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Written by Philippine Communist Party (PKP-1930)Tuesday, 25 November 2014 09:55 - Last Updated Wednesday, 25 February 2015 10:02

Sulong!, November 2014 [En]

CONTENTS OF THE NOVEMBER 2014 ISSUE OF SULONG ! (Forward !),

THE MONTHLY ORGAN OF THE PARTIDO KOMUNISTA NG PILIPINAS

(PKP-1930, THE PHILIPPINE COMMUNIST PARTY)

1. PKP-1930 Celebrates the 84th Anniversary of its Public Launching, and the 97th

Anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution (GOSR).

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2. Mensahe para sa Nobyembre 7, 2014.

3. PKP-1930’s Contribution to the 16th International Meeting of Communist and

Workers’ Parties, Guayaquil, Ecuador, November 13 to 15, 2014.

4. Message of Greetings and Solidarity to the 53rd Congress of the Communist Party

of Britain (CPB).

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PKP-1930 CELEBRATES THE 84TH ANNIVERSARY

OF ITS PUBLIC LAUNCHING, AND THE 97TH

ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREAT OCTOBER

SOCIALIST REVOLUTION (GOSR)

The Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas (PKP-1930, the Philippine Communist Party)celebrated the 84th anniversary of its public launching, and the 97th anniversary of theGreat October Socialist Revolution, with a meeting of around 350 members and some 20guests at the Casita de San Jose Resort in Bustos town, Bulacan province, on November7, 2014.

The PKP-1930 was formally organized in Manila by leaders of trade unions and peasantassociations on August 26, 1930, the 34th anniversary of the launching of the 1896Revolution against Spanish colonialism. The party was publicly launched at a massiverally at Plaza Moriones, in the heart of Manila’s working class district of Tondo, onNovember 7, 1930, which was the 13 th

anniversary of the triumph in Russia of the Great October Socialist Revolution (GOSR).The party’s founding on the anniversary of the Philippine revolution against colonialism,and its public launching on the anniversary of the GOSR, symbolized the party’s twinprinciples of patriotism and internationalism.

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In a speech, the party general secretary, Comrade Antonio Paris, recalled the 6 mainaims enunciated by the party at its public launching on November 7, 1930 : total nationalindependence ; the dismantling of US imperialism in the Philippines ; the defense of therights of the working masses against all forms of exploitation ; the forging of the unity ofFilipino workers and peasants in the struggle against reformism and opportunism ;solidarity with national liberation movements and socialist countries in the struggleagainst colonialism and the world capitalist system ; and the building of a socialist statein the Philippines governed by our working masses.

Up to now, these aims remain unfulfilled. The Philippines remains a neo-colonymanipulated by US imperialism in the economic, political, military, cultural and otherfields. National unity remains weakened by pro-imperialist rebel and secessionist groupswhich are being used to undermine national sovereignty and territorial integrity. Thegovernment remains captive in a debt trap, and remains pliant to dictates of the WB, IMF,WTO and other imperialist institutions.

The people are continually fed with illusions that progress can still be attained bymaintaining the present neocolonial capitalist system, and even fed with blatant liesabout the benefits of privatization, business deregulation and import liberalization. Massmedia is even flooded with lies about the world situation, with Syria and Palestinedemonized ; with the terrorist US-NATO-Israeli axis projected as the bulwark of the“war-against-terror” ; and with the truth about the imperialist creation and nurturing ofthe “Islamic State”, “Al-Qaida”, “Al-Nusra” and other fundamentalist terrorist groupshidden from view.

Under the present situation, even more efforts need to be exerted to realize the party’s

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lofty aims, and the GOSR should be held even higher as the main inspiration in ourstruggles. The GOSR brought to reality mankind’s dreams of freedom and social justice,proving that the transfer to the whole people of the ownership of the means ofproduction will end unemployment and inequality, and make more available the people’sbasic needs.

The GOSR opened for humanity the new epoch of socialist revolutions --- where peopleseverywhere are advancing the struggle for socialism in order to realize free education,free medical and child care and other social services, including sufficient wages andaffordable food, housing, electricity, water and other utilities. Only socialism broughtabout a culture of collectivism and fraternal assistance, and of diligent care for the agedand those with disabilities. It is this culture that is being nurtured in Cuba and otherremaining socialist countries, as well as in the socialist-oriented countries which aremembers of the Bolivarian Alliance in the Americas (ALBA)

In closing, Comrade Paris called for greater militancy in the struggle for nationaldemocracy and socialism in our country, through active leadership in the day-to-daystruggles of the different sectors of the working masses for their rights and interests. Healso thanked all the comrades and guests who came to join in this celebration,particularly those comrades who made special sacrifices in making the long and costlytrips from the distant Cagayan Valley and Bicol regions.

At this celebration, the PKP-1930 also received messages of greetings and solidarityfrom several mass organizations, as well as from a formation of several groups whichhave earlier bolted from the local maoist movement.

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MENSAHE PARA SA NOBYEMBRE 7, 2014

Mga kasama at mga kaibigan :

Una sa lahat ay nais kong pasalamatan ang Pambayang Komite ng ating Partido dito saBustos, at ang Panlalawigang Komite ng ating Partido dito sa Bulakan, sa kanilang mgapaghahanda na isinagawa upang matiyak ang mahusay na pagdaraos rito sa Casita deSan Jose Resort ng ating pagdiriwang ng Ika-84 na Anibersaryo ng PampublikongPaglulunsad sa ating Partido noong Nobyembre 7, 1930. Gayundin ay idinaraos natinngayon ang pagdiriwang sa Ika-97 Anibersaryo ng Dakilang Rebolusyong Sosyalista nanagtagumpay sa Rusya noong Nobyembre 7, 1917.

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Maraming salamat rin sa pagdalo ng maraming kasapi ng ating Partido sa pagdiriwangngayon ng napakahalagang araw na ito. Bagama’t mas maraming kasapi ang wala ritodahil sa mga suliraning pangkabuhayan, pero malaking kaligayahan para sa ating lahatang magkaroon ng malakihang pagsasama-sama na katulad nito. Dapat higit napasalamatan ang ating mga kasama mula sa malalayong lalawigan, na gumagawa nglahat ng sakripisyo --- gastos, pagod, puyat --- upang makadalo rito ngayon. Sila’ynagbabahagi ng mga balita hinggil sa paglawak at pag-unlad ng ating kasapian ---bagama’t unti-unti --- sa kani-kanilang mga lalawigan. Mamaya ay maghahandog rin silang kanilang mga inihandang mga rebolusyonaryong pagtatanghal na pangkalinangan.

Tulad ng alam na nating lahat, ang ating Partido --- ang Partido Komunista ng Pilipinaso PKP-1930 --- ay itinatag noong Agosto 26, 1930, sa Ika-34 na Anibersaryo ngpaglulunsad nina Gat Andres Bonifacio ng Himagsikang 1896 laban sa kolonyalismongEspanyol. Para sa pampublikong paglulunsad ng ating Partido, na itinakda sa PlazaMoriones sa Tundo --- sa pusod ng distrito ng mga mahihirap na manggagawa saKamaynilaan --- ay pinili ang araw ng Nobyembre 7. Pinili ang araw na ito ng mgatagapagtatag ng ating Partido --- sa pangunguna nina Kas. Crisanto Evangelista atAntonino Ora --- dahil sa kahalagahan ng Nobyembre 7, 1917.

Inilunsad sa publiko ang ating Partido noong Nobyembre 7, 1930, sa ika-13 Anibersaryonoon ng pagtatagumpay ng Dakilang Rebolusyong Sosyalista sa Rusya, angkauna-unahang rebolusyong sosyalista sa daigdig. Lagi nating idinidiin na angrebolusyong iyon ang nagbukas sa bagong pandaigdigang epoka ng rebolusyongsosyalista para sa sangkatauhan. Mula sa larangan ng teorya na binuo nina Karl Marx atFriedrich Engels, ang sosyalismo ay naging realidad sa Rusya, sa siyentipikongpagtatatag rito ng mga Komunistang Ruso sa pamumuno ni Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. Sailalim ng kanilang hibo, ang rebolusyong sosyalista ay lumawak sa iba pang mgabansang kalapit ng Rusya, at naitatag ang mapagkapatirang Unyon ng mga RepublikangSobyet Sosyalista noong 1922.

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Matagal na pinagyaman at pinalakas ng mga mamamayang Sobyet, sa pamamagitan ngnapakalaking sakripisyo, ang sosyalistang sistema sa kabuuan ng Unyong Sobyet. Angpag-unlad ng Unyong Sobyet noon pa man ang siyang nagsilbing inspirasyon sapagtatatag ng ating Partido dito sa ating bansa, at gayundin sa pagtatatag ng mgaPartido Komunista at Partido Obrero sa iba pang mga bansa. Bakit naging inspirasyonng mga pundador ng ating Partido ang Dakilang Rebolusyong Sosyalista sa Rusya ?Ito’y sapagkat ang sistemang sosyalista na unang naitatag sa pagtatagumpay ngDakilang Rebolusyong Sosyalista noong Nob. 7, 1917, ang siyang naging kaganapan ngkalayaan at katarungang panlipunan na matagal nang mga pangarap ng sangkatauhan.

Pangunahin na, naipakita nito na maaaring maalis ang pribadong pag-aari at kontrol ngmga mapanghuthot na kapitalista mula sa industriya, agrikultura at mga serbisyo. Angmga ito ay maaari palang ilipat sa pag-aari ng buong sambayanan, at mas epektibo pangmapatatakbo sa pamamahala ng mga uring gumagawa. Sa pamamagitan nito, pwedepalang mapawi ang unemployment, at ang lahat ng may kakayahan ay pwede palangmabigyan ng nakabubuhay na trabaho. Ang kabuuan ng pambansang ekonomya, nadati’y pinakikinabangan lamang ng iilang kabilang sa oligarkiya, ay maaari palang ituonsa pagtustos sa mga pangangailangan ng buong sambayanan --- para sa abot-kaya oaffordable na pagkain, pabahay, tubig, kuryente at iba pang mga utilities ; para sa librengedukasyon, hospitalisasyon, pagbabakasyon, mga crèche para sa mga sanggol at bata,at iba pang mga kalingang panlipunan.

Naging kaakit-akit ang sosyalismo na naitatag simula noong Nobyembre 7, 1917, dahil sasosyalismo lamang nagkaroon ng tunay na katarungan, kung saan ang lahat ng tao aynagkaroon ng pantay na oportunidad sa pagpapaunlad sa sarili at sa lipunan, nang hindinakabatay sa personal na yaman. Sa ilalim lamang ng sosyalismo napawi angpang-aaping ethniko o pang-relihiyon, at nagkakaroon ng kultura ng mapagkapatirangkolektibismo at pagtutulungan. Sa ilalim lamang ng sosyalismo nagkatotoo angkapantayan ng kababaihan at kalalakihan, at natiyak ang katiwasayan ng mga retirado omatatanda. Sa ilalim lamang ng sosyalismo nabigyan ng ayuda ang mgamay-kapansanan at iba pang nangangailangan --- bilang bahagi ng kanilang mgakarapatang pantao, at hindi bilang limos o kawanggawa mula sa mayayamang

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kapitalista.

Bagama’t nawala ang Unyong Sobyet at ang sosyalistang komunidad noong 1990s(gawa ng mga ispesyal na ahente ng imperyalismo na nakagapang patungo sa mataas napamunuan ng mga bansang iyon), ang sistemang sosyalista na naitatag mula sapagtatagumpay ng Dakilang Rebolusyong Sosyalista sa Rusya noong Nobyembre 7,1917, ay patuloy pa rin bilang inspirasyon para sa ating Partido at sa lahat ng mgaPartido Komunista at Partido Obrero na tumatalunton sa Marxismo-Leninismo. Sainspirasyon ng Dakilang Rebolusyong Sosyalista sa Rusya, puspusang kumikilos angmga Partido Komunista sa mga bansang bumubuo sa dating Unyong Sobyet at sa datingsosyalistang komunidad, upang muling maitatag doon ang sistemang sosyalista.

Sa okasyon ng pampublikong paglulunsad sa ating Partido noong Nobyembre 7, 1930,inilahad ng ating mga pundador ang 6 na pangunahing layunin ng ating Partido noon :

1. Makibaka para sa kagyat, kumpleto at lubos na kalayaan ng Pilipinas ;

2. Lumaban para sa pagpapabagsak ng imperyalismong Amerikano sa Pilipinas;

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3. Makibaka laban sa panghuhuthot sa masa, at para sa pagtatanggol sa kanilang

mga karapatan ;

4. Palakasin ang pagkakaisa ng mga manggagawa’t magsasaka, at patibayin

ang kilusan ng paggawa sa pamamagitan ng pagbaka sa repormismo at oportunismo ;

5. Magtatag ng isang sosyalistang pamahalaan na pangungunahan ng

masang gumagawa ; at

6. Makiisa sa pandaigdigang kilusang rebolusyonaryo na kinabibilangan ng

Unyong Sobyet at ng mga kilusang mapagpalaya sa iba pang mga kolonya, ukol sapakikibaka para sa pagwawaksi sa pandaigdigang sistemang kapitalista.

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Kung ating lilimiin, maraming aspeto ng mga layunin ng ating Partido noon pang 1930 ayhindi pa rin nakakamit hanggang sa ngayon. Hindi pa rin malaya ang Pilipinas mula saimperyalismong Kano. Patuloy pa rin ang “pagdalaw” ng mga puwersang Kano saibat-ibang bahagi ng ating bansa. Patuloy pa rin ang paghimpil ng mga tropang Kano saMindanao, lalo na sa mga lugar kung saan tinutulungan nila ang kanilang mga aliporessa MILF. Patuloy ang manipulasyon ng mga Kano sa mga rebeldeng puwersa nanagagamit nila sa pagpapahina sa ating pambansang soberanya at integridad napang-teritoryo. Patuloy ang diktasyon sa pamahalaan ng Pilipinas ng mga institusyongkontrolado ng mga Kano at iba pang imperyalista --- tulad ng WB, IMF, WTO, atbp.

Patuloy pa rin ang panghuhuthot sa masa, at ang paniniil sa kanilang mga karapatan.Ang repormismo at oportunismo ay patuloy na ipinapain at ipinakakalat upang sirain angpagkakaisa at militansiya ng mga manggagawa’t magsasaka. Patuloy na binibigyan ngilusyon ang sambayanan na ang kanilang kaunlaran ay matatamo pa rin sa ilalim ngkasalukuyang sistemang kapitalistang neokolonyal --- lalo pa’t kung sila’y papasok atmamumuhunan sa maliliit na negosyo ; sasama sa mga partido ng mga “trapo” otradisyunal na pulitikong pawang nakasahod rin naman ang mga palad sa suporta ngmga dayuhan at lokal na oligarkiya sa negosyo at pinansiya ; laging susunod samakapangyarihang pangaral ni Obama ; at patuloy na mananalig sa milagrosong basbasng Papa at sa engkantadang langit ng mga anghel at santo.

Inaaliw tayo ng mga pabatirang pangmadla, at sinusubuan ng mga kasinungalingan ---mga kasinungalingan hinggil sa kahusayan daw ng privatization ng mga power plants,mga dam at irigasyon, mga riles at expressways, at maging mga ospital at unibersidad.Kasinungalingan hinggil sa kabutihan daw ng deregulasyon sa presyo ng petrolyo atmga singilin sa utilities tulad ng kuryente, tubig at komunikasyon. Kasinungalinganhinggil sa katumpakan kuno ng liberalization ng importasyon ng mga kalakal at serbisyosa ilalim ng mga free trade agreements at ng ASEAN economic integration. Atkasinungalingan hinggil sa diumano’y misyon at krusada ng USA at ng NATO na labananang terorismo sa Iraq, Syria, Libya, Afghanistan at sa iba pang mga bansa na winasakng USA at ng NATO mismo sa pamamagitan ng mga puwersa na Al-Qaeda o IslamicState na sila rin naman ang nagbuo at nagtustos.

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Napakalaki ng pagkakaiba ng ating Partido mula sa mga partidong pampulitika ng mgaburges. Habang ipinagtatanggol nina PNoy, Binay, Roxas, Drilon, Erap at iba pang“trapo” ang naturang mga kasinungalingan ng imperyalismo, tayo naman ay naglalantadat tumutuligsa sa mga kasinungalingang iyon. Habang ang mga “trapong” iyon aynagtatanggol sa pagpapatuloy ng kapitalistang sistemang neokolonyal sa ating bansa,tayo naman ang naglalantad sa katotohanan na ang sistemang ito ay dapat nangwakasan at palitan, sapagkat ang pagpapalawig pa sa sistemang ito ay magdudulotlamang ng higit na kahirapan, paghihikahos at kagutuman sa masang Pilipino.

Habang ang mga “trapo” ay nakikiisa sa APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Community), saWorld Economic Forum at iba pang mga institusyong imperyalista, tayo naman aynakikipagkaisa sa mga bansang sosyalista tulad ng Cuba, at sa mga bansangmaka-sosyalista tulad ng iba pang mga bansang kabilang sa ALBA (o ang AlyansaBolivariana sa Amerika). Samantalang ang mga “trapo” ay nakikipaglapit sapandaigdigang samahan ng mga korporasyon at bangkong transnasyunal, tayo namanay nagpapatibay sa prinsipyo ng internasyunalismong proletaryo, o ang pakikipagkaisasa pandaigdigang kilusang Komunista, sa pandaigdigang kilusan ng paggawa, at sa mgakilusan ng pambansang pagpapalaya tulad ng sa Palestine at Puerto Rico.

Habang umaasa ang mga “trapo” sa patuloy na pamamayagpag ng USA at NATO sabuong mundo, tayo naman ang may pagkaunawa na ang pampinansiyang lakas atpampulitikang hibo ng mga bansang imperyalista ay papahina na rin, at labis nangapektado ng pang-ekonomikong krisis na likas sa sistemang kapitalista. Tayo rin angnakapapansin na sa maraming bansang kapitalista mismo --- tulad sa Gresya, Portugal,Espanya at Ireland --- ay lumalakas ang panawagan para sa pagbaklas sa NATO, sapag-aalis sa sistemang kapitalista, at sa pagtatayo ng sosyalismo.

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Tayo rin ay may pagkaunawa sa paglakas ng mga alyansang kontra USA-NATO --- tuladng ALBA, ng CELAC (ang Komunidad ng mga Estado sa Latin America at Caribbean), atng BRICS (Brazil, Rusya, India, China at South Africa). Gayunpaman, nauunawaan rinnatin na dahil sa kapitalistang orientasyon ng 2 pangunahing katunggali ng USA-NATObloc --- ang Tsina at Rusya --- ang namumuong tunggalian nila ngayon ay isanginter-imperialist confrontation na may malaking banta sa pandaigdigang kapayapaan.

Kung susuriin natin ang kalagayan ng ating Partido matapos ng kanyang pag-iral nang84 na taon, makikita natin na naalpasan natin ang maraming panahon ng kahigpitan. Sapagsusulong sa ating mapayapa at pamparliyamentaryong landas ng pakikibaka, dapattayong maging higit na militante ngayon, at dapat itong makita sa pagkilos ng bawatkadre ng ating Partido. Hindi sapat na tayo’y nagsusuri sa mga kalagayan, gumagawa ngmga plano ukol sa mga kinakailangang pagbabago sa lipunan, at nagsasagawa ng mgakampanya at pamamahayag hinggil sa partikular na mga isyu. Sa harap ng sinasadyangpagsasa-isang-tabi sa atin ng mga pabatirang pangmadla, dapat tayong higit na magingmasigasig sa pamumuno sa mga pagkilos ng masa para sa kanilang mga karapatan atkapakanan.

Higit pa rito, dapat ay bigyan natin ng pangunahing tuon ang pagkakaroon natin ngbahagi ng kapangyarihang pampamahalaan --- hindi lamang sa lokal na mga larangan,kundi maging sa pambansang larangang pamparliyamento. Kung paanong nilalayon ngLP, NP, UNA at iba pang mga partido pulitikal ang kanilang patuloy na pagkontrol sakapangyarihang pampamahalaan, gayundin ay nilalayon natin na makahawak rin ngbahagi ng kapangyarihang pampamahalaan. Kung paanong ang mga political dynastiesay naghahanda na ngayon pa man para sa paglahok sa eleksiyon ng kanilang mgaasawa, kabit, anak at apo, tayo naman ay dapat na naghahanda na rin para sa puspusangpaglahok sa pakikibakang elektoral.

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Gagawin ng ating Partido ang lahat upang maihanda ang ating mga kadre -- lalo na iyongnasa hanay ng kabataan --- upang mahasa sa pagkampanya at paghawak ng mgapampamahalaang posisyon, sa lokal at pambansang mga larangan. Nakatuon ang atingpananaw sa paghubog sa ating mga kadre --- pangunahin na sa nakababata nating mgakadre --- upang makapagpapakita ng gilas sa pamamalakad sa mga pampamahalaangposisyon, at sa pagbibigay ng matapat, epektibo at malinis na paglilingkod sasambayanan.

Sa nakaraang 84 na taon ng pag-iral nito, ang ating Partido --- sa inspirasyon ngDakilang Rebolusyong Sosyalista sa Rusya noong Nobyembre 7, 1917 --- ay nanatilingmatapat sa kanyang batayang makauri, sa kanyang pagiging Partido ng mga uringmanggagawa’t magsasaka sa ating bansa, sa kanyang pagsusulong sainternasyunalismong proletaryo, at sa kanyang pakikibaka para sapambansang-demokratikong landas tungo sa sosyalismo. Mananatili tayong matatag sapagtalunton sa landas na ito ng katapatan sa idyolohiya ng Marxismo-Leninismo. Sapaggabay ng idyolohiyang ito, at sa masikhay na pagkilos ng bawat kasapi ng atingPartido, higit tayong lalakas, uusad at magtatagumpay.

MABUHAY ANG IKA-84 NA ANIBERSARYO NG ATING PARTIDO !

MABUHAY ANG PARTIDO KOMUNISTA NG PILIPINAS (PKP-1930) !

MABUHAY ANG IKA-97 ANIBERSARYO NG DAKILANG REBOLUSYONG

SOSYALISTA SA RUSYA !

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MABUHAY ANG PAMBANSANG-DEMOKRATIKONG LANDAS TUNGO SA

SOSYALISMO!

MABUHAY ANG PAKIKIBAKA TUNGO SA SOSYALISMO AT KOMUNISMO !

KA. TONY PARIS

Pangkalahatang Kalihim, PKP-1930

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PKP-1930’s CONTRIBUTION TO THE

16th INTERNATIONAL MEETING OF

COMMUNIST AND WORKERS’ PARTIES

Guayaquil, Ecuador, November 13 to 15, 2014

Theme :

The Role of Communist and Workers’ Parties in

the Struggle Against Imperialist and Capitalist

Exploitation (which Causes Crises and Wars, and

Encourages Fascist and Nationalist Forces Against

the Rights of Workers and the Peoples),

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for National Emancipation and the Development

of the Class Struggle for Socialism

The Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas (PKP-1930, the Philippine Communist Party) salutesthe Partido Comunista del Ecuador for hosting this 16th International Meeting ofCommunist and Workers’ Parties, and sends its warmest fraternal greetings to allparticipants of this historic meeting.

This international meeting is very significant as it is being held amidst the complexinternational situation, when capitalism is mired in deeper and more acutecontradictions, mainly the following:

- the sharper contradiction between the social nature of production and the privatenature of the appropriation of the wealth produced, leading to wider social gaps betweenthe working masses and the bourgeoisie ;

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- the contradiction between the great advances in science and technology (resultingto over-production and the over-accumulation of capital), and the more massive levels ofunemployment and the diversion of more productive forces towards the production ofmore devastating armaments ;

- the contradiction between the concentration of wealth plundered by the fewimperialist powers, and the poverty of millions of people in countries whose sovereignrights and territorial integrity are being denigrated, and whose development is impededby subjecting them to re-colonization;

- the contradiction between the drive for greater profits from the unsustainableextraction of natural resources, and the worsened degradation of the global environment;

- the growing contradiction and competition among the imperialist centers, with theweakening of the USA’s economic and financial hegemony, the extended crises inmember countries of the European Union, and the continued stagnation of Japan ;

- the contradiction between the imperialist powers spearheaded by US imperialism,and the fast growing economies of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China andSouth Africa) which are similarly capitalist in nature ; and

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- the continued contradiction between imperialism on the one hand, and the worldrevolutionary forces on the other hand (the remaining socialist countries, the workingclass movement in developed capitalist countries, and the national liberation movementsin the remaining colonies).

Comrade V. I. Lenin described the threefold character of imperialism, namely: (1)monopoly capitalism, (2) parasitic capitalism, and (3) moribund capitalism. To prolongthe capitalist system’s existence and to hold back its decay, as well as to satisfy itsinsatiable thirst for higher profits, imperialism is intensifying its fierce offensive throughthe following :

- the harsh implementation of its economic policy dictates --- such as privatization,trade liberalization and business deregulation, even with the use of the debt trap andother financial and trade pressures to break the resistance of “recalcitrant” countries ;

- attacks against labor and social rights everywhere, with the removal of the socialwelfare functions of governments ;

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- ideological attacks, such as the absurd equating or lumping together ofcommunists and fascists, the rewriting of history to erase mention of the great socialistadvances since the Great October Socialist Revolution (GOSR), and the presenting ofmaoist and other ultra-left terrorism as the alleged correct essence of communistadvocacy ;

- the denigration of the concepts of national sovereignty, territorial integrity, thepeople’s right to self-determination, of democratic and other human rights --- throughovert and covert interference to fuel ethnic and territorial conflicts, to balkanizecountries, to organize coups, to cause “regime change”, and to install despotic puppetregimes ;

- the forging of military defense agreements with countries under the imperialistsphere of influence, the installing of more military bases around the globe, and theopen violation of international law and of the role of the United Nations through unilateraland direct military invasion and interference as in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Syria.Such invasions and interference are even justified under the aims of “fighting terrorism”,“dismantling weapons of mass destruction”, “saving failed states”, etc.

The imperialist offensive did not in any way solve the capitalist crisis, but only worsenedit. The deepening or worsening of the systemic crisis of capitalism means the maturingand ripening of the objective condition for the revolutionary advance to socialism, in thecontext of the present epoch ushered in by the GOSR.

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The working class, as the “grave-digger” of capitalism, has the power to reverse today’ssituation and undertake the revolutionary advance to socialism. But for the workingclass to become conscious of its mission, and to shape a revolutionary strategy for theimplacable class struggle against the bourgeoisie, the strengthening of its revolutionaryparty is necessary. The revolutionary party must be able to perform its role as vanguardof the working class struggle .

The PKP-1930 believes that although the subjective factor for revolutionarytransformation is lagging behind the maturing material conditions, and the balance offorces is less favourable than during the strong existence of the USSR and the socialistcommunity, the forces and schemes of imperialism and reaction are not insurmountable.The whole capitalist system is constantly in crisis, and the multifarious struggles of thepeoples around the globe are constantly chiselling at the strength of imperialism, andfrustrating the insatiable desire of imperialism for more resources, superprofits andpower.

The PKP-1930 retains the view that the main currents of the world revolutionary processare the remaining socialist countries, the international working class movement, theremaining national liberation movements, and the broad movement of developingcountries struggling against neo-liberal globalization.

The socialist path or orientation blazed by the GOSR remains rooted in Cuba, Venezuela,the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Belarus, theSyrian Arab Republic, the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, the DemocraticSocialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Ecuador, Bolivia, Nicaragua, El Salvador and othermembers of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA), the Democratic People’s

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Republic of Korea, the People’s Republic of China, and even in Cyprus. Communist andworkers’ parties loyal to the behest of the GOSR also have substantial influence in suchlargely developed countries as India, Brazil, South Africa, Greece, Portugal, Spain andRussia. This general situation gives the PKP-1930 greater confidence that socialism notonly truly remains the future and salvation of humanity, but also that socialist advancesin different parts of the world are not too distant.

Of great significance in the struggle for socialism is exemplified by Cuba. Cuba remains a prime example of successfully maintaining socialism despite economic sabotage,sanctions, invasion threats and assassination plots by US imperialism. With Cuba’sexample, a new integration of economies along socialist lines is being forged in LatinAmerica. The advancements of the ongoing processes of cooperation and sovereign integration inLatin America --- such as the Common Market of the South (MERCOSUR), the Union ofSouth American Nations (UNASUR), the Community of Latin American and CaribbeanStates (CELAC), and the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) --- confirm the favorable balance of forces in that continent. The bold examples of Cuba, Venezuela and other ALBA countries in resistingimperialism are proving to be a beacon for many peoples and governments.

The PKP-1930 notes the heightened militancy of the working masses in developedcapitalist countries --- in defense of labor, social and democratic rights, and of sovereignty. Examples of this are the big strikes and mobilizations in Greece,Spain and other European countries against the brutal anti-social offensive of theEuropean Union. There are also important struggles against war and monopoly capital inthe USA and the UK. The Communist Parties in their respective countries play important roles in the process of raising the class consciousness of their peoplesand also worldwide.

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The PKP-1930 salutes the continuing resistance of the Palestinian and other Arabpeoples against the intensified imperialist and zionist oppression being done throughdirect and indirect military aggression, the fragmentation of Arab countries, theimposition of new puppet regimes, and the promotion of reactionary religious forces of afundamentalist or extremist nature.

Further, the PKP-1930 notes the growing prestige and clout of the BRICS countries(Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) which together account for half of theworld’s population, investments and productive capacity. The cooperation andintegration of their economies, and their growing detachment from ties with the USA andother NATO countries, is leading to the creation of a new (although still capitalist)counterpoise to US-NATO imperialism.

The PKP-1930 stands for the international projection of the need to overthrow (and not to“reform”) capitalism, as the unifying platform for all progressive and left forces; and forthe projection of the class nature of the international struggle against imperialism andreaction. Working class interests remain the basis for unity in the anti-imperialist andanti-capitalist struggles in all parts of the world.

As the PKP-1930 celebrated last November 7, 2014, the 84th anniversary of its publiclaunching and the 97 th

anniversary of the GOSR, it reiterated the vow to remain proud of its working class roots,its history of struggle, and its loyalty to the ideology of Marxism-Leninism. Given theneo-colonial situation of the Philippines and the under-development of its productiveforces (primarily the country’s industrial base), the PKP-1930 will continue to pursue thestruggle for national democracy as the transitional stage to socialism.

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The PKP-1930 places great importance to continued adherence to Marxism-Leninism,and to the principle of proletarian internationalism, in our present struggles againstcapitalist exploitation and imperialist aggressions, towards the building of socialistsociety. In this regard, the PKP-1930 will exert every effort to help forge the unity of theInternational Communist Movement.

Prepared by :

CDE. SALVACION M. CORPUZ

Secretary for Education, PKP-1930

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MESSAGE OF GREETINGS AND SOLIDARITY TO THE

53RD CONGRESS OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF BRITAIN

PARTIDO KOMUNISTA NG PILIPINAS

( PKP-1930 )

(Philippine Communist Party)

Website : www.pkp1930.org

E-mail : [email protected]


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November 12, 2014

COMRADE ROBERT GRIFFITHS

General Secretary

COMRADE JOHN FOSTER

International Secretary

COMMUNIST PARTY OF BRITAIN (CPB)


Dear comrades :

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Through you, the Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas (PKP-1930, the Philippine CommunistParty) sends its warmest fraternal greetings and solidarity to the 53rd Congress of theCommunist Party of Britain (CPB) which will be held in London on November 15 to 16,2014.

Our two parties have similar struggles against austerity and privatization, and we findinspiration in your campaign to combat the ruling Tory-LibDem agenda of privatizingpublic schools and the National Health Services ; your campaign for public ownership ofstrategic sectors including the energy, mass transport and financial sectors ; and yourcampaign for the imposition of a “Wealth Tax”.

We stand in solidarity with your campaign for the abolition of the archaic institutions thatare the monarchy and the house of lords ; with your movement for building up a People’sAssembly ; and with your struggle for the dismantling of the neo-liberal and militariststructures that are the EU and NATO.

We note your highlighting of the feminization of poverty, and are sad that this maladywhich used to be endemic to neo-colonial countries with high unemployment is now alsoa trend in your country. This only shows the extent to which neo-liberal globalization has“globalized” poverty, and the extent to which the Tory-LibDem coalition has inflictedbarbaric cuts on the living standards and democratic rights of the British people.

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But still, more hard-won gains made by the British working class in past decades ofstruggle are in danger of being reversed by these ruling champions of neo-liberalism andimperialism. However, we are confident that the CPB’s deep roots in the British labourmovement, and the CPB’s unifying approach towards the masses, will bring success toyour campaign to forge a broad left platform to defeat the ruling “ConDems” and theirBlair-type special agents.

As we greet your 53RD Congress, we salute the CPB’s firm upholding of the spirit ofproletarian internationalism. Our unity and solidarity in the common struggle to endimperialism and to advance to socialism, are indispensable.

Finally, we wish every success to the 53RD Congress of the CPB, and to all the activitiesof the CPB to be set by this Congress.

With communist greetings,

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ANTONIO E. PARIS

General Secretary, PKP-1930

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CONTENTS OF THE NOVEMBER 2014 ISSUE OF … filePhilippine CP (PKP-1930), Sulong!, November 2014 [En] Written by Philippine Communist Party (PKP-1930) Tuesday, 25 November 2014 09:55