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Nobyembre 7, 2016 Pahayagan ng Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas ANG Pinapatnubayan ng Marxismo-Leninismo-Maoismo Tomo XLVII Blg. 21 Nobyembre 7, 2016 www.cpp.ph Kontra-militarisasyon 7,000, nagprotesta sa Masbate MAY KABUUANG 7,000 magsasaka EDITORYAL ang nagprotesta sa dalawang ba- yan ng Masbate noong Oktubre 14 Paigtingin ang paglaban at 25 upang kundenahin ang nag- papatuloy na militarisasyon sa sa pinalupit pang Oplan prubinsya. Noong Oktubre 25, may 3,000 magsasaka ang nagrali sa Bayanihan harap ng munisipyo ng bayan ng Cawayan, samantalang aabot na- man sa 4,000 Masbatenyo ang alo pang pinatitindi ang mga armadong operasyong counterin- nagprotesta sa bayan ng Dimasa- surgency ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) sa ilalim ng lang noong Oktubre 14. disenyong-US na Oplan Bayanihan. Tahasang winawalanghiya Ang mga pagkilos ay pinangu- Lng AFP ang diwa ng umiiral na tumbasang deklarasyon ng tigil-putu- nahan ng Bagong Alyansang Ma- kan at ang usapang pangkapayapaan ng GRP at NDFP sa patuloy na kabayan-Bicol, Masbate People's pagpapakat ng mga armadong yunit nito sa daan-daang baryo sa ka- Organization (MAPO) at Karapa- nayunan. tan. Giit ng mga raliyista, dapat Ang mga upisyal ng AFP ay hi- at kasapi ng mga hayag at lihim na umalis sa kanilang mga komunidad bang sa doktrina ng counterinsur- mga organisasyong masa at mga ang mga sundalo at bumalik sa ba- gency na isinaksak sa kanilang utak lokal na sangay ng Partido. Kapag raks. Labag ang kanilang presen- ng kanilang mga guro sa militar ng kinukwestyon ng taumbaryo ang sya sa mga komunidad sa sarili ni- US. Mistulang ibinasura nila ang kanilang mga operasyon, idine- lang idineklarang tigil-putukan. idineklara ni President Duterte ng deklara ng mga sundalo na "NPA Ginagamit ng mga sundalo bilang GRP na patakarang maging lang ang may ceasefire" at "hindi panabing ang pagsesensus at mapagkaibigan sa mga rebolusyo- kami pwedeng pigilan ni Duterte." kontra-drogang Oplan Tokhang. naryong pwersa. Nagsasagawa ng opensibong Tahasan din nilang sinasabi na Nitong nagdaang mga linggo, indoktrinasyon kaakibat ng arma- "Ang NPA lang ang may ceasefire. lalo pang naging masinsin ang mga dong pananakot ang AFP para si- Kami, wala!" operasyong saywar, paniniktik at raan ang BHB at buong rebolusyo- sundan sa pahina 3 panunupil laban sa mga aktibista naryong kilusan. Ginagamit ang "gera kontra-droga" para isagawa syon ng tigil-putukan upang hindi na lutasin ang mga ugat ng gerang si- ang propaganda laban sa BHB at re- matali ang kanilang kamay at ang bil sa pamamagitan ng negosasyon. bolusyonaryong kilusan. kamay ng kanilang hukbo na ipag- Ang gayong hakbangin ay alin- Mabilis na namumuo ang galit tanggol ang kanilang kapakanan at sunod rin sa idineklara niyang nag- ng mamamayan sa mga nag-oopera- mga karapatan laban sa armadong sasariling patakarang panlabas da- syong sundalo dahil sa tahasang panunupil ng AFP. hil ang Oplan Bayanihan ay bahagi pagwawasiwas ng armadong ka- Dapat magkaisa ang buong ng pakana ng US na supilin ang mga pangyarihan, paggambala sa kaayu- sambayanang Pilipino para maigting pwersang patriyotiko. Ang gayong san at kapayapaan, pag-abala sa na labanan ang patuloy na panana- hakbangin ay magiging bahagi rin buhay at kabuhayan, panduduro, lasa ng Oplan Bayanihan, sa parti- ng pagsisikap ni Duterte na tulu- pananakot at pandarahas. Takot at kular ang presensya, okupasyon at yang putulin ang kontrol ng US sa troma ang hatid nila sa mga mga operasyon ng mga armadong AFP at pasunurin sa kanyang mga residente, laluna sa mga bata. sundalo sa mga sibilyang komu- utos. Araw-araw, kumukulo ang galit nidad. Kung hindi tatapusin o susus- ng mga tao sa ginagawang pagyurak Dapat paalingawngawin sa pindehin man lamang ni Duterte ng AFP sa mga karapatang sibil at buong bansa ang sigaw para waka- ang Oplan Bayanihan, mawawalan makataong batas sa mga lugar na san ang Oplan Bayanihan at palaya- ng dahilan para hindi tapusin ng patuloy nilang sinasakop. Sa despe- sin ang lahat ng mapanupil na ar- PKP ang deklarasyon ng tigil-putu- rasyong paluhurin ang masang mag- madong tropa ng AFP mula sa gitna kan. Dumaragdag ito sa patuloy na sasaka sa kanilang kapangyarihan, ng mga sibilyan na komunidad. pagkabigo ng rehimeng Duterte na hindi na iilan ang insidente ng iligal Dapat hingin kay Duterte na tuparin ang kasunduang pag- na pagdakip at pagkulong, pambu- pangatawanan niya ang kanyang papalaya sa 432 bilanggong puliti- bugbog at iba pang paglabag sa mga idineklarang patakarang pakikipag- kal sa pamamagitan ng proklama- karapatang sibil. kaibigan sa PKP-BHB-NDFP at ipag- syon ng amnestiya. Sa harap ng nagpapatuloy na utos sa AFP na itigil ang mga ope- May sumiklab nang malalaking panghahalihaw ng mga armadong rasyong counterinsurgency upang protesta ng libu-libong mamamayan sundalo ng AFP sa mga baryo, luma- bigyang-daan ang pagbwelo ng usa- sa ilang mga bayan. Dapat itong lakas ang sigaw ng mamamayan na pang pangkapayapaan ng GRP at tularan sa buong bansa. Dapat ma- bawiin na ng Partido ang deklara- NDFP sa paghahanap ng paraan na bilis na kumilos ang hayag na mga organisasyon na sumasakop sa buo- buong mga bayan, distrito at pru- ANG Nilalaman binsya upang pagkaisahin ang ma- mamayan at organisahin ang kani- Editoryal: Paigtingin ang paglaban sa lang sama-samang pagkilos. pinalupit pang Oplan Bayanihan 1 Tomo XLVII Blg. 21 | Nobyembre 7, 2016 Makakatuwang sa mga ito ang 7000, nagmartsa sa Masbate 1 mga sentro para sa karapatang- Ang Ang Bayan ay inilalabas sa tao, ang mga taong-simbahan, mga wikang Pilipino, Bisaya, Iloco, AFP, haligi ng paghaharing US sa Pilipinas 4 progresibong abugado at paralegal Hiligaynon, Waray at Ingles. at iba pang sektor na puspusang Tumatanggap ang Ang Bayan ng Panghihimasok at subersyon ng US 6 nagtataguyod sa usapang pangka- mga kontribusyon sa anyo ng mga US, huwag makialam sa Scarborough 6 payapaan. Dapat mabuo ang mga artikulo at balita. Hinihikayat din ang samahan kontra sa Oplan Bayani- mga mambabasa na magpaabot ng Mga katutubo, nagmartsa sa US embassy 7 han sa lahat ng mga baryo na sina- mga puna at rekomendasyon sa Pambansang araw ng protesta 8 sakop ng mga armadong tropa ng ikauunlad ng ating pahayagan. AFP. Lider-aktibista sa Cavite, pinaslang 8 Ipabatid sa buong bansa at buong daigdig ang protesta ng ma- Paggunita sa Rebolusyong Oktubre 9 mamayan laban sa Oplan Bayani- Kumperensya sa Rebolusyong Agraryo 10 han. Dapat mabilis na ilantad ang pananalasa ng mga armadong tropa Desisyon sa coco levy, kinundena 11 ng AFP at mga tropang pangkombat Kagalingan ng mamamayan, igiit 12 ng PNP sa mga baryo. Agad na ipa- batid sa masmidya ang kanilang Ang Ang Bayan ay inilalathala dalawang beses bawat buwan presensya sa pamamagitan ng pag- ng Komite Sentral ng Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas tawag sa radyo, pagkuha ng bidyo o mga larawan at pagpapakalat ng 2 Nobyembre 7 , 2 01 6 ANG BAYAN mga ito sa internet. Dapat mabilis kol sa dinaranas na paniniil sa ilalim syong masa sa loob ng mga lara- na kumilos ang mga progresibong ng okupasyong militar. Mag-organi- ngang gerilya. Abala ang BHB sa midya upang maagap na nalalantad sa at magpakilos ng mga boluntir na pagtulong sa pagsusulong ng mga ang pananalasa ng mga operasyong gustong tumulong sa kampanya la- pakikibakang antipyudal ng masang Oplan Bayanihan. ban sa Oplan Bayanihan. Mag-orga- magsasaka. Dapat kumalat sa buong bansa nisa ng mga pagkilos o misyon mula Ubos-kayang sinusuportahan ng ang protesta laban sa Oplan Baya- sa mga sentrong syudad patungo sa BHB ang paninindigan at pagkilos nihan ng AFP. Dapat itong isagawa mga baryo na sinasakop ng AFP ng mamamayan laban sa Oplan Ba- kaakibat ng pagpapaigting ng mga upang tuwirang makiisa sa paglaban yanihan. Ang mga aktibista at lider- pakikibakang masa upang ipagtang- ng bayan para palayasin ang mga ar- masa sa mga baryo na pinag-iinitan gol at isulong ang demokratikong madong sundalo sa mga baryo. ng AFP ay binibigyang-proteksyon interes ng bayan. Kahit pa hindi ito naglulunsad ng BHB. Dapat palakasin ang suporta ng ng mga opensibong operasyon laban Ang BHB ay nananatiling pina- mga estudyante, taong-simbahan, sa mga unipormadong armadong kamatibay na moog ng demokrati- at mga kaibigan sa masmidya at iba pwersa ng estado bilang pagtalima kong kapangyarihan ng bayan. Tu- pang pwersa sa kalunsuran sa paki- sa deklarasyon sa tigil-putukan ng luy-tuloy itong nagrerekrut at nag- kibaka para palayasin ang mga ar- PKP, pinananatili pa rin ng BHB ang sasanay ng bagong mga Pulang madong sundalo sa mga komunidad pinakamalapit na ugnayan sa masa mandirigma at pinatatatag ang sa kanayunan. upang tulungan sila sa paglutas ng pagkakaisa bilang paghahanda sa Mag-organisa ng mga aktibidad mga suliranin at pagsulong ng mga malalaking laban pa sa hinaharap sa mga eskwelahan, simbahan o pakikibaka. upang biguin hindi lamang ang mga tanggapan sa kalunsuran Katuwang ang BHB, patuloy na Oplan Bayanihan kundi lahat ng upang bigyan ng pagkakataon ang binubuo ang mga sangay ng Partido, ibang pang kampanya ng panunupil mga magsasaka na magsalita tung- ang milisyang bayan, mga organisa- ng kaaway. "7000, nagprotesta. ," mula pahina 1 Sa karanasan ng taumbaryo, ilang beses na "binibisi- sa Cawayan. May mga sundalo rin sa mga komunidad ng ta" ng mga sundalo ang mga bahay ng pinaghihinalaan bayan ng Palanas. nilang tagasuporta ng Bagong Hukbong Bayan. Habang Samantala, kinundena ng BHB-Masbate (Jose Rap- nagaganap ang protesta, iniulat ni Analyn Sabares, resi- sing Command o JRC) ang pinaigting na militarisasyon sa dente ng Cawayan, na bumalik ang tropa ng AFP sa buong lalawigan. Ayon kay Ka Luz del Mar ng JRC, kanyang bahay at hinahanap siya. Bago nito, tat- umigting ang militarisasyon sa isla ng Ticao matapos long beses na siyang "binisita" ng militar. pakatan ng AFP ng mga "Peace and Development “Hindi kami makapagbilad ng Team" (PDT) noon pang huling bahagi ng 2014.
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