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'VFA Dapat Nang Ibasura' Paggahasa sa soberanya, ‘VFA dapat nang ibasura’ Ni Jocelyn Bisuña HINDI TUMITIGIL ANG laban para sa pambansang soberanya sa pagtatapos ng Balikatan Exercises. Ito ang sigaw at maigting ang pangitngitngit ng taumbayan sa mga pinsala sa kabuhayan at karapatang pantao na dinadala ng taunang pinagsanib na pagsasanay- militar. Dumagdag pa rito ang pagaabswelto kay Lance Corporal Daniel Smith ng Court of Appeals kumakailanman sa kasong panggahasa kay Suzette Nicolas o “Nicole”. Umaalingawngaw ang paggigiit para sa pagbasura ng Visiting Forces ITIGIL ANG BALIKATAN. Sabay-sabay na pinalipad ang panawagan ng Bagong Alyansang Makabayan Agreement (VFA) at Mutual Defense (BAYAN), Bayan Muna, Gabriela Women’s Party at Bikolano Alliance for Nationalism against Balikatan (BAN Treaty (MDT) na binasehan ng Balikatan) sa pagtatapos ng tatlong araw na People’s Caravan against Balikatan. nasabing pinagsanib na pagsasanay- Arroyo, Ana Consuelo “Jamby” Madrigal, ng kampanyang pinangunahan ng mga militar. Walang humpay rin ang Loren Legarda, Rodolfo Biazon at iba pang makabayang Bikolano. Idineklara ng mga pagtatalo ukol sa legalidad ng mga personalidad. mga mambabatas na ang pambansang dalawang kasunduan. Pero para sa ibang Nanawagan din sina Satur Ocampo at soberanya ang ipinagtatanggol ng mambabatas, hindi mahihiwalay ang Teodoro Casiño ng Bayan Muna, Liza Masa sambayanan sa pagkukundina sa VFA. usapin ng soberanya sa kaso ni Nicole at Luzviminda Ilagan ng Gabriela Women’s “Kapag pinag-uusapan ang Balikatan, at sa VFA. Party at Rafael Mariano ng Anakpawis isaisip natin na ang imperyalismong “Tapos na ang panahon para sa House Resolution No. 1020 na muling US ay nakatuntong sa balikat ng sa debate. Ilan pang Nicole ang pag-aralan ang epekto ng Balikatan sa mamamayang Pilipino dahil ang Pilipinas kinakailangang para mapagtanto natin pambansang soberanya at sa mga Bikolano. ay nananatiling neo-kolonya ng Estados na ang soberanya ay walang pasubali at Sa pagtatapos ng tatlong araw Unidos,” diin ni Mariano. “Nasa palagiang hindi maipagbibili,” giit ni Sen. Francis na Regional People’s Caravan against interes ng sambayanan ang pagigiit natin “Chiz” Escudero. Balikatan noong Enero 25, nagbigay pugay sa ating pambansang soberanya, sa ating Kasalukuya’y nakasampa pa rin sina Ocampo, Masa, Mariano at Renato integridad pangteritoryo at sa karapatan ang Senate Resolution No. 892 ni Sen. Reyes ng Bagong Alyansang Makabayan ng mamamayang Pilipino sa pagpapasiya Francis Pangilinan na nananawagang (BAYAN) sa tagumpay na nakakamit sa sarili.” sundan sa pahina 2 ibasura ang VFA. Ayon sa kanya, nilalabag ng VFA ang saligang batas dahil hindi ito kinikilala ng Estados Makabayang Bikolano Unidos katulad ng pagkilala ng Pilipinas Naglunsad ng kampanyang Edukasyon dito. Marami ring mga senador at kongresista ang pumusisyon para sa pagbasura ng mga nabanggit na kasunduan. Nagpahayag ng kanilang suporta sina Pia Cayetano, Joker 2 Paggahasa sa soberanya, ‘VFA dapat nang ibasura’ mula pahina 1 Tahasang Paglabag sa Konstitusyon Hindi nagpatinag ang pagkukundena ng maraming grupo sa desisyon ng mayorya ng Korte Suprema kamakailan na kilalanin ang VFA. Ang desisyong ito ay tinutulan rin ni Chief Justice Reynato Puno sa inilabas niyang pahayag noong ika-labing isa ng Pebrero. Ayon kay Puno, hindi dapat ipagpatuloy ang pagbabalahura sa KALINGA NG INA. Mga talakayan sa mga palengke ating pambansang soberanya lalo na kung Pilipino at komunidad, hand painting at kilos protesta mismo ang gumagawa nito. ang isinalubong ng Women’s Movement Against Balikatan (WOMB) sa pagdating ng mga dayuhang Idineklara niya na hindi maaaring militar. Iginiit ng grupo na mas lalala lamang ang isakatuparan ang VFA dahil hindi nito prostitusyon at paggamit ng bawal na gamot dahil natutugunan ang ibang rekisito na hinihingi ng hindi nabibigyang solusyon ng Balikatan Exercises Estados Unidos upang maituring ito bilang isang at gobyerno ang mga tunay na pangangailangan ng mga tao. tratado. Binanggit ni Puno ang kaso ng Medellin vs Texas kung saan pinawawalang-bisa ang isang upang bigyang linaw ang isyu. Oversight Committee on the VFA tratado kung hindi ito “self-executory”. Ayon sa pahayag ng AFP noong noong Setyembre ng nakaraang Sinang-ayunan ito ng National Union of Oktubre ng nakaraang taon, napiling taon na ang Balikatan at iba pang People’s Lawyers (NUPL) at Public Interest paglunsaran ang rehiyong Bikol dahil aktibidad ng hukbong sandatahan ng Law Center (PILC). Sa kani-kanilang opisyal sa malawak na kalupaan, kalawakan Estados Unidos ay nakabalangkas sa na pahayag, isinaad nila ang mga probisyong at karagatan na umaangkop sa kanilang “communications strategy” na nilalaman ng VFA na mas pumapabor sa interes sinasabi nilang panibagong “jungle naglalayong ipatanggap sa mamamayan ng Estados Unidos. warfare maneuvers”. Ngunit biglang ang kanilang presensya. Ipinakita ng NUPL na hinihingi ng nagbago ang kanilang mga sumunod “Ito ay inamin nila sa kanilang kasunduan ang labis na pagtitiwala ng Pilipinas na pahayag nang sinalubong ito ng sariling mga dokumento katulad ng sa Estados Unidos dahil nililimitahan ng VFA malalaking protesta. ANNEX A, Strategic Communication, ang gobyerno ng paraan at karapatan upang Sa pagpasok ng bagong taon, US Pacific Command Joint Training mabantayan kung sinu-sino at anu-ano ang binawi ito at idiniin ng AFP na Strategy,” giit ng grupo. libreng pumapasok at lumalabas sa bansa. misyong “humanitarian” ang Idinagdag nila na tahasang Sa kabilang banda, pumusisyon din ang pagtutuonan ng nasabing pagsasanay. binabanggit sa US Field Manual ang PILC para sa pagbasura ng nasabing kasunduan. Binandera ng AFP ang tinatayang mga pinagsanib na pagsasanay-militar Kinuwestyon nito ang kakulangan ng mga 450 libong dolyar na badyet galing sa bilang isa sa mga taktikang nakasaad probisyong pangdisiplina sa mga paglabag ng Estados Unidos at sampung libong sa ilalim ng Foreign Internal Defense tropang Amerikano sa saligang batas. Bikolano na makikinabang raw sa Augmentation Force (FIDAF) Ayon sa inilabas nilang pag-aaral, hinahayaan serbisyong pangkalusugan at iba pang Operations sa US Field Manual. Idiniin ng gobyerno na ang bansa at ang konstitusyon proyektong bitbit ng Balikatan. din ng BAYAN na pinapatunayan ang magpailalim sa dayuhan kahit na sila ang Ngunit para sa BAYAN - Bikol at ng naging pagsusuri ng NUPL na nasa ating teritoryo. Dahil dito kaya’t madiin na iba pang mga alyansang binuo laban maituturing na bahagi ang tropang kinundina ng PILC ang VFA bilang isang pabigat, sa Balikatan, nililihis lamang ng AFP Amerikano sa operasyong kombat dahil maka-isang panig, ilegal at labag sa saligang batas ang atensyon ng mamamayan sa tunay direkta silang kabilang sa “intelligence na kasunduan. nitong pakay. gathering”. Idinagdag ni Dr. Carol Araullo ng BAYAN na “Ginagamit lang nila ang mga “Ang pahayag ng mga tropang hindi lamang ang konstitusyon ang nilalabag ng misyong ito upang mangalap ng Amerikano na hindi sila sumasabak sa VFA. Binabalewala rin nito ang panteritoryong impormasyon laban sa mga magsasaka operasyong kombat ay hindi lamang integridad ng bansa dahil sa pagpapahintulot nito at sa mga iba pang sumasalungat isang panlilinlang kung hindi isang ng malayang labas-pasok at walang taning na sa mga mapaniil na patakaran ng lantarang kasinungalingan,” anang pananatili ng walang hanggang bilang ng tropang gobyerno,” ani Tessa Lopez ng NUPL. Amerikano. BAYAN – Bikol. Ayon sa NUPL, isa na namang Iginiit ng nasabing grupo na katibayan ang VFA sa di pantay na Misyong ‘Humanitarian’ bilang Interbensyong ikinukubli ng Estados Unidos sa relasyon ng Estados Unidos at Pilipinas. Militar likod ng misyong “humanitarian” ang Ang kasunduan ay isang direktang atake Pabago-bago naman ang mga naging sagot paniniktik at programang kontra- sa pambansang soberanya at kasarinlan. ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) insurhensiya. Kasangkapan raw ang “Tanda ang pananatili ng dayuhang mga proyektong ito upang panatilihin tropa at mga gamit militar ng patuloy ang kapangyarihan ng Estados Unidos na dominasyon at panghihimasok sa Asya-Pasipiko at kontrol sa ng Estados Unidos sa mga panloob ekonomiya ng bansa. na usapin ng isang tinaguriang Isinasaad sa petisyon ng independyenteng bansa,” iginiit ng BAYAN na ipinasa sa Legislative BAYAN. 3 grupo upang maihatid ang mensahe namin,” sabi ni Bisuña. Idinaan ng UMALAB CA sa tula, musika at mga myural ang pagkukundina sa Balikatan sa “Kanta, Kurit, Rawit-Dawit”. Lumahok dito ang Kabulig – Bikol, Kaboronyogan Cultural Network at iba pang sumusuportang IBA’T IBA. Kinakatawan ang iba’t ibang organisasyon, sektor at probinsiya, pinangunahan ng BAN Balikatan grupo. Maliban sa mga talakayan, noong Pebrero 8 ang pagkokonsolida ng mga mamamayang Bikolano laban sa ehersisyo. pagtatanghal pangkultura naman sa mga kalsada ang inilunsad ng SUMABA KA. Sa pangunguna ng LAMBAT-Bikol at ng ALMA-ALAB, inilunsad ng mga mangingisdang Albayano ang “Bangkaton Laban sa Balikatan” noong ika-labing anim ng Marso. Itinanghal rin ng Kaboronyogan KAPIT-BISIG NA PAGTUTOL ANG SUMALUBONG SA Cutural Network ang “Kalbaryong ika-dalawampu’t limang Balikatan Exercises na idinaos ngayong Balikatan, Pasakit sa Banwaan” sa`Naga, Sorsogon at Albay noong taon sa rehiyong Bikol. Bago pa man dumating ang mga tropang mahal na araw. Pinangunahan Amerikano at Pilipino sa mga lugar na lulunsaran ng magkasanib na naman ng UMALAB CA at Irayana pagsasanay-militar ay malakas na ang sigaw ng pagkukundina mula Cultural Group ang “Kalbaryo sa mga mamamayang Bikolano. Sunod-sunod na pagkakabuo ng mga Kan
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