09/11/2026
𝗡𝗢 𝗧𝗢 𝗣𝗔𝗫 𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔! 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗜𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗘!
𝗗𝗘𝗙𝗘𝗡𝗗 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗦𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗧𝗬. 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝗨𝗦 𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗠!
While Donald Trump faces widespread criticism and opposition within the United States, Marcos and his cohorts appear more than willing to bend over backwards to appease the US President, eagerly awaiting Washington's approval of a deal that puts our land, resources, and national sovereignty on the negotiating table.
How low can this administration go? Instead of asserting Philippine sovereignty and defending the interests of our people, Marcos seems more concerned with securing Trump's blessing than demanding an agreement that genuinely serves the Filipino nation.
The Philippines is not America's colony. Our ancestral lands are not bargaining chips. Our natural resources are not foreign corporations' playground.
𝗣𝗔𝗫 𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔: 𝗗𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟𝗢𝗣𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗪𝗛𝗢𝗠, 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗔𝗧 𝗪𝗛𝗢𝗦𝗘 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗘?
The Marcos administration parades billions of dollars in projected investments and thousands of promised jobs as evidence of progress. But behind these promises lies a fundamental question: Who will truly benefit, and who will bear the cost?
The proposed Pax Silica industrial hub in Tarlac raises serious concerns over the possible displacement of Aeta communities, the loss of ancestral lands and livelihoods, environmental destruction, and the country's growing dependence on foreign capital and technology.
The government's promise of relocation and financial assistance does not erase the fundamental issue: Indigenous peoples must not be made to sacrifice their ancestral territories for an industrial project designed around foreign strategic and corporate interests.
Pax Silica is part of a US-led effort to secure strategic supply chains for semiconductors, artificial intelligence, critical minerals, and advanced manufacturing. We must ask: Will this initiative genuinely develop Filipino technological capabilities, or will it simply turn the Philippines into a production platform for multinational corporations while Washington advances its geopolitical interests?
There can be no genuine development when Indigenous peoples risk losing their ancestral lands, communities face displacement, and our economic priorities are dictated by foreign powers. Technology and industrialization must serve the Filipino people, not imperialist ambitions and corporate profits.
We demand transparency, meaningful public consultation, protection of ancestral domains, environmental safeguards, and respect for Indigenous peoples' rights, including their right to free, prior, and informed consent.
𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗛 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗘𝗢𝗣𝗟𝗘 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗘!
Bayan Muna Youth calls on Filipino youth, students, workers, farmers, indigenous peoples, and all patriotic Filipinos to stand up!
𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗛 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝗔𝗫 𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔 𝗢𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟯!
𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗘𝗢𝗣𝗟𝗘'𝗦 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗧 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗗 𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗠𝗣 𝗢𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟲!
We call on all Bayan Muna and Bayan Muna Youth chapters nationwide to organize political education activities, community discussions, campus campaigns, solidarity actions, and mass mobilizations leading up to November 16, 2026, when the Philippines is scheduled to host the ASEAN Summit and Trump is expected to attend.
Let us expose the real implications of Pax Silica. Let us defend our national sovereignty, stand in solidarity with Indigenous communities, and demand an economy that serves the needs of our people.
𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗜𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗘. 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗦𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗧𝗬 𝗜𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗡𝗘𝗚𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡. 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗙𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗜𝗚𝗡 𝗣𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗗𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗗𝗘!
𝗡𝗢 𝗧𝗢 𝗣𝗔𝗫 𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔!
𝗡𝗢 𝗧𝗢 𝗨𝗦 𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗠!
𝗡𝗢 𝗧𝗢 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗜𝗚𝗡 𝗗𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡!
𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟯: 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗛 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝗔𝗫 𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔!
𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟲: 𝗣𝗘𝗢𝗣𝗟𝗘'𝗦 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗧 𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗠𝗣!
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