ito’y lalong nagpapa- Arroyo sa lahat ng krimen nito sa mga maniobra ng pangkating Arro- sidhi sa pagkamuhi ng mamamayan bayan. Dapat maging mapagbantay yo, tiyak na mag-iibayo pa ang at pag-igting ng kanilang pagnana- at puspusang kumilos upang bigu- banggaan sa hanay ng mga magka- is na tuluyan nang wakasan ang in ang lahat ng maiitim na pakana karibal na paksyon ng mga reaksyu- paghahari ni Arroyo. ng naghaharing pangkatin. Dapat naryo. Ang ibubunga nitong di ka- Gayunman, ang atensyon ng aktibong kumilos ang malawak na raniwang pagtindi ng bangayan sa hanay ng mga reaksyunaryo at ma- ANG laking kaguluhan sa reaksyunar- Nilalaman yong estado ay magsisilbing mai- nam na pagkakataon na dapat ma- Taon XLI Blg. 9 Mayo 7, 2010 Editoryal sagpang tungo sa ibayong pagsiga- Magkaisa at wakasan ang rehimeng Arroyo 1 Ang Ang Bayan ay inilalabas sa bo ng paglaban ng mamamayan at wikang Pilipino, Bisaya, Iloko, Hili- “Oplan RAFAEL,” gumugulong na 3 malaking pag-igpaw ng rebolusyo- People power kapag pumalya ang eleksyon 4 gaynon, Waray at Ingles. naryong kilusan. Maaari itong i-download mula sa Pananalanta ng pasistang estado Morong 43, inilipat sa Camp Bagong Diwa 5 Dapat puspusang paghandaan Philippine Revolution Web Central na Areglo sa mga Marcos, tinututulan 5 matatagpuan sa: at samantalahin ng mga rebolusyo- Maguindanao masaker, ihahapag sa UN 5 naryong pwersa at ng mamamayan www.philippinerevolution.net Matatagumpay na TO Tumatanggap ang Ang Bayan ng 24 na armas, nasamsam sa Negros 6 ang hinaharap nating pambihirang mga kontribusyon sa anyo ng mga 27 armas, nasamsam sa Mindanao 6 pagkakataon para sa ibayo pang artikulo at balita. Hinihikayat din ang Mga ambus sa iba’t ibang rehiyon 7 pagsusulong, di na lamang ng pag- mga mambabasa na magpaabot ng Kumpanya ng mina, kaaway ng bayan 8 mga puna at rekomendasyon sa ikau- Araw ng Pagggawa, ginunita 8 papabagsak sa rehimeng US-Arro- unlad ng ating pahayagan. Maaabot Imahe ni Ka Bel, pinasinayaan 8 yo, kundi ng tuluy-tuloy na pakiki- kami sa pamamagitan ng email sa: Balita 9 baka hanggang sa mabigyang-wa- [email protected] kas ang buong bulok na papet at Ang Ang Bayan ay inilalathala dalawang beses bawat buwan reaksyunaryong naghaharing esta- ng Komite Sentral ng Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas do at sistema. ~ 2 ANG BAYAN Mayo 7, 2010 “Oplan RAFAEL,” gumugulong na binunyag ng partidong Bayan Muna (BM) nitong Mayo 5 ang tinagu- PCOS machine upang matiyak na rian nitong “Oplan Retain Arroyo through Failure of Elections (Oplan wala itong depekto. I RAFAEL),” ang pangkalahatang plano ng pangkating Arroyo para ma- Sa kabila ng desisyon ng COME- kapanatili sa poder. Ayon kay Rep. Teddy Casiño ng BM, kung pagdudug- LEC na itutuloy pa rin ang eleksyon tung-dugtungin ang mga nangyayari ngayon, makikita na buo at ipina- sa Mayo 10 at gagawa na lamang tutupad na ang mga sangkap ng Oplan RAFAEL. daw sila ng plano kung ano ang ga- Ang pagbubunyag na ito ay ka- chine ay maaaring mahuli rin ang gawin sakaling magkaroon pa rin sunod ng mga kaguluhang ibinun- dating sa mga lugar na iyon. Itata- ng malaking aberya sa mismong sod ng pagpalya ng mga Precinct bi na lamang daw muna ang mga araw ng eleksyon, hindi pa rin isi- Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machine napunuang balota at saka na la- nasaisantabi ni Arroyo ang posibi- nang subukan ang mga ito sa li- mang ipapasok sa mga PCOS ma- lidad na hindi matuloy ang elek- mang syudad at apat na prubinsya chine kapag nakarating na ang mga syon. Tuluy-tuloy ngayong pinag- sa Luzon noong Mayo 3. Ang PCOS ito at ang bagong mga flash card. pupulungan ito nina Arroyo at kan- machine ay ang kompyuter na mag- Lalo’t sa parehong mga lugar na yang mga kasapakat sa Malacañang bibilang ng mga boto. ito, kabilang ang maraming lugar at pinaghahanda nila ang mga Nalantad noong Mayo 3 ang sa Moro Mindanao, karaniwang na- pwersang militar sakaling magkaro- mga depekto sa mga flash card na gaganap ang malawakang pandara- on nga ng malaking aberya sa de- naglalaman ng datos na pagbaba- ya sa eleksyon, pinangangamba- kompyuter na bilangan ng boto. sehan ng kompyuter sa pagbibilang hang mapapakialaman ang mga Halos nakakasa na ang lima sa ng boto. Sa ilang pagsubok na pag- maitatabing napunuan na ngunit di walong mga kundisyon ng pagpalya boto para sa halalang pampresi- pa nabilang na mga balota bago ng eleksyon para makapanatili si dente, anuman ang markahan sa maipasok sa mga PCOS machine. Arroyo lampas sa kanyang termino, sampol na balota ay puro ang pa- Sa ilang presinto sa Metro Ma- ani Casiño. ngalan ng manok ng Malacañang nila kung saan naihatid at nasubu- Bukod sa mga problemang ki- na si Gilbert Teodoro ang binibi- kan na ang mga bagong flash card, nakaharap ng de-kompyuter na lang ng makina. Mas marami pa ibinalita ng COMELEC na nagtutug- pagbibilang ng boto at kaugnay na ang katulad na pangyayari sa pag- ma na ang bilang sa panukalang pagsuspindi ng hala- bibilang ng mga boto sa antas-lo- boto. Ngunit mala- lan, ang iba pang elemento kal. wak pa rin ang pag- ay ang 1) kawalan Ayon sa Commission on Elec- dududa na sa mara- ng nakaupong tions (COMELEC) at ng Smartmatic- ming lugar, ang ipapalit na Senate TIM, nagkaroon lamang ng proble- mga flash card ay maglalaman Presi- ma sa pagbabasa ng mga flash card pa rin ng elektronikong panda- dent na sa mga boto dahil sa nabagong di- raya, bagamat mas pulido na siyang senyo ng mga balota.
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