KALAYAAN-Lihok Mag-aaram

KABATAAN, TUMUNGO SA MANGGAGAWA, SUMAMA SA MAYO UNO!

Makiisa sa pakikibaka laban sa sistematikong pagsasamantala, sa pamumuno ng uring manggagawa tungo sa paglaya ng tao mula sa kagutuman, kahirapan, at kawalan ng dignidad.

Hinuhubaran ng laban para sa dagdag sahod tungo sa nakabubuhay na sahod ang kontradiksyon ng lipunang nagpapanggap na demokratiko - sa isang dako ay ang minoryang naghahari-harian, ang mga kapitalista't gobyernong nagpapayaman mula sa dugo't pawis ng manggagawa. Sa kabilang dako ay ang malawak na hanay ng uring manggagawang bumubuhay sa lipunan pero siyang inaalipin at sinasadlak sa kahirapan.

Imbes na dinggin ang hinaing para sa dagdag sahod, cha-cha at kung paano pa lalo kakamal ng yaman ang inaatupag ng naghaharing uri. Imbes na solusyunan ang problema sa grabeng init, El Nino, at lumalalang krisis sa klima, pagpapaypay sa gera alinsunod sa dikta ng imperyalistang US ang inuuna ng rehimeng Marcos.

Bitbit ang panawagan para sa SAHOD, hindi CHA-CHA! at HUSTISYANG PANG-KLIMA, hindi GIYERA! magkita-kita tayo sa:
6:30 AM Dos Castillos St. corner España Blvd
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Klaro na kung magpapatuloy ang ganitong kalakaran ay wala nang kinabukasan ang kabataan. Kinakailangan natin ng alternatibo kung saan ang yamang nililikha ng mayorya ay pinakikinabangan ng lipunan at hindi nauuwi sa bulsa ng iilan, kung saan ang pabrika't makinarya'y kumon na pagmamay-ari ng manggagawang nagpapatakbo nito, at ang pagsasamantala ng tao sa tao at tao sa kalikasan ay relikiya na lang ng nakaraan.

Sumali sa SPARK: join.sparkkabataan.org

𝗖𝗛𝗔-𝗖𝗛𝗔 𝗡𝗚 𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗔, 𝗣𝗔𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗔𝗣 𝗦𝗔 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗔!

Ang pagpasa ng Kongreso sa Resolution of Both Houses No. 7 o RBH No. 7, ay isang malinaw na pagtataksil sa sangkaestudyantehan, mga manggagawa, at masa. Hindi tayo papayag na ipamigay ang ating mga karapatan sa mga naghaharing uri na walang pakundangan sa ating kapakanan. Ang Cha-cha, o Charter Change, na ipinagpipilitan ng mga nasa kapangyarihan ay isang malinaw na pag-atake sa ating karapatan sa edukasyon at sa kinabukasan ng ating bayan.

Ang Charter Change ay isang pang-aapi sa demokrasya. Sa pamamagitan ng pagpasa ng RBH 7 na may layong baguhin ang mga probisyong pang-ekonomiya ng ating Saligang Batas, nagbubukas ang pintuan para sa dayuhang pagmamay-ari sa ating mga paaralan, midya, at mga public utilities. Subalit, hindi natin dapat palampasin ang ganitong pag-atake sa ating edukasyon.

Ang panukalang ito ay hindi lamang isang banta sa ating kasalukuyang sistema ng edukasyon kundi pati na rin sa ating kasarinlan. Kung papayagan nating ang dayuhan ang mamahala sa ating mga paaralan, ito ay magbubunsod lamang sa mas maraming kabataan na mawalan ng pagkakataong makatanggap ng dekalidad na edukasyon. Ito ay pagpapabaya sa ating kinabukasan.

Ang mga nagsusulong ng Cha-cha ay tila mga kaaway ng kabataan, na handang isuko ang ating karapatan para sa pansariling interes at pakinabang. Hindi natin dapat hayaan ang ating mga kinabukasan ay maging manipulable lamang na mga instrumento ng dayuhan at lokal na kapitalista. Naniniwala ang aming grupo, gayundin ang maraming iba pang mga progresibong organisasyon, na ang Cha-cha sa ekonomiya ay maaaring maging daan din para sa Cha-cha sa pulitika. Ang mga political dynasties na naghahari-harian ay maaaring gamitin ang pagbabago sa Konstitusyon upang mapalakas pa ang kanilang kapangyarihan, magpalawig ng kanilang termino, at iba pa.

Sa halip na pagtuunan ng pansin ang Cha-cha, ang ating gobyerno ay dapat maglaan ng oras at mga resources para tugunan ang tunay na mga suliranin ng bayan. Tutukan ang mga tunay na suliranin ng ating bansa tulad ng kahirapan, kawalan ng trabaho, at kawalan ng hustisya. Ang tatlong dekada ng neoliberal na pagbabago ay hindi nagdulot ng tunay na kaunlaran para sa karaniwang Pilipino. Sa halip, ito ay nagdulot ng krisis sa ekonomiya, pulitika, at lipunan.

Nakikiisa ang Kabataang Lakas para sa Bayan - Lihok Mag-aaram sa malawakang pwersa ng mga manggagawa, magsasaka, at maralita sa iba't ibang organisasyon upang harapin at tutulan ang Charter Change na pinipilit isalaksak ni BBM at ng mga kasabwat niyang nasa kapangyarihan. Ito ay laban nating mga iskolar ng bayan, laban ng mga manggagawa, laban ng mga magsasaka, at laban ng mga maralita sa pang-aapi at pang-aabuso ng iilang mapang-api. Ang tinig ng masa ay hindi magpapahinga hanggang sa mabigo natin ang mga ganid at mapagsamantalang naghaharing uri.

𝙆𝙖𝙗𝙪𝙝𝙖𝙮𝙖𝙣, 𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙞 𝙘𝙝𝙖-𝙘𝙝𝙖.
𝙈𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙨𝙮𝙤𝙣, 𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙞 𝙘𝙝𝙖-𝙘𝙝𝙖.
𝙆𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙤, 𝙝𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙮𝙖, 𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙠𝙖𝙨𝙮𝙤𝙣, 𝙠𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙪𝙜𝙖𝙣. 𝙃𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙞 𝙘𝙝𝙖-𝙘𝙝𝙖.

𝐔𝐏 𝐓𝐀𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐁𝐀𝐍, 𝐁𝐈𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐂𝐇𝐀-𝐂𝐇𝐀 𝐍𝐈 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐎𝐒!

Inaanyayahan ang lahat ng estudyante at kawani ng UP Tacloban na makiisa sa UP System-wide Day of Action against Charter Change (Cha-cha) bukas, Marso 22, 11:30 AM, sa harap ng Multi-Purpose Building (MPB). Inaanyayahan rin namin ang buong UP Tacloban na magsuot ng Itim bukas upang ipakita ang ating pagtutol sa Charter Change.

Pilit na niraratsa ng rehimeng Marcos ang Charter Change kung saan kahapon lang ay pasado na sa Kongreso ang Resolution of Both Houss (RBH) No.7 kung san tinatanggal ang natitirang proteksyon sa ating ekoonomiy na nakasaad sa Saligang Batas ng 1987.

Kagyat bilang pambansang pamantasan, malaki ang ating papel upang hubugin ang diskuro at magpakilos ng masa upang biguin ang Charter Chagne ni Marcos.

LOOK: KALAYAAN-Lihok Mag-aaram, joined by participants from Homonhon and Manicani Climate Justice Movements, alongside diverse groups and bikers from different municipalities in Eastern Visayas, staged a powerful protest marking the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice on December 9, 2023.

The mobilization kicked off in Tanauan, Leyte, where cyclists pedaled their way to the MacArthur Landing Memorial Park in Palo, Leyte. Here, they converged with other groups for a resounding rally advocating climate justice.

Standing together with organizations such as Tmct-cyclist, Gios Kablasanon Homeowners Association PLM-Tacloban Chapter, Heard, Promisi, PMPI, Sanlakas, Oriang, FDC, PMCJ. As we approached the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, our joint efforts today spoke volumes. They revealed how human rights and the fight for climate justice go hand in hand. These moments emphasized a simple yet significant truth: we all want a world where everyone is treated fairly, and our future is protected from the harmful effects of climate change.

NO CLIMATE JUSTICE WITHOUT HUMAN RIGHTS!

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Isang mariing sigaw ang naglalakbay sa bawat iskolar ng bayan, sa bawat kabataang handang lumaban: 𝗕𝗔𝗚𝗨𝗛𝗜𝗡 𝗔𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗔, 𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗜 𝗔𝗡𝗚 𝗞𝗟𝗜𝗠𝗔!

Sa araw-araw na hinaharap ng kabataan, ang panawagang ito ay hindi lamang isang panawagan para sa pagbabago, kundi ang pagtindig laban sa pagnanakaw sa kinabukasan ng bawat isa sa atin. Sa oras na ito ng hamon at pagkilos para sa katarungan sa klima, kami, mga iskolar ng bayan at mga kabataang nangangarap ng isang makatarungan at luntiang hinaharap, ay nagpapahayag ng aming pakikiisa sa bawat indibidwal na lumalaban para sa ating kalikasan at kinabukasan.

Hindi na makatwiran ang paulit-ulit na pagtanggi ng mga nasa kapangyarihan sa Renewable Energy (RE). Nakakasawa na ang patuloy na pang-aabuso sa ating kinabukasan. Hanggang kailan tayo maghihintay samantalang ang mga mambabatas natin ay patuloy na yumayakap sa isang gas-centric Philippine Energy Plan? Ang kanilang kawalan ng aksyon ay isang pagtanggi at sumpa sa ating kinabukasan!

Sa Pilipinas, ang gobyerno ay nagtatangkang magtago sa likod ng carbon capture & storage (CCS) para itago ang kanilang totoong motibo sa patuloy na pagsuporta sa gas at LNG. Ang katotohanan, ang CCS ay hindi lamang perwisyo, ito ay sagabal sa tunay na solusyon — hindi mura at hindi rin epektibo. Ito ay isa lamang sa mga balakid sa ating landas patungo sa tunay na solusyon: patas at agarang pagtanggal ng fossil fuels. Kaya naman, hindi na tayo magpapadala sa mga pakana. Ang aming panawagan: itigil ang mga huwad na solusyon!

Ang katarungan sa klima ay hindi lamang nangangahulugan ng pagbaba ng emisyon. Ang panawagang sumunod sa 1.5C ay panawagan para sa isang kinabukasan na walang iniiwan. Ito ay laban laban sa sistemang nagpapahirap sa atin, bunga ng kasakiman at pang-aapi ng iilan.

Kami sa 𝗞𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝘀𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻 - 𝗟𝗶𝗵𝗼𝗸 𝗠𝗮𝗴-𝗮𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗺 kasama ang mga iskolar ng bayan, ay naninindigan para sa katarungan sa klima. Hindi kami papayag na ang aming kinabukasan ay masira ng mga mapagsamantala at mapang-api na sistema ng kapitalismo. Hindi kami papayag na ang aming karapatan sa malinis at ligtas na kapaligiran ay balewalain ng mga naghahari-harian sa enerhiya. Hindi kami papayag na ang aming mga komunidad ay magdusa sa mga sakuna at krisis na dulot ng pagbabago ng klima.

Iwaksi ang mga huwad na solusyon tulad ng carbon capture and storage (CCS) na nagpapalubag-loob lamang sa mga negosyo ng gas at LNG. Itigil ang pagpapatayo ng mga planta ng fossil fuel na nagpapalala sa polusyon at pag-init ng mundo. Isulong ang mabilis, makatarungan at pantay-pantay na paglisan sa lahat ng uri ng fossil fuel at ang direktang paglipat sa demokratiko, renewable at komunidad-sentrikong sistema ng enerhiya.

Patalsikin ang fossil fuels, itaguyod ang tunay na solusyon para sa kabataan, kinabukasan, at kalikasan ng ating bansa. Sa pagkakaisa at pagtutulungan, tayo ay magtutulak para sa isang mas makatarungan at masaganang hinaharap para sa lahat.

𝙃𝙄𝙉𝘿𝙄 𝙎𝘼 𝙈𝙂𝘼 𝙃𝙐𝙒𝘼𝘿 𝙉𝘼 𝙎𝙊𝙇𝙐𝙎𝙔𝙊𝙉!
𝙆𝘼𝙏𝘼𝙍𝙐𝙉𝙂𝘼𝙉 𝙎𝘼 𝙆𝙇𝙄𝙈𝘼 𝘼𝙏 𝙆𝘼𝙇𝙄𝙆𝘼𝙎𝘼𝙉 𝙉𝙂𝘼𝙔𝙊𝙉 𝙉𝘼!

Youth Letter of Solidarity with Palestine

Dear Ambassador Mohammad,

We, undersigned youth and student organizations, networks, and movements from the Philippines, express our wholehearted support for the worldwide call for an immediate, durable, and sustained humanitarian truce in Palestine.

We recall the overwhelming support given by 120 member states of the United Nations to the UN General Assembly resolution for an immediate ceasefire, which was adopted on October 26, 2023. It is our deep regret that the Philippine government chose to abstain from this call for a ceasefire. We are moved by our common humanity and our desire for sustainable peace in our generation to therefore assure you and the people of Palestine that, while our government as of yet does not take an unequivocal stance in support of a ceasefire leading towards peace talks, we youth of the Philippines do. The Palestinian people can be assured of the friendship and solidarity of the Filipino people.

We echo your previous statements on the decades-long unfair treatment and portrayal of the Palestinian people by the international community. This, we believe, is plainly visible in the “abstain” response of the Philippines towards the ceasefire resolution at the UNGA, a vote which refuses to recognize the overall historical context of the wholesale oppression and displacement of the Palestinian people at the hands of Israel. Nevertheless, we believe the tide is turning, and we are heartened that the Philippines voted to condemn Israel’s occupation of internationally-recognized Palestinian territory along with 144 other nations at the UNGA last November 14.

The Philippines, as a victim of centuries of colonial occupation, must see itself in the plight of the Palestinian people. The flagrant and repeated violations of international law by Israel perpetrated against the Palestinian people must be called out for what it is: it is genocidal violence, aimed at the eradication of the Palestinian people and the theft of their land. We reject any argument of a “right to self-defense” by Israel in the face of its sustained efforts to occupy Palestinian land, and to actively maintain a policy of racial discrimination against Palestinians inside its borders. A country such as the Philippines that grounds its foreign policy on international laws and norms cannot in the same breath accept the oppression of the Palestinian people.

We believe that an immediate ceasefire that opens the path towards peace talks offers the best chance to assure the safety of Filipinos living and working in Palestine and in Israeli territory. As of writing, four Filipinos have been killed in the ongoing conflict. We have no wish to see this number rise. Indeed, we have no wish to see any more death and any more conflict. While a ceasefire can halt further casualties in this current round of violence, talks for a just and lasting peace can prevent any further death, displacement, and destruction in the future.

Furthermore, we assert that the Philippines bears an immediate ethical responsibility to offer refuge and safety not only for its citizens in Palestine, but also to their Palestinian families and loved ones. We recall the noble act of the Philippines from 1937 to 1941 to shelter 1,200 Jewish people fleeing racist persecution in Europe at the hands of fascism. We believe that the same hand of solidarity must once again be extended by the Philippines to the best of its ability, this time to the people of Palestine.

The responsibility to shelter refugees from Palestine goes hand-in-hand with our call for an urgent cessation of conflict. We denounce Israel's cynical weaponization of Palestinians seeking refugee status. It is Israeli arms, and behind it Israeli policy, that is creating a refugee crisis in Gaza. Israel cannot make appeals to the world in the name of humanitarianism while it sends its occupation troops and settlers into Palestine.

We believe that, given the historical context of occupation, a just and lasting peace must rest on the premise of the Palestinian people’s right of return, under which victims of killings, displacement, and discrimination since even before the 1948 Nakba must be allowed to return to their homes and land, or otherwise be offered other equal forms of reparation by Israel. Be assured that our support for the Palestinian people is grounded in our desire for justice at home and abroad.

We join our voices with those of the many millions of people all around the world who are standing up to call for an immediate, durable, and sustained ceasefire, to support Palestine, and to condemn Israel’s brutal siege of Gaza and escalating illegal settlement of the West Bank. It is nothing less than our duty and our pride as a generation to do so. We are committed to doing our share to advancing a just peace in Palestine as part of our commitment to advance justice, peace, and popular power in our own country.

Falasteen hurra! Palayain ang Palestine! Free Palestine!

Youth Letter of Solidarity with Palestine

Dear Ambassador Mohammad,

We, undersigned youth and student organizations, networks, and movements from the Philippines, express our wholehearted support for the worldwide call for an immediate, durable, and sustained humanitarian truce in Palestine.

We recall the overwhelming support given by 120 member states of the United Nations to the UN General Assembly resolution for an immediate ceasefire, which was adopted on October 26, 2023. It is our deep regret that the Philippine government chose to abstain from this call for a ceasefire. We are moved by our common humanity and our desire for sustainable peace in our generation to therefore assure you and the people of Palestine that, while our government as of yet does not take an unequivocal stance in support of a ceasefire leading towards peace talks, we youth of the Philippines do. The Palestinian people can be assured of the friendship and solidarity of the Filipino people.

We echo your previous statements on the decades-long unfair treatment and portrayal of the Palestinian people by the international community. This, we believe, is plainly visible in the “abstain” response of the Philippines towards the ceasefire resolution at the UNGA, a vote which refuses to recognize the overall historical context of the wholesale oppression and displacement of the Palestinian people at the hands of Israel. Nevertheless, we believe the tide is turning, and we are heartened that the Philippines voted to condemn Israel’s occupation of internationally-recognized Palestinian territory along with 144 other nations at the UNGA last November 14.

The Philippines, as a victim of centuries of colonial occupation, must see itself in the plight of the Palestinian people. The flagrant and repeated violations of international law by Israel perpetrated against the Palestinian people must be called out for what it is: it is genocidal violence, aimed at the eradication of the Palestinian people and the theft of their land. We reject any argument of a “right to self-defense” by Israel in the face of its sustained efforts to occupy Palestinian land, and to actively maintain a policy of racial discrimination against Palestinians inside its borders. A country such as the Philippines that grounds its foreign policy on international laws and norms cannot in the same breath accept the oppression of the Palestinian people.

We believe that an immediate ceasefire that opens the path towards peace talks offers the best chance to assure the safety of Filipinos living and working in Palestine and in Israeli territory. As of writing, four Filipinos have been killed in the ongoing conflict. We have no wish to see this number rise. Indeed, we have no wish to see any more death and any more conflict. While a ceasefire can halt further casualties in this current round of violence, talks for a just and lasting peace can prevent any further death, displacement, and destruction in the future.

Furthermore, we assert that the Philippines bears an immediate ethical responsibility to offer refuge and safety not only for its citizens in Palestine, but also to their Palestinian families and loved ones. We recall the noble act of the Philippines from 1937 to 1941 to shelter 1,200 Jewish people fleeing racist persecution in Europe at the hands of fascism. We believe that the same hand of solidarity must once again be extended by the Philippines to the best of its ability, this time to the people of Palestine.

The responsibility to shelter refugees from Palestine goes hand-in-hand with our call for an urgent cessation of conflict. We denounce Israel's cynical weaponization of Palestinians seeking refugee status. It is Israeli arms, and behind it Israeli policy, that is creating a refugee crisis in Gaza. Israel cannot make appeals to the world in the name of humanitarianism while it sends its occupation troops and settlers into Palestine.

We believe that, given the historical context of occupation, a just and lasting peace must rest on the premise of the Palestinian people’s right of return, under which victims of killings, displacement, and discrimination since even before the 1948 Nakba must be allowed to return to their homes and land, or otherwise be offered other equal forms of reparation by Israel. Be assured that our support for the Palestinian people is grounded in our desire for justice at home and abroad.

We join our voices with those of the many millions of people all around the world who are standing up to call for an immediate, durable, and sustained ceasefire, to support Palestine, and to condemn Israel’s brutal siege of Gaza and escalating illegal settlement of the West Bank. It is nothing less than our duty and our pride as a generation to do so. We are committed to doing our share to advancing a just peace in Palestine as part of our commitment to advance justice, peace, and popular power in our own country.

Falasteen hurra! Palayain ang Palestine! Free Palestine!

Signatories:
1. SPARK Samahan ng Progresibong Kabataan
2. Boluntaryong TUPians
3. LPU LEX
4. The League of Political Science - UPHSD
5. Matanglawin Ateneo
6. PNU-Kabataang Urduja
7. Sumilang Publications
8. TUP Dugong Bughaw
9. Enough Is Enough
10. Youth for Climate Hope
11. League of Atenean Historians
12. PNU Social Science Club
13. AMT Student Organization, Philsca Villamor
14. PNU The Thespian Society
15. KALAYAAN-Lihok Mag-aaram
16. CATSU Debate Society
17. Partido Pandayan Organizing Committee
18. PNU TEKSTURA - Tagpuan ng Edukasyon, Sining, at Kultura
19. Musmos Ateneo
20. ASEAN Youth Advocates Network - Philippines
21. The Adamson Chronicle
22. NU Fairview Parliamentary Debate Chamber
23. PWU Psychology Society
24. Ateneo Psyche
25. To***co Free Filipino Youth - Oroquieta City
26. Public Administration Society - Earist
27. BUKLOD CSSP
28. UST Hotel and Restaurant Management Society
29. UP Economics Towards Consciousness
30. Gabay Isko - UP Cebu
31. UP JFA
32. CSU Main University Student Government
33. Ateneo Biological Organization - BOx
34. UP Mindanao Architecture Student Council
35. UST Junior Marketing Association
36. SSC Manila- Junior Marketing Association
37. Gabay Isko
38. LPU Layasari
39. UP PUGAD Sayk
40. KAISA UP
41. FSMJPIC - Young Franciscan Advocates
42. Sanggunian ng mga Mag-aaral ng mga Paaralang Loyola ng Ateneo de Manila
43. Kilos Ko Youth - UP Diliman
44. PUP Sintang Pusa
45. Ateneo Project for Asian and International Relations
46. National University Junior Financial Executives - NUJFINEX
47. Loyola Film Circle
48. The Christian Political Science Society of PCU Manila
49. PUP Psychology Students Association
50. Ateneo Mathematics Society
51. The Ateneo Assembly
52. UP Volunteers for Children
53. Baybayin Ateneo
54. Ateneo Lingua Ars Cultura [ALAC]
55. Practice of Administrative Leadership and Service (PALS-NCPAG)
56. UST Association of Civil Engineering Students
57. Bedan Advocacy and Consciousness Enhancement Society (BACES)
58. SAVE Philippines - Stewards and Volunteers for the Earth Philippines
59. UP Psychedelics
60. UP Political Society
61. Council of Organizations of the Ateneo - Manila
62. JSWAP Cavite State University Chapter
63. CvSU Journalism Guild
64. PUP Guild of English Majors
65. Society of Persons Allied for Community and Equality - SPACE
66. BulSU SG Mental Health Coalition
67. UP Community Development Circle
68. CvSU Silayan
69. PLM College of Medicine Student Council
70. PUP Communication Society
71. Ateneo Special Education Society
72. Ateneo COMELEC
73. Samahan ng Kabataang Boluntaryo ng Pilipinas
74. Ateneo Economics Association
75. PLUME
76. Masbate Youth Movement for Peace and Development Organization
77. PLM - Association of Civil Engineering Students
78. PUP Samahan ng mga Mag-aaral ng Kasaysayan
79. Atenean Car Enthusiasts
80. SUSG Socio-Political Committee
81. TUP Threads
82. Mokoa Animation
83. Kabataan Partylist Katipunan
84. Kabataan Para sa Manggagawa
85. Philippine Society of Law Students
86. The Spectrum - USLS
87. Philippine Alliance of Youth Advocates for Peace (PAYAPA)
88. Caloocan Young Leaders Initiative
89. PUP-Bukluran sa Sikolohiyang Pilipino
90. PLMun Political Science Society
91. Conversations to the World
92. Spaces for Women's Art and Narratives
93. Initiative for Genuine Involvement, Transparency and Empowerment - NCPAG
94. PUP-Bukluran sa Sikolohiyang Pilipino
95. Xavier University - Central Student Government
96. Buklod Atenista

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YOUTH RISE AGAINST FASCISM, CONDEMN STATE PROFILING AND SURVEILLANCE ON STUDENT LEADERS!
PULSO HAN MAG-AARAM alliance and KALAYAAN-Lihok Mag-aaram most vehemently condemns the profiling of state forces on the current student council Chairperson Paul Lachica and Councilor Dianne Laurente.
Reports indicate that on November 13, 2023, police/military units conducted operations at the residences of five UP Tacloban students in different municipalities in Leyte. The focus of these operations was to acquire personal information about the Chairperson and Councilor of the Student Council, including details about their degree program, year level, and other pertinent information. Subsequently, on November 17, 2023, a noticeable increase in police patrols was observed around the campus during nighttime.
This discreet and unsettling approach to gathering intelligence coincided with the on-ground hosting of the Organizations Fair for the current academic year. Notably, this marked the return of student-led activities on the UP Tacloban campus after a four-year hiatus following the pandemic. Regrettably, these incidents have cast a shadow over the highly anticipated resurgence of student engagement in university activities.
It was only three years ago that four UP Tacloban alumni, namely, Marielle Domequil, Frenchie Mae Cumpio, Alexander Abinguna, and Mira Legion, were subject to surveillance and extreme red-tagging, and arrested under fabricated charges. It is imperative to recognize that their arrest is solely attributable to their commitment to endeavors that the government, both in the past and present, has failed to address. Their pursuits involve rendering assistance and relief to communities in distress, advocating for the rights of farmers, and exposing instances of corruption within Region 8. Now, it would seem that the same forces that worked against them are gearing up to stifle any inkling of activism in Eastern Visayas.
These actions are not new to the experience of progressive individuals both in and outside of the University of the Philippines. But, it is clear that here in the Eastern Visayas region, these state forces are more empowered, especially as battalions of troops are deployed all over the Samar-Leyte countryside and the Terror Law remains in effect. This, partnered with the fact that Tacloban City remains a stronghold for the ruling Marcos Jr. administration, has been the cause of extremely limited space for civil organizations to conduct protests and amplify the voices of communities in the margins as we collectively face economic, political, and cultural crises.
We therefore call on these military and police elements to put an end to these Gestapo-like modus as it has caused severe detriment to the sense of safety, as well as the mental and emotional well-being of the UP Tacloban student body. We also urge the local governments of Tacloban and Leyte to call for an end to these intrusive and dangerous profiling of progressive individuals who only seek to help effect change in society.
We demand that the Terror Law be repealed as in the three years that it has been enacted, it has only been used to curtail our rights to organize and protest systemic wrongs that have worsened under this administration.
We assert that academic institutions must remain a demilitarized zone, free from any influence and interference from state forces and free to be a bastion of academic freedom and discourse as part of our constitutional rights. We extend this call for demilitarization to the heavily militarized barrios in Samar and Leyte that have been long-time victims of violence from the military’s killings and arrests of innocent farmers and bombings of farmlands.
We call on the UP Tacloban student body and all the youth of Eastern Visayas to remain steadfast and brave amidst these gross violations of our rights. As the future of our nation, the need to band together becomes crucial as we live out our mandate to serve the people. We also enjoin the administration of UP Tacloban and the UP System to uphold the rights and safety of their constituents.
Finally, PULSO HAN MAG-AARAM encourages everyone to learn from our history, study our society, and take part in the struggle for national democracy. Join national democratic organizations and be one in the fight for genuine freedom!

YOUTH RISE AGAINST FASCISM, CONDEMN STATE PROFILING AND SURVEILLANCE ON STUDENT LEADERS!

PULSO HAN MAG-AARAM alliance and KALAYAAN-Lihok Mag-aaram most vehemently condemns the profiling of state forces on the current student council Chairperson Paul Lachica and Councilor Dianne Laurente.

Reports indicate that on November 13, 2023, police/military units conducted operations at the residences of five UP Tacloban students in different municipalities in Leyte. The focus of these operations was to acquire personal information about the Chairperson and Councilor of the Student Council, including details about their degree program, year level, and other pertinent information. Subsequently, on November 17, 2023, a noticeable increase in police patrols was observed around the campus during nighttime.

This discreet and unsettling approach to gathering intelligence coincided with the on-ground hosting of the Organizations Fair for the current academic year. Notably, this marked the return of student-led activities on the UP Tacloban campus after a four-year hiatus following the pandemic. Regrettably, these incidents have cast a shadow over the highly anticipated resurgence of student engagement in university activities.

It was only three years ago that four UP Tacloban alumni, namely, Marielle Domequil, Frenchie Mae Cumpio, Alexander Abinguna, and Mira Legion, were subject to surveillance and extreme red-tagging, and arrested under fabricated charges. It is imperative to recognize that their arrest is solely attributable to their commitment to endeavors that the government, both in the past and present, has failed to address. Their pursuits involve rendering assistance and relief to communities in distress, advocating for the rights of farmers, and exposing instances of corruption within Region 8. Now, it would seem that the same forces that worked against them are gearing up to stifle any inkling of activism in Eastern Visayas.

These actions are not new to the experience of progressive individuals both in and outside of the University of the Philippines. But, it is clear that here in the Eastern Visayas region, these state forces are more empowered, especially as battalions of troops are deployed all over the Samar-Leyte countryside and the Terror Law remains in effect. This, partnered with the fact that Tacloban City remains a stronghold for the ruling Marcos Jr. administration, has been the cause of extremely limited space for civil organizations to conduct protests and amplify the voices of communities in the margins as we collectively face economic, political, and cultural crises.

We therefore call on these military and police elements to put an end to these Gestapo-like modus as it has caused severe detriment to the sense of safety, as well as the mental and emotional well-being of the UP Tacloban student body. We also urge the local governments of Tacloban and Leyte to call for an end to these intrusive and dangerous profiling of progressive individuals who only seek to help effect change in society.

We demand that the Terror Law be repealed as in the three years that it has been enacted, it has only been used to curtail our rights to organize and protest systemic wrongs that have worsened under this administration.

We assert that academic institutions must remain a demilitarized zone, free from any influence and interference from state forces and free to be a bastion of academic freedom and discourse as part of our constitutional rights. We extend this call for demilitarization to the heavily militarized barrios in Samar and Leyte that have been long-time victims of violence from the military’s killings and arrests of innocent farmers and bombings of farmlands.

We call on the UP Tacloban student body and all the youth of Eastern Visayas to remain steadfast and brave amidst these gross violations of our rights. As the future of our nation, the need to band together becomes crucial as we live out our mandate to serve the people. We also enjoin the administration of UP Tacloban and the UP System to uphold the rights and safety of their constituents.

Finally, PULSO HAN MAG-AARAM encourages everyone to learn from our history, study our society, and take part in the struggle for national democracy. Join national democratic organizations and be one in the fight for genuine freedom!