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And as we have spoken about the nature and result of each of these contradictions around the

society, both past and present, Now we want to know in what direction are these contradictions,

including Aquinos straight path leading and what is the role of the ruling class and even the people in

this trend?

THE REAL DIRECTION OF THE SOCIETY

An important matter that all the forces, revolutionary, middle and reactionary, are agreed upon

is the crisis and conditions of the country. Even the ruling power like Aquino himself and his cabinet

are denying the present conditions in the country (except the kidnapping made by the late Mendoza and

the Corruption charges made by the AFP generalship) while promised the people a bright future, yet

still stuck in a middle of a crisis and realizing that they are still in a condition that is, Critical all despite

the rise of GDP and GNP in the economy. Proven that the increase in prices of commodities, oil, and the

proposed privatization of State-assets contradicts what the administration supposedly speaks of to the

people. The fundamental point of Aquino, as well as its allies speeches consists of this and the obvious

expression of situations of the country.

Actually, the crisis in the condition which has worried the ruling power is nothing more than the

intensification of widening gaps between the rich and the poor and the controversies surrounding the

society itself-the recent corruption within the reactionary forces, the proposed hikes in State-owned

mass transport system and its attempt for privatization, the tuition free increase and the budget cuts in

State Colleges and Universities, all despite the current administrations increase in GNP and GNP rates

created a series of scenarios that is, a struggle which in each step consists of a more aggressive tendency

toward the semifeudal, semicolonial system and the current regime. To the Aquinocrats and its rivals

(Nacionalistas, Estradaistas, Arroyocrats, etc.), the so-called change advances continuously while

trying to throw every obstacle that stands in its way.

So is in the economic situation. Given that Aquino spoke of Public-Private Partnerships and

other related ones as its showcase, it also meant catering everything to foreign domination in a guise

of investment and other similar rhetoric just to curry favor with them-particularly the West; yet there

are still problems to be discussed upon, like the agricultural problem that remains one of the basic

problems ought to be faced upon for many years, all despite decrees from the Social Justice Program

of Quezon, Land Reform Code of Macapagal, the presidential decree 27 of Marcos, CARP of Aquino


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and todays CARPER, all calling for land reform remains nothing but a series of paperworks never been

seriously implemented upon, worse being manipulated by the system itself, composed by the landlords

and the compradores who controlled political, economic, cultural, and perhaps the military base of the

nation. And speaking of these people dominating made the country increasingly dependent on foreign

aid and massive influx of imported goods that weakened the domestic economy in itself. Yes, the GNP

and GDP rates are high yet the gap between the rich and the poor remained too distant despite these

hell-of-a-kind trends the current administration had taken upon.

As according to an earlier writeup with the same title, made by the Iranian revolutionary group

Peykar, it said:

The ruling power cannot be undisturbed due to this trend, between the political future

of the present regime and the disturbed social economic system which as become like a dirty

abscess on our restless society, the dependent capitalist system, is the main key to this fear and

anxiety growing from the present trend of ongoing events in the country.

Sorry to say about it, but compare the Philippines, a semifeudal, semicolonial society still

prevailing nowadays and post Islamic Revolution situations in Iran, interference from the system,

particularly from the United States and its domestic allies like the administration itself, further increases

the plight of the people in general-the domestic economy, further disturbed by the influx of imported

goods and intense competition, and interference from foreign interests and comprador bourgeoisie left

near-bankrupt, the way how products from Cosmos Bottling end up as a subsidiary of Coca Cola Bottlers

Products. Further dependence on foreign credit and support left the majority of the working class

unemployed or low paid thanks to the policies being taken upon by the system itself. And since it

continues to prevail, where are the reforms being undertaken by the present administration?

In the last few years of the Arroyo administration and the first few years of the present regime,

such movement has continued with ups and downs like Arroyos last ditch effort to cling into power in

midst for calls to step down, being intensified due to the military actions taken upon all in the name of

counterinsurgency and anti-terrorism, that end up abducting those from the legal left. The same

procedure is still being prevailed, worse? Intensified by the recent arrest of consultants from the

National Democratic Front, some local members of the Communist Party in midst of the ceasefire


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agreements, using alibis all in the guise of warrants of arrests issued by the system; yet the center of

the struggle are expanding by movements and also are spreading their roots deeply all due to the

counter-actions taken by the Communist Party and its armed wing, the New Peoples Army.

During the year of its existence, the present regime as experienced a series of convulsiveshocks. Thus to be able to stop the crisis through a hodge-podge of promises and reforms, it end up at

the behest of the ruling class and its cohorts; the bus hostage of PNPs Mendoza shocked the Chinese

community due to incompetence from the national police itself; followed by the rise in prices of

commodities such as oil, rice, sugar, and other commodities that they even dont approve increase in

wages from the workers; calls for a genuine land reform program remained inevitable, especially since

Aquino himself is a landlord who also controlled a share in Hacienda Luisita and the Central de

Azucarera de Tarlac; the military this time shifted from police action to a hearts and minds one, yet

the same actions prevailed due to the recent arrests of NDF consultants and members of the Communist

Party in midst of the cease-fire and Peace Talks between the GRP and the NDF, worse? The military

itself, as an institution became a den of corruption due to the recent events made by the members of

the AFP generalship, the alleged conversion process coming from the national budget that end up in

the pockets of these people, as evidenced by the reports from Auditor Heidi Mendoza and Lt. Col

Rabusa.

These events happened created a wide range of criticism against the regime-from negligence to

the misresponsive actions to the crisis while the government, aside from trying to create a wide-range of

reforms, still kept on applying carrot and stick policies like what the military did in operations Bantay

Laya I and II, both using propaganda (in the guise of civic action programs) and police actions (like those

of the Morong 43, forced disappearances, and other similar matter).

But still, they could not put out the fire which rising from the ashes. Yes, as the regime itself,

like the last administration difficultly respond from the call of the people for reform and instead

bannering it; yet resulted from incapacity and the growing criticism pointed against them and the

system itself. As proven by the protests against the increase in mass rail transport fares, tuition and

other fees, highway tolls, prices on commodities and even the corruption within the bureaucracy shows

how the current administration failed to create a straight path for its people. That despite their

messages for peace and reconciliation, unity, their actions that is detrimental for the peoples well

being rather nothing but escalates popular discontent both against the regime and the system itself. In

order to change the direction of the national and class struggle, putting some factions of the people,


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groups, individuals in front of the others or putting people, fueled by mere government propaganda in

front of revolutionary forces creating an atmosphere that is creating an absolute struggle within a

provocative and fascistic scene that is, against the revolution. ANADs Alcover and BANTAYs Palparan,

being rabid right-wingers and stooges of the earlier administrations kept on venting rage against

activists and sympathizers of the National Democratic struggle-including the means to persecute them in

the name of Democracy. One of which example is calling the New Peoples Army as Communist

Terrorists. Once, Alcover spoke of the insurgency itself as the cause of poverty, yet, like any other right-

winger who is ignorant of the status of the society, he insist much about it, hence:

Insurgency breeds poverty not the other way around

They even oppose the peace process between the system and the enemy, and instead:

No to peacetalk, Yes to surrender

Or according to its allies:

Calling for an all out war

So are the Leftists like those of AKBAYAN and its leading personalities such as Risa Hontiveros,

Walden Bello and other social capitulationists who also kept on venting rage against the activists whom

once they belonged with, of careerism and urging activists to capitulate to the rotten system using

pseudo-progressive sentiment like Lend Reform, Wage Increase that in fact, taking it as a mere

rhetoric.

Both of them, despite its contradictions often united in a cause just to counter the communist

threat like the rabid Right-winger Alcover praising the Leftist-made and sponsored CARPER as:

Victory for Farmers and Democracy

But then instead of creating a degree of social peace through reforms, lobbying and any other actions

it remained nothing but a mere propaganda work, or a declamation piece trying to curry favor with the

people yet persecution against those who oppose continue to prevail. Yes, that despite the passage of

CARPER, of building farm-to-market roads and any other infrastructure and other related acts, the

agrarian question remained unanswered-as evidenced by the call for the people for genuine agrarian

reform, of giving away Hacienda Luisita, Lo-oc, Yulo, and other farms directly or be under farmers

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Worse, applying such new anti-people or pseudo-progressive policies along with state-

sponsored suppression which has accelerated in the recent weeks is a reflection of its earlier

commitments to preserving the rotten system as the present administration, like the earlier ones finds

itself in order to enforce its dominance on the country. In the events in the universities and colleges, the

Commission on Higher Education neglects its stance ensuring welfare for its students in favor of leaving

it to mere technocrats sponsoring policies detrimental to the studentry and even the working people.

The increase in tuition and other fees, budget cuts, student repression and other related risks signaled

the widespread opposition to the extent of attempting to take over the Commission building in

Diliman, Quezon City. The anti-student and people approach laid by the current administration, at the

behest of the system itself benefited from this approach and policy, of scattering centres of student

power-like the state-controlled UP Visayas and the privately-owned UE Recto for example.

But then,

Despite the repressive policies laid upon to by the system and sponsored by the present

administration, struggle for Patriotic, Scientific and Mass-Oriented education, Genuine Land Reform,

National Industrialization and Progressive Fiscal Social Policy still continues to prevail amongst students,

workers and farmers as the intensive propaganda-education campaigns continue to be intensified

despite the attempts laid by the system to repress and destroy through their counterpropaganda

campaigns to agitate the people against the revolutionary forces and its supporters who rose and fight

against the reaction in different centers, which still is ongoing, the AFPs Civic Military Operations

Battalion tried to entice people to support the governments ill-fated policies, yet failed as they

themselves also sponsored anti-people acts that tarnished their image as part of the people.

The propaganda and other related actions laid by the system, along with the desperate actions of the

Left and Right opportunists tried enough to dissuade the people away from the growing

revolutionary fervor made by the growing crisis. Yes, that they became recruiters to the cause theyre

against with since their repressive anti-people acts, obviously shown their paranoia in everything that is

progressive and radical. In Albay, the AFP recruited certain individuals to become hold-uppers all in

the guise of Civilian Armed Units, targeting people and invoking fear in the countryside-putting blame

on the New Peoples Army as part of its psychological warfare, so in Mindanao wherein back in the late

80s, of creating groups coming from criminal syndicates and be guised as Surrenderees fighting for

Democracy but in fact, a mockery. Yes, these actions, from the use of Brigandage to the use of

Socio-Civic Operations obviously trying to play with the masses, its feelings, and its outcomings.


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In regards to the members of the AFP, they became tainted with corruption thanks to the large

chunk coming from the National Budget the present administration use to carry upon with. That

according to their proposals last 2010 that:

Under a government proposal by the Philippines Department of Budget andManagement, the FY11 military expenditure will soar by 81 per cent to PHP104.5 billion (USD2.3

billion).

And within it, it includes:

PHP82.3 billion for personal services, which includes military operations, PHP17.1

billion for maintenance, and PHP5.1 billion for procurement

And under that plan made last year, the Philippine Army will receive PHP33.6 billion, while the

Philippine Air Force and Philippine Navy will receive PHP10.1 billion and PHP11.3 billion respectively.

Upon noticing it, it shows that the system least emphasizes on Education, Social Services whilst

bannering Public Works, but in case of the Defence Budget, it clearly states the systems importance

of having the military a large budget-worse? For their pockets as the recent moves given by the AFP

generalship made upon to, as according to the article from the Philippine Revolution.Net:

The most striking among their exposs are the hundreds of millions of pesos worth of

"sendoff gifts," "welcome gifts" and many other perks and privileges enjoyed by AFP chiefs. The

whistleblowers exposed the depth and breadth of corruption in the military and its systematic

nature, where various military officers collude with each other and with officials of the

Commission on Audit, the courts, the Ombudsman and other high-ranking government officials.

Corruption within the AFP has long been out in the open. There have been longstanding

complaints of how officers have even stealing funds earmarked for military operations and

soldiers' rations, salaries, insurance and pensions. Funds are skimmed from money meant for

weapons, ammunition and other military equipment, as well as that meant for the operations of

paramilitary forces and "rebel returnee" programs. Even funds provided by the United Nations

for peace-keeping forces have not been exempt from the grimy hands of greedy officers of the

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In doubling the AFP budget, the Aquino regime has merely doubled opportunities for

corruption.

Well alongside the scores of State Terrorism, corruption prevailed in the AFP. That the people sought

how the system, in making the Defence budget bigger meant bigger pockets for the officials, of

additional funds for State Terrorism and other related acts.

And aside from the military, the granting of concessions to the Private sector, all in the guise of

Public-Private Partnerships unveiled the States attempt to implement a Laissez Faire policy in terms

of economics and related acts all for the sake of austerity measures. From the last few months of2010

to early 2011, increases in mass transport systems were being discussed upon-that from 15 pesos be

increased to 60 or 80 pesos all despite the huge numbers of people frequently using MRT lines 1 and 2,

and the MRT, advertisements posted on walls and the like-unveiling such contradictions that how come

despite a large mass of people frequently using the MRT and the LRT having its fare be increased, all forthe sake of Privatization schemes in the guise of Public-Private Partnerships?

The people think too differently about the schemes laid upon by the present Administration regarding

this Public-Private Partnerships. Obviously, it is giving away concessions to the Private sector the way

the State-controlled University of the Philippines gave land to the Ayala Corporation for setting up a

Science and Technology hub but in fact, full of Call Centres being built upon, same as one of the

buildings in Manila, also owned by UP be carried upon by a privately-owned hospital? Such policies are

being sugar-coated much as helpful for the Nation, but it also increases discontent-especially when it

come to increasing charges yet no increase in wages.

Worse, as the Philippines itself as a nation retains its rottness as a semicolonial, semifeudal society;

everything is tied upon to the soil all despite the modenity given by influx of foreign goods and

assembly-line production in selected cities and vicinities around the country. The peasant problem, as

stated from earlier discussions stops the national advancement that all despite such land-related

reforms and amendments are end up as waste paper and toppings for further preservation of Feudalism

for Capitalist interest. For sure most Filipinos recalled the tragedies in Tayug, Maliwalu, Mendiola,

Hacienda Luisita, even Hacienda Yulo wherein all these are participated by the state in a guise of

pacification, that fighting for genuine land reform and social upliftment is equivalent to what theyve

call as terrorism, yet having no concrete, comprehensive and true solutions all except in the paper.

And thus,

These conditions further accelerate the current conditions for civil war as expected by many.

That despite coercion, repression, disenfranchisement even execution against those who opposed the


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earlier and present regimes, rather push forward, accelerating such conditions of the war itself, or what

others ought to be called as an insurgency. Weve expected much events and drew lessons upon it,

that we sought every unconscious masses being pitted against conscious factions of people and

revolutionary forces, with agitation and conspiracies, all by the efforts of the current system and its

allies that, will give a better chance to maintain its own prestige under their protection and to revive

their strength, sharpen its means of suppression and get its own prepared for another move to stabilize

the basis of their dominance in the society.

All from paper reforms to gunpoint actions, these policies made by the current regime, based from the

present conditions of the society, will inevitably move the society in such a direction, will push toward

an internal struggle, intensity of contradictions that may further ignite the present civil war.

GROUNDS FOR THE ACCELERATION OF THE CONFLICT1.) The current crisis which the Philippines is experiencing through is the continuation of the crisis

which has continuously been going on through the years from the Spanish regime to the Post-

Marcos era. Such changes in power are rather centralized in the hands of the Liberal or

Conservative Comprador Bourgeoisie, Landlords and Bureaucrat Capitalists all supported by

the Imperialists, this crisis which was deeply embedded in the rotten, semifeudal, semicolonial

system by no means is finished and has continued with its ups and downs. This legacy trying to

instill the minds of every people has and still not left the society.

A conclusion of this crisis has only one solution which these gentries are not able to

offer, so are the opportunists whose fascination with mere idealism couldnt support the

realities except by seeing and not analyzing the conditions. A definite solution for the crisis relies

on the change in the foundation of a progressive society and an establishment of a new,

revolutionary system; this will not be possible except if the masses, united by the proletariat and

the peasantry continue its objective of pursuing the National Democratic Revolution with a

Socialist Perspective. The Petit-Bourgoisie and the National Bourgeoisie may have also

supported it as the growing trend of revolutionary fervor and the crisis they experienced (oil and

commodity price and tuition hikes, intense competition, rampant corruption, repression and

Imperialist intervention) continues to prevail through as the ruling gentry, supported by the

Imperialists tries to prevent such progressive, revolutionary changes by maintaining and

rebuilding the features of a semifeudal, semicolonial system in which they benefited through its

foundations although it is as if willing to establish a new society like those of the Marcos


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regime in any possible way. Some groups or individuals (like the Liberals, Conservatives and

Left opportunists) tend to act as if trying to put some major changes yet limited to an

individual rather than social point of view while other members of the Petit-Bourgeois and

or National Bourgeoisie are rather getting contented in what the society was and is going on;

being tied to the future of the present system, not only are not able to establish the society

(despite its desire to) all because of dogmatic tendencies they usually drew upon with. In the

University of the East, a yellow student political party often spoke of anything should be in

accordance to standards such as lobbying and negotiations yet failed to heed the genuine

need of the studentry such as having a tuition freeze and reexamining the financial statements

of the University, so are the others who are kept describing as activists yet failed to act as part

of it. In summing, these are manifested due to its backward characteristics, and historically due

to their system of thought and praxis that is, reactionary.And obviously, these pseudo-progressivists aloofness to change, all due to their

reactionary system of thought while having contradictions with the system also,

(superstructurally and minor structurally) destroying a system which it partially shares and also

responsible with, all despite seeing a fact that they are frightened of such a destruction. That

whilst recognizing a certain anomaly or a crisis, they also disregard it or taken as a minor matter.

All for the sake of preserving the order, regardless of the ravaging effects in the society,

especially in the economy and the people itself.

According to a certain writeup, it clearly states how crisis especially in increasing prices served

as a basis for a surge in opposing the system-that the pseudo-progressivists tried much in

silencing them.

The rising prices of oil, food and other basic commodities are a signal for a brewing

political storm that in other countries and regions of the world is already raging.

But on the other side, they had tendencies to gain a tactical alliance carrying a certain

topic that both sides (left and right) agreed upon with. But then, their contradictions fail to

undertake such policies that instead of paving way to certain changes rather disregarding it or

bannering it instead; in case of the land problem the Aquino regime mayve favored the CARPER

and promised to give the Hacienda Luisita estate to the tiller, yet they failed to meet the

demand and at the same time blaming the radical groups, especially peasant organizations in

fighting for their right to till for themselves and for their families. The Aquinos yearness to


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change is not serious enough to undertake such action whilst bannering it in front of the people

all due to their dogmatism and obviously, despite its sentiment and rallying every people around

the nation still, impossible to establish a new system given the constraints of the present

dominant forces of political power (such as the Left opportunists and Right-wingers) and

stabilization (that the Philippine economy allegedly grew stronger); and the people, in

experiencing such anomalies and crisis around may not be able to overcome the present

politico-economic crisis while the society rather continuously advance toward interruption and

intensification of the contradiction, breaking up the existing system, promote increasing

instability of the Government and intensification of Revolutionary convulsion.

As according to the message of the Communist Party Central Committee to the NPA:

The Aquino regime is bound hand and foot to the US policy of neoliberal globalization.Its so-called Philippine Development Plan hews closely to this policy and serves to further violate

the political and economic sovereignty of the people and auction off our natural resources and

the rest of the national patrimony in order to let the foreign banks and firms and the big

compradors and landlords like the Aquino and Cojuangco families rake in profits.

The Philippine economy continues to be ravaged by the neoliberal policy of

denationalization, trade and investment liberalization, privatization of public assets and

deregulation. It is being made ever more dependent on the export of cheap raw materials and

cheap labor, on low value-added processing for reexport on call-center employment and rising

levels of foreign and local public debt.

Signified by the increase in oil and commodity prices, fare in tollways, tuition and other

miscellaneous fees, the unresolved land problem, growing unemployment, rampant corruption

and foreign intervention in politics, economy and culture further generates the struggle that, as

signified by the continuous political and armed action of the Communist Party of the Philippines-

New Peoples Army and National Democratic Front for years, pushing towards the

dismantlement of the system that is, degenerated.

2.) As said from above, concerning the rampant economic crisis and the worsening conditions ofthe masses which still brought rampant poverty, discontent and other related socio-economic

symptoms, gives obviously a characteristic to the class struggle of the masses against the


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current dominant system. It will not be surprising if every event such as in both areas, both

namely San Roque in Navotas and in Quezon City happens in the form of riots caused by

demolitions and unrealized, impossible promises of housing and support from the

Government as well as the series of mass actions against oil price hikes and commodity

increases in Metro Manila. Aquino, like Arroyo who slightly knew about the crisis would rather

deny it, or telling again the people a solution that seemingly too contrary to the wishes of the

people-Public Private Partnerships everyone? His appeal for change failed as policies such as

those are nothing but a showcase for an influx of foreign investors, or intervention itself. Or this:

You are my boss

That obviously, not us as his bosses; with the continuous economic disaster both here andabroad, while its main weight is on the shoulders of the masses, both worker and peasant in the

society distinguishes it, with segments of classes affected by the socio-economic crisis possibly

having a larger role and increase the class characters of the general peoples struggle.

According to the statement from the Communist PartysAng Bayan made last March 292011:

The Philippine economy continues to be ravaged by the neoliberal policy of

denationalization, trade and investment liberalization, privatization of public assets and

deregulation. It is being made ever more dependent on the export of cheap raw materials and

cheap labor, on low value-added processing for reexport on call-center employment and rising

levels of foreign and local public debt.

In this writeup, the administrations policy, despite its so-called goals, failed much as they

tolerated what is accordance to the plutocrats, leeches trying to make the society endure the

crisis more. That despite putting band-aid solutions still worsen the problems being faced

much by the people, like facing every commodity increase and fewer wage while the elite got

much bigger shares from its profits all from trade to the manufacturing sector that is, more of

assembly-line and light ones, especially controlled by foreign interests and domestic stooges.

That, according to the same issue:


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They tend to banner themselves as "Leftists", "Socialists" fighting for social reform etc. yet they

are obviously bannering Aquino to the core like Sturve (a Russian Marxist turned Liberal) all just

to counter the growing National Democratic struggle that according to them as a "threat". Same

as the Right wingers, again, obviously speaking, their distaste for "Socialism", "Communism",

"Militant Struggle" all in the guise of "Defending Democracy" desperately enticing the people to

defend the system that most of their followers are consisted of Soldiers, Paramilitary men, even

Lumpenproletarians and pseudo-religious organizations like Alsa Masa (a gang guised as an Anti-

Communist group in Davao), Tadtad, etc.

Both of them, as expected by many took the administration as an opportunity to spread their

desperate ideas all for the goddamn sake of countering the struggle, but instead of lessening, it

further increases, intensifies the Revolutionary situation since repressions, crisis continue to

prevail in the society regardless of their efforts to put such "Solutions" that failed to solve aperennial problem. And since they actively involved in Government affairs, defending the

system and knowing themselves as its defenders and supporters since they think that the

administration, or rather the system who controls the Government has the capacity to create

Reforms, to change itself and the country (a la "Revolution from the Center") and obviously, can

still fulfill their needs especially material ones.

4.) And last, but not the least, the crisis that continues to prevail around the world, starting withthe United States, and its allies.

Obviously, the crisis, started from the United States continues to swept all over the

world, especially those who are forced to be dependent on their aid. There, around 30 million

workers are unemployed and underemployed, while tens of millions more are having their

wages lowered or are entering or re-entering the workforce at poverty or near-poverty-level

wages. Union busting is also rampant that in order for Capitalism to survive includes union

busting, decreasing of wages, tax cuts, and of course, layoffs of workers. It somehow affected

Overseas Filipino Workers that, they are being compelled to return home or face the trials all

in the guise of looking for alternatives to escape the crisis. The crisis also reminds of the Great

Depression in the 1930s that like last year is getting more and more severe, with big business

spin masters notwithstanding. The long-term unemployed workers out of a job for 27 weeks

or more rose 414,000 in March to 6.5 million, or 44 percent of the official number (according

to the Workers World). It is also quite possible for Filipinos affected by the crisis in the U.S to

return as they felt its effects worse than the second Bush regime.


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It also somehow manifests the essence of capitalism that it is a system of class exploitation. All

despite meager measures, reforms to counter the growing tide of crisis, instead increases the

tension, contradiction further that the U.S. Imperialists, in pursuit of controlling its interests and

to counter the crisis, resorted to war and control of its natural resources-like in the Middle East

and nowadays, Libya. Such exploitative means also showed how U.S. Imperialism unveils its

rottenness that, according to V.I. Lenin as a last stage of Capitalism. Since the ruling class owns

everything that the working class needs to live and survive the factories, the mines, the farms

and fields, the offices, the stores, the hospitals, transportation and the banks which sit at the

summit of society because they control the money (according to the Workers World).

And their means to survive as profiteers also meant something-to dig on their own graves as the

growing hatred of the people hastingly grows in response to their repressive, anti-people

actions all in pursuit of profit and their benefit. Their failure to mend the problem furthergenerates tension that the Third World, especially the Philippines felt its long-term effect

severely despite its recovery, that poverty remained rampant, prices increasing, and the like.

And speaking of Reforms, Measures that in fact, mere toppings, these failed much

to counter the growing crisis, of easing the contradictions. But rather creating more discontent

as the current administration rather creates much concessions to the ruling gentry, and to its

foreign overlords who, tried to do its best to stop the crisis perpetuated from them. That

every nation affected by the crisis around the world, along with rampant police-ization, is

enough to advance their struggles as expected, that the U.S. itself felt the warning signs of

bankruptcy that is, due to overproduction, rampant funding for wars, of peace through

strength that steers the nation, and even the rest downwards and backwards. All of suchcatastrophes, actions coming from the laws of capitalism, which have become an absurdity, are

responsible from start to finish, from the poorest countries to the most powerful ones.

So far, the socio-economic crisis conditions, still prevailing at present, are favorable for

advancing the protracted people's war from the current stage of strategic defensive to the

strategic stalemate. The Communist Party is correct, favorable in setting the line of march for

the Revolutionary Movement in the medium term same as the duty of the New Peoples Army

to wage the People's War and advance from the present stage to stage in order to realize the

people's aspirations for national liberation and democracy all despite such attempts (like Oplan

Bayanihan and other related Operations) from both Left and Right trying to destroy the

Revolutionary Movement and its allies both Urban and Rural areas in the country, but instead, It


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further increases the buildup of struggle in countering the system, as the Peoples War,

improved by continuous efforts, advances.

II

DID THE GOVERNMENT NOWADAYS KEEP ITS WORD?

As time passes, such conditions nowadays remained as-it-is.

As-it-is, as most workers havent got a healthy wage from the owners despite having longer

hours for work, that the farmers still fighting for land reform and the rest questioning about the

credibility of the present regime, that they also oppose such increases in the prices of commodities, oil

and gas, even tuition and other fees especially after the education budget hath been slashed. Such

conditions, all despite Government interventions and promises so to speak instead increases tensions

between the two especially as the former failed much to enact its very own promises.

But then, thanks to the media, that as expected by many that they kept on defending the current social

order, especially the administration itself that still has enough popularity and the fading of post-Arroyo

euphoria as ongoing; yet still its remnants are exhorting efforts to cling to their chairs-often resorting to

opposing the administration. That, as Lakas CMD (Arroyocrats rather)s Edcel Lagman said:

The Aquino administrations agenda of vengeance and fault-finding, as well as populist

propaganda cannot replace resolute performance and meaningful solutions.

It somehow obviously trying themselves to do critical collaboration, yet as expected by many that they

defend Arroyo on all sides, all from the charges that the part administration ought to be blamed;

otherwise, resorting to a near-degree of adventurism that they themselves ought to deny as possible.

In regards to the economy, there has been scant progress for over 25 long years. As according

to Ibon Databank:

25 years of five post-Marcos administrations embraced and implemented free market

policies of neoliberal globalization trade and investment liberalization, privatization and

deregulation. Economic growth, foreign investments and exports were treated as ends in

themselves rather than the mere means to development that they are. Profits and commerce


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were hyped while the States responsibility to deliver real social and economic development was

disparaged.

And all despite the measures, like the 7.2% annual growth in gross domestic product (GDP) in 2010 or

even the average 4.5% growth during the previous Arroyo administration from 2001-2009, still not

enough to call it a recovery-that there has also been rising joblessness, persistently severe inequality

and growing numbers of poor amid economic decline. Having a massed ranks of unemployed increased

to 4.4 million (11%) in 2010 regardless of the rising Outsourcing industry and the like.

So far, we have discussed of having an intensified conflict with factors behind its intensification

and we have also shown how the ruling class are tending to expand such contradictions that instead of

pulling the struggle backward making it rather its contrary; in an instance, the criticisms laid by the

Bourgeois Opposition against the prevailing policies and the like, as well as the mass actions against the

regime.

However,

The Bourgeois Opposition is opportunistic rather in venting sentiment against the current policy. Arroyo

for instance speaks of angst against the price increases, yet most of the policies prevailing in the current

administration are mainly a rehash of her's and earlier ones, that Aquino, like Arroyo, speaks of Free

Trade. It may sound weird to a common man to hear Gloria opposing policies also came from her's being

amended by Aquino!

According to the news issued last April 13, Mikey Arroyo, son of former President and current

Congresswoman of Pampanga, speaks of angst against the increase in oil prices and even calling for

suspending the 12 percent value-added tax (VAT) on petroleum products. He even also criticized the

Aquino for failing to address the oil price hikes, and the rising prices of electricity and basic commodities

after the Bureau of Internal Revenue slapped him with P73.85-miilion tax evasion charges.

As Mikey Arroyo said:

"I believe the government is in a good position to sacrifice a bit for the people without crippling

the government's financial standing. President Aquino could suspend the VAT on oil temporarily as his

financial team could draft a long-term program to ease the impact of oil price increases in the future in

the event the global situation turns for the worst...What is important is that the government at least


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ease the burden of the people brought about by this almost daily round of increase of the price of

petroleum products."

Obviously, Arroyo and the rest of the gang are doing an opportunist position as widespread protests

against the Oil price hike speaks of angst against a policy also implemented by her mother also! Asaccording to Vencer Crisostomo, in regards to comparing Aquino to Arroyo in regards to the rising

Petroleum prices, said:

"The overpricing of petroleum products has been a recurring grievance under Gloria Arroyo. But

it seems the current administration is not keen in being different from its predecessor, at least in this

issue...We doubt that his Cabinet is as stupid as they presently appear. We are sure the Aquino

administration is aware of the impacts of the oil price hikes, coupled with the fare and toll hikes, have on

the Filipino people. But despite that, Noynoy isnt taking any action against the increases."

Most people would think that Arroyo, or any other turncoatists, opportunists tend to join the angst

against polices they favor with. I even noticed that how come an adherent of free trade speaks of

suspending VAT on oil? They even once imposed that VAT in prices of commodities and even Oil too!

Well...

Such tendencies happened this time around creates disintegratement amongst the ruling gentry

within the system whilst advancing the mass struggle. Arroyo or any other Bourgeois Oppositionists, or

Independent-minded ones within the Aquinocrats joining the fray of angst against the present regime

are rather taking it as an opportunity, a politically-initiated than socio-politico-economic ones the

laboring people had of. Back in history, during the last years of the Marcos regime, Bourgeois

oppositionists formed alliances, pacts like the FTS/STS and the NUC with separate programs of action

ought to be initiated after the fall of the regime, but having different perspectives like the NUC's pro-US

Bases stance for example and the FTS/STS staunch opposition in it. But in assessing both of them, they

are still Bourgeois oppositionists regardless of its own stance especially against the Marcos regime, yet

they still insist in preserving the status quo whilst bannering sentiments such as the word "Change" and

"Transition." So is today that Noynoy Aquino speaks about "Daang Matuwid", a "Straight Path" towards

Peace, Stability, and perhaps Progress, yet still failed to undertake as most of its policies are rather a

rehash of past ones that made the people disagree upon him, including politicians like the Estradaistas

and the Nacionalistas, Arroyocrats who taking the people's will as an opportunity for their goals similar

to Aquino's. After all, they are still Bourgeois oppositionists so to speak.


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However, these days, the ruling class has been saying that "In order to improve stability in the economy,

to ensure the well being of the people, improve peace and order, etc." needs "National Unity" and

preventing "Division" and "Convulsion." In addition they even speak that having an "Internal Clash" or

any action "destroying the social order" are often pointing against corrupt officials, or even Activists,

ofen called as "Communists" and Communists that often called as "Terrorists." Alcover once spoke that

"Terrorism created poverty not the other way around" but the ones imposing order are doing the other

way around of that imposing order in the country; that, they threaten that those who are against the

policies of the state, whether armed or not be considered as an enemy of the state, liable for target,

abduction, and oppression. They even ask people to join with them and stand against "Terrorists" who

are in fact, "Revolutionaries" who impose justice in the provinces. And as expected, Etta Rosales, Jun

Alcover, Jovito Palparan, Joel Rocamora, and others from "Left" and "Right", including Arroyo and her

clique within the system are the most consistent advocate of "Unity" and "Oppression."

If we look into these concepts deeply and also look at their practise up until now we can

unhesitatingly say that behind all these words, sentiments there is a policy that we have discussed and

wittnessed before.

Venting such sentiments such as "National Unity" and calling people to avoid "Disorder" are to

accomplish nothing but to create discipline and enforced unity under the ruling class and secondly to

prevent the advancement of mass struggle. The "Peace and Development" strategy like Oplan

Bayanihan is an example of that idea being put upon into practise by the system through the Armed

Forces. But despite their so-called achievement cases of Fascistic activities remained still especially in

the provinces that the Army, in imposing order includes forming death squads, hiring Lumpens and

create highwaymen-Civilian Volunteers, everything that is tantamount to State-Supported Terrorism. In

the Cities, the laboring people, regardless of working overnight, of having low salaries in midst of the

crisis and increasing prices of commodities, resorting to strikes regardless of the policies that may harm

their employment. The massed ranks of the unemployed are opted to revolt against the system that

makes the system tremble into fear unexpectedly.

It is likely to say that Rampant State Terrorism, a growing Social Crisis, Foreign interference and other

similar actions clothed in the guise of "Unity and Development" really meant a tendency ensuring the

Semifeudal, Semicolonial society as alive despite rotting. Aquino, in saying to us that the people are his

bosses, are rather unrealized as these manifestations are rather steering the country backwards in


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traversing a "Straight Path" towards peace and stability. How come he opted to solve it by mere series

of band aid solutions than a major overhaul of the system?

Once, in his speech in UP Diliman in its Commencement Exercises after conferring Doctor of

Laws Honoris Causa, he spoke of fixing the rusty machine of the society as he compared the society toan IKOT Jeepney in UP Diliman! And somehow fixing a rusty engine rather resulted still to nothing. As

one writeup regarding his speech said:

"If so, especially in fixing that machine in a rusty state, why not replace it with a new one

instead? Most people, especially the toiling masses would think that how come you ought to fix it even

thou it is rusty to the core? Will it run better? I doubt."

Manifested by not seriously examining the present situations such as rise in oil and commodity prices,

of widespread unemployment ranging from the current unemployed to the newly graduated individuals

seeking for decent employment, the peasant problem and other related affairs the current

administration had to seriously focused through, the administration thinking of it as a joke, a game, easy

for short. Otherwise as Senator Joker Arroyo said:

Malacaang runs the government like a student council. If some decision is wrong, they change

it. Whats that? Its a hit-and-miss situation, like Boys and Girls Week. Theres a boy mayor and a girl

mayor...They should wake up. This is the real thing. This is no longer a student government,

Joker may have said that last year, but it mirrors the current situations that the administration failed to

seriously undertake and create solutions out of it. That as if everything is a mere game than a serious

business to undertake-leaving everything to technocrats? Like the LRT and MRT to certain Capitalists like

the Cojuangcos, Ayalas and Manny Pangilinan? Is this the way to uplift the society and support people's

well being? Again, it is a sort of pulling the society backwards due to negligence regardless of the paper

reforms set forth by the past and present regimes. That Noynoy's aloof with the worker's call for a wage

increase and venting alibis out of it is an act of desparacy to escape from the crisis.


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III

AGAIN, IN WHICH DIRECTION IS THE PHILIPPINE SOCIETY GOING?

Sorry for repeating the question.

In assessing the events passed during the current administration, it shows that there are certain

confusions rising amongst people in regards to the situations prevailing especially in present time. The

government still kept on justifying, whitewashing, denying everything in regards to the measures made

to counter the crisis or creating something in order for the people not to know about the crisis.-

Spratly islands for example.

Such issues nowadays tackle still about governments aloof on the peoples agenda as well as its

dependence on foreign aid such as its attempt to use the US-RP Mutual Defense Treaty just for the sake

of Defending the Country after the rift with China about the Spratlys issue. Worse, those from the

Right-wing spectrum taunt the Left for not being responsive, as David Michael San Juan said:

Some have idiotically taunted Philippine leftists who are known for their really tried-and-tested

fierce nationalism (since the time of the communist-led Hukbo ng Bayan Laban sa Hapon/People's Army

Against the Japanese, to the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army's fierce anti-Marcos

stance, and to the broad Left's anti-Military Bases stance) to volunteer themselves as combatants in the

"war against China."

The issue seemed to be like those of the bomb scares during the Arroyo administration, the Glorietta

explosion in Makati for example was a mean to stay away from the problem involving Arroyo; and

same goes to the Spratlys issue that in fact, despite taking it as a major problem involving Philippine

sovereignty, is also a means to stay away also from the problems, crisis like those of the usual fare

hikes, rise in commodity prices, and the like; the problem even took it as an opportunity for the stupidity

of the Right-wing to call for aid, to be dependent as possible or worse, to revive the U.S. Military bases

for the goddamn sake of security; such issues nowadays created a series of obstacles blocking away the

straight path as Benigno Aquino III stated during his campaign speech, ranging from socio-economic to

political ones, creating a massive discontent amongst the people including those from his own Liberal

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And since the media continuously play the Spratlys issue, how about the real tangible issues

such as crisis on education, social services and even the economy? The Right-wingers again and again

vent their rage discreetly against Communist, Red China yet aloof in regards to budget cuts, tolerating

neoliberalism and even state-sponsored terrorism in the provinces and in Manila as well. In regards to

education, in the University of the Philippines, Almost 1/4 or 1,011 of the 3,826 UPCAT passers didn't

enroll in UP, citing financial constraints as reasons for not enrolling. The Socialized Tuition Fee

Assistance Program of the University didnt even support the studentry in general as the new changes

have resulted in a 50 to 65 percent tuition increase. From charging P600 to P1000 per unit, UP now

charges P1000 to P1500 per unit according to Vencer Crisostomo.

In Social Services, particularly in housing, commercialization of land became prevalent as local

government units like in San Juan and in Navotas forcefully evicted people from their houses citing

government property or squatting as its main cause; worse, in the affected area of Corazon de Jesus,

the entire lot was given by the government to the people through Executive order (from Cory Aquino)

and Presidential proclamation (From Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo) yet the local government, whilst

bannering its populist rhetoric forcefully evicted its residents regardless of the Statutes to build a new

City hall in it, or worse, a commercial complex in a guise of residential areas of a condominium type?

They even insisted that the inhabitants be settled in Rizal wherein there is lack of sufficient support

whilst having a lot and an unfinished house of course; worse if they are compelled to pay monthly or

to be evicted in that settlement.

So is the peasant question and the need for a bigger salary for workers. That the peasants in

Haciendas Luisita, Looc, Yulo, and others controlled by individuals or by companies continue fighting for

genuine social justice by a genuine land to the tiller campaign. The government remained aloof to

these while bannering to them again and again the sham land reform program that catered much to

companies and to Hacienderos as well; taking the farmers in Sumilao for example, but how about the

farmers in Luisita and in Yulo? Most of them even killed, imprisoned, accused of subversion as they fight

for a genuine land to the tiller campaign marching from Tarlac, Cavite, Batangas or any part of the

Philippines fighting for it, while those at Sumilao were given much media attention of having themselves

marching from Bukidnon to Malacanang and end up satisfied from a program that is sham so to speak-

that San Miguel Corporation still insisted having a land in Sumilao for a piggery farm! The workers, on

the other hand, are still fighting for a real wage increase as they arent satisfied at the increase given by

the government-a small alm so to speak to counter the growing prices of oil and basic commodities even


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utilities such as water and electricity, and of course for the needs of their children like education. Last

May, they said nothing, then 13 and lastly, 22 pesos to counter the growing prices and fares, debts to be

paid regardless of hardwork and even savings as expected-will a farmworker or an industrial worker,

who worked for long hours, having 400-500 peso and hath it budget for how many days? 5, 4, 2?

Desperate indeed!

The neoliberal policies of the present system, being a rehash of past policies issued decades ago

favors dependency on foreign investment and fewer budgets on services and obligations stated by the

fundamental law of the land. That commercialization of urban, rural land and education resulted to

mass eviction of Urban Poor inhabitants (from their houses with squatting as its cause) Workers (for

strikes and means of protests for a greater fare increase), Farmers (out of discontent for low wages as

well as for fighting for genuine agrarian reform) and Students (due to the perennial Tuition and Other

Fee Increases and rampant student repression) while at the same time accumulating profits from those

who gain from both assets especially through kickbacks and other manifestations of a Bureaucrat

Capitalist.

And still the government tackles about the Spratlys issue never minding the hungry people outside

Malacanang.

In facing the current crisis of the nation, and upon discussed the inevitability of the civil war with

factors involved which will accelerate this war and we have also shown how the ruling class are using to

expand the civil war as only to dilute people's struggles like corporatism and national chauvinism. In the

following pages we try to elaborate on the tasks of the revolutionaries to dea with such a situation.

As stated in the first part, the ruling class, trying to evade people from the current domestic and

international crisis, has been saying much about "National interest" such as the Spratlys issue and of

course the desperate need for foreign aid especially from the United States; same goes as the call for

"National Unity" and "Traversing the straight path" that obviously, leading to nowhere. The Right-

wingers, venting rage against the Left oftentimes uses the Spratlys issue and tell very much that China is

a "Communist" state whilst benefiting from "Made in China" goods and even recognizing China itself so

to speak; after all they are ignorant enough that the country whom they condemned much as a

"Communist state" is also condemned by the Left as "Capitalist" and "Neoliberal" as China itself, despite

posing as a Socialist state created under Mao Zedong be capitulated to Western interest and be a part of


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the World Economic Forum and the like, even supplied the bankrupt United States with money during

the global financial crisis!

How mainstream media, the halls of congress, and even Malacanang wonder disregarded social

crisis in favor of an issue exaggeratedly being interpreted. Yes, the matter being discussed is serious inregards to protecting Philippine territory, but how come others tend still to call for American support

against China instead of reviewing earlier diplomatic accounts such as De Venecia's plan for a joint

Philippine-Chinese-Vietnamese project involving the islands?

According to ABS CBN News, it said:

"De Venecia said the proposal, which he has discussed with leaders of China and Vietnam,

involves the declaration of an open seas policy and the demilitarization of the area with the pullout of

military garrisons.

He said all claimant parties may instead opt for tourism and other modes of economic development as

well as declaring the area a zone of peace, friendship and development."

But will the diehard chauvinists who disregard social crisis in favor of this issue respond? The proposal

was once proposed by Deng Xiaoping with Cory Aquino as a means to lessen tensions and to generate

peace in the west seas, but to a Right-winger, he may've insisted still the necessity of having U.S. Aid

plus assailing China for being "Communist!" And since they are chauvinist so to speak, of being too

nostalgic about the past, how come they settle for Sabah and Spratlys how about the Marianas and the

islands situated in the Philippine Sea? The once part of the Spanish East Indies so to speak? Well... again

and again, they disregard much of the time about what comes into the community, what is near,

especially if it is situated in Manila and in the provinces such as rampant poverty, tension between the

rich and poor, if they speak about it, then who's to blame, the Communists? Rallyists for being critical

against the rotten social order dependent on foreign support?

Such tensions continue to prevail and as expected that the reigning class and of course U.S. and

foreign imperialists benefited from it. That, despite the administration's call for "National Unity",

"Traversing the Straight Path" or any kind of nonsense propaganda vented, are merely nothing but to

create "Unity" and "Discipline" within the ruling class and also, most importantly to prevent the

formation and expansion of class struggle, particularly from the lower and oppressed masses both urban


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and in rural areas fighting against class and national oppression. We refer to the Semifeudal,

Semicolonial system, and its political representatives.

And somehow we expect that one important factor giving energy to the ruling class, supported

by the imperialists, is raising the false flag of struggle against the Chinese in regards to the "Spratlysissue" and domestic "Terrorism"-pointing directly against those who are against the system and its

repressive policies. Some tend to be against U.S. Imperialism, but their "Struggle" are rather in the paper

than into practise-the ones too romanticized with their "Ideals" for example, tend to say "National

Greatness" and wanting to revive the nation, but few or none took the task of that struggle seriously

except for "drawings" of course; or even those who speak of having a "Fencesitter stance" or saying

"Neither Peking or Washington" and vice versa, but will they do so? Most of them benefited from U.S.

Imperialism through its aid and dollars same as having the cold war hatred for Communists including

China; or worse, accepting U.S. Imperialism like the obviously past equivalents such as Roxas or

Magsaysay! People don't know much totally about the issue since they aren't into it-what is the

connection of the issue to our stomachs anyway? Will it help in having a bigger wage? Giving land for

free? Destroy corruption? Again, the issue is made much to evade people from the current social crisis

prevailing nowadays.

And pushing these policies, especially those of neoliberalism and catering to foreign interests as

well as National Chauvinism means raising the minor and false contradictions in the society, creating a

deviation and clash within the struggle and while expanding domestic crisis, calling people to stop their

revolutionary aspirations, cover the true contradictions in the society and trying to create security for

foreign capital. These factors made by the administration and its cohorts, both "Left" and Right

preventing the acceleration of class struggle on the other hand also serves to attract inconsistent

politicos, whether Liberal or Conservative, Right-Wing "Democrats".

Incidentally, they also have "Mass" support. Akbayan, the Arroyocrats (Lakas-CMD) and the Estradaistas

(PMP) had "Mass" support so is ANAD and BANTAY, it also serves to isolate the Revolutionaries and

Progressives who are consistent in order to destroy them, when the situation is right.

So, they have taken policies in pursuit of keeping the ruling class intact, stabilized and in order

regardless of the domestic crisis prevailing in the society; but, on the other hand their actions further

accelerating the conflict, through the Civil war while they are putting the blame on the Revolutionaries

and the Progressives. Black propaganda for instance became widespread from series of truths to


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fabricated ones made just to discredit the people's struggle. And on the other hand, with the knowledge

of hatred for Progressive thought, Anti-Imperialism and even people affected by the conflict and

developing the minor, false contradictions using certain quotes and events, frightening the democratic

but inconsistent forces, they are trying to stop or submerge the class and national struggle, and get the

Democrats out of the struggle in order to stabilize their shaky position. Social-Democrats for instance,

tend to do so in trying to get potential Revolutionaries and Democratic allies out of the Revolution.

Worse if opportunists guised as "Democrats" or "Antifascists" help the Reactionaries in laying

out their Reactionary tactics, guised as "Progressive", "Pro-people" or "Democratic" programs and

strengthen such policies detrimental to the advancement of the people. Pseudo-progressives such as

Akbayan for example, applauded by the Fascist Armed Forces of the Philippines yet repressing the

National Democratic movement; same as those who use the Spratlys or any other issue to justify

repression against the left in the name of "National Unity" that obviously, Chauvinism.

***

The direction of our society requires more knowledge, investigation and analysis to develop the

policy and tactics of the Revolutionary forces, continuous Social Investigations with Class Analysis create

certain means to justify arduous struggle, of calling for major overhaul of the society not just reforms

alone. And as the ruling class still controls the entire society predominantly, and with having a long-term

socio-economic crisis prevailing, the clamor for a total change will still be prominent especially amongst

the masses that are greatly affected by everyday situations of the society.

Obviously, in investigating things and events as well as in analyzing every background lies

correct understanding and being conscious of the direction of the growing social contradictions-for

these leads to improving strategy and tactics upon action.

Without a correct evaluation and understanding, of analysis, no word can be said on improving

tactics and policy, same as in rectifying matters concerning it, any deviation from a correct policy and

tactics to the "Left" or Right, despite our will, will change the direction of the contradictions from the

one we would want to the direction which the reaction wants.


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And thus, as expected, it means advancing Revolutionary action- with the civil war of the

oppressed and oppressor camps, inevitable both national and in class; and as the contradictions within

the society growing, especially amongst the reactionaries, is also meant the advancement of people's

struggles sensing discontent within the ruling class, continuous socio-economic crisis, all despite means

to silence it by the ruling order.

Yes, others may seen it as separate, civil war and brother killing in one hand and class struggle

on the other; but in reality, these are mixed together since civil war is a major manifestation of class

struggle; sensing that the inevitable relationship between these two will lead to the final joining of the

two, that in order to win means winning the people and strengthening, expanding a bloc of progressive

classes willing to counter against those supported by the system. A small revolutionary movement has

broad-based popular support can be one of thempointing against a state's power with a large and

well-equipped army in Mao Zedong's perspective. And since the present administration, venting such

sentiment of traversing a straight road towards an eternal illusion yet steering every common being

backwards made every people felt a sense of discontent especially when it comes to socio-economic

policies that should be materialized with; for sure most would think that if theres really a major

breakthrough in the present Aquino administration, is also a mean to break the cycle of a semifeudal-

semicolonial type?

Once, in a documentary made by the British Broadcasting Corporation during the Marcos regime, former

Senator Diokno, acting as its narrator, reveals government's distorted view of development one that

prioritized patronage over the welfare of its citizens like public health and social amelioration; one of

which is on building infrastructure supposedly for creating possible markets, but what markets? For the

masses or for foreign investment like those of Hacienda Luisita: turning some into an industrial,

commercial zone catering to foreign investors, entities instead of leaving it agricultural and be

administered directly by the farmers and farmworkers?

Well

Sounds weird enough and desperate to speak of major change from a working class individual;

yet they didnt notice much is that their actions are merely a faade for a reactionary circus such as

paper reforms and the like, venting sentiments such as Pantawid Pasada (a subsidy-like program for

drivers), job fairs, and given an emergency cost of living allowance of 22 pesos yet solving the land

problem and giving of a real wage hike, havent been materialized yet also meant massive discontent


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same as those who are affected by demolitions, insufficient distribution of social welfare after workfare,

and victims of military aggression. More and more criticisms would come this time around same as goes

in analyzing everything related to the current situations of the society, which contradictions are growing,

expanding further, enough to create demise of the regime and of the system itself.

conflicts became spontaneous due to the growing contradictions as well as the crisis prevailing

in the country. Manifested by strikes coming from factories for wage increase and scrapping

contractualization, farmlands for genuine agrarian reform and rise of prices of produce, to schools

fighting against tuition hikes and subsidy increases, these actions somehow becoming a tendency to

grow, not because of the administration's swift, fascistic responses, but also of the rapid increase of

discontent towards the administration made out of issues detrimental to their so-called "cause."

Using the right-wing's statement calling the People's Democratic Revolution as "fake", the

present administration's promises are also seemingly turned out to be fake, fraudulent, hoax as instead

of realizing goals, problems rather erupted from the start to the following years of the rule; how wonder

why people felt the bouts yet still contented, or rather say numb out of media's very own propagandists,

of short term programmes being made, or rather having a rotten system such as a semicolonial,

semifeudal one. Such promises made by the ones in the system, even calling it a "Revolution" is a fake

one for it has no mass support, nor it is not even according to the aspirations laid by the people; it is

merely a facade, a topping for widespread reaction.

After all, despite the unpleasant situations the issues, facts within the rotten social order causes

heightened struggle of the toiling masses; it is inevitable so to speak, that make Revolution justified-

especially as more and more will take arms and accept armed struggle as its main approach; and having

everything in a rotten society determined, leading to an heightened conflict in it. The system will try to

stop everything one at a time, but regardless of its moves the struggle will continue to advance.

But in midst of the widespread conflict lies enough room for unity.

Unity that doesn't mean preventing the entire conflict or adhering to have peaceful transition,

but rather unity guided with a common program of action while developing class struggle and finding

the true struggle against Class and National aggression; a united front so to speak, that is led by the

Proletariat, no longer by the Bourgeoisie as in the old type. It is to complete the people's


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revolutionary struggle for National Liberation and Democracy against Imperialism and the local

exploiting classes. It leads consequently to the Socialist Revolution upon the complete seizure of

political power from the joint class dictatorship of the big Compradors and Landlords.

Left opportunists tend to do means to "prevent Civil War" and change in the direction of the

society preventing the masses from developing class struggle and aggression like those of Akbayan and

other fools guised as "Civil Society" groups, CARPER for instance is a mean to deviate the Peasantry from

promoting the Agrarian Revolution and of strengthening the mass base while promises of "Relocation

with development" are being vented upon to the slums in order for the residents not to stay further in

areas near basic social services such as hospitals or schools and employment, or blindly being said so all

for the goddamn sake of turning their residency into complexes far from being described as residential;such tendencies so to speak are bannered much by the system or any aligned with not only keeps the

masses from a Revolutionary struggle, all in a guise of unity, it also allows, despite the will of these

people, a better chance to the reaction to grab the opportunity in this Civil War in a more expanded

way, and will give a better chance for them to attack the People's Revolutionary War and the masses'

Class and National struggle in different ways; especially when it comes to calling the masses to back off

in front of the reaction under the banner of "Preventing Civil War", "Peace and Order" will allow the

reaction to build and enforce "upheaval" and worsen conflict like those of the attempts made by the

past regimes, will allow them to have hysterical attacks (like what Alcover, Palparan or any other

opportunist do) upon the People's Revolutionary gains and their genuine struggle.

On these bases, the responsibility of the conscious forces, of Revolutionaries, regarding the

current and coming situations of the Semifeudal, Semiconolnial society is as follows:

1. The active participation in the current struggle against Imperialism, Feudalism and Bureaucrat

Capitalism. This requires creation and strengthening the mass base, opposing moves by the

reactionaries and participation in the conflict that is, a struggle between Revolution and

Counterrevolution.

And as expected, the revolutionary armed struggle is the principal form of struggle. As

according to Jose Maria Sison:


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It answers the central question of the revolution which is the seizure of power. It is the

principal method for smashing the bureaucratic-military machinery of the counterrevolutionary

state. But the legal forms of struggle are important and indispensable even if these are

secondary inasmuch as they are not the direct means for seizing political power."

And somehow these actions are being laid within this kind of conflict against the ruling class and

its cohorts while at the same time pushes through every people the consciousness that drives

them to unite with the Revolutionary forces and participate regardless of the actions the

reactionaries would do so. Just like the June 29 statement of the Communist Party, said:

The CPP central leadership has directed the New People's Army (NPA) to continue

intensifying guerrilla warfare nationwide in order to overcome the setbacks, surpass past

victories and fulfill the requirements of advancing the people's war to the next strategic stage.The revolutionary armed struggle is bound to absorb thousands of Red fighters as the people's

mass struggles intensify in the coming years. On the other hand, the victories of the armed

revolution in scores of guerrilla fronts will continue to inspire the people to further intensify their

mass resistance.

This shows the active participation of the masses in intensifying armed struggle and advancing it

further in response to the growing socio-economic crisis and rampant State Fascism and Black

Propaganda unleashed by the system, including organizing, educating the backward leaning

ones in order to win like those of the advanced ones willing to join the cause.

2. As the administration continues to keep its rule, so are the contradictions, both "Left" and

"Right" trying to outdo one after another. Recalling the past administrations of long ago, cabinet

revamps became prevalent due to the rigid "Left"-"Right" drifts from Malacanang to Batasan. As

expected they tried to hamper the advancing mass struggle being counterrevolutionaries so to

speak, thus regardless their desperate calls for unity drifts continue to worsen further all due to

the growing mass struggle and the worsening social crisis. That, according to a writeup

entitled:Growing opposition and Social Crisis fuels strife within the System:

Regardless of justifications, of its so-called successes, changes, or any other

sentiments trying to be realized is rather created in pursuit of escapism. The ruling classes and its

cohorts have never really learned from history. They may've blamed everything that may call as

the root causes of poverty, but as the rotten social order tries to remain intact despite its


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desintegration, and the opposition continues to grow and strengthening its rampart, all despite

the programs or any actions made by the system in pursuit of curbing popular sentiment that is,

doomed to fail; the ruling classes indeed can never be expected to admit that it is, their own

oppressive, exploitative rule as the root of popular discontent and unrest.

As we all know these would affect actions within the struggle, that through studying and

analyzing, reviewing would ease as possible and instead to advance Revolutionary action in

midst of repression, anti-Fascist unity should be strengthened through struggle so is its

advancement as everything within the society, particularly its policies are merely toppings for

State Fascism; and thus the people are greatly opposed to such measures the Reactionary State

likely to do so.

3. We all know, despite the growth of mass struggles, movement in different parts of the

country, and achieved a degree of nationwide responses, there are certain problems that ought

to be seriously studied upon especially those of actions being taken; especially those of the

studentry and the urban poor. Like the Pesantry and the Workers and even some of the

Progressive intellectuals they also ought to be carried upon, guided in midst of the possible

repressive actions created by the State as well as the growing tensions out of Civil war and

allowance of the acceleration of division and separation by the ruling class. In order to neutralize

their actions and counteract such problems or weaknesses, we must try to advance militancy

against the system: all against excessive profiteering and fascistic actions of the Educator

Capitalists and unjustified mass expulsions, disenfranchisement due to demolitions and means

to lose their employment, considering their level of consciousness and struggle. This prevents

the aggression from the regime centering in one of few amongst these sectors as they tried so

back then (like the Urban Poor Association that obviously a scheme made by the system). Stable

and new camps have to be formed in order to facilitate the active ones in the struggle, of

arousing, organizing, and mobilizing them as it continues to advance and gain further and more

rapid (Class Struggle manifested by the People's War). But, it does not mean to hasten further

clashes, premature rather between Reactionaries and Revolutionaries, particularly the masses.

4. Educational work and exposing the reaction within the masses, with an explanation of the

inevitability of the Civil war, a war which the Reaction tries enough to ensure its survival against

the expanding force of Revolutionary progression. As to integrate with the masses, it is an

important task of the forces. Otherwise, the masses would lead to such dangerous alternatives


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including narrow Pacifism and Anarchism resulting from further conflicts and crisis. They may

also become careless about their backgrounds as well as to struggle within it. In order to stand

against such dangerous tendencies, the characteristics of the present time have to be taught to

the masses and the direction of the society has to be explained to them. The divisive,

conspiratorial policies of the ruling class and opportunists also have to be exposed. It has also to

be explained that the means to resist the reactionary semifeudal, semicolonial state is to expand

class struggle through the National Democratic Revolution, as well as to isolate the reaction.

5.The political and organizational alertness in dealing with this situation is another important

task of revolutionaries. As expected, Reaction is trying to accelerate the civil war for themselves,

creating a frightening and terroristic atmosphere against the growing Revolutionary tide and the

people. It also tries to isolate them further in order to destroy as swiftly as possible. The Oplan

Bayanihan, like other operations served as an example same goes in creating series of black

propaganda and aloof for peace negotiations. In situations like this, the masses have to be

aware further of this actions against Revolutionaries and these forces had to be protected from

the Reactionaries and its terroristic attacks with proper organizing policies. On the other hand,

these policies have to be able to work within the masses all due to the instability of reaction and

the growing mass movement, and confronting the two-faced, bipolar, terroristic and destructive

policies of the ruling class with a proper organization. At this time the situation for such

activities is getting tighter for every Revolutionary, that make frequent, continuous mass work

and actions be advanced further to stand against oppression, terror and being separated from

the masses.

However, expect much that the development of the conflict on the basis of false and minor

contradictions being pushed by the Administration and its cohorts in order to submerge the direction of

protest and Revolutionary movement of the masses, and, in a result, its defeat must be prevented. This

kind of action must be initiate neither with "staying away from the conflict" nor questioning "mass line"

with "class" against the reaction, but with an active participation of conscious elements in this struggle.

Taken into consideration that the ruling class is in dismay regardless of its palliative actions and

achievements, it is the mean and opportunity for the Revolutionary Movement to put forward and strike


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against the Reactionaries, win the People and accelerate the struggle as it develops into a one that is

"Big and Strong" from a one that is "Small and Weak." Recalling the actions of China during its

Protracted People's War, having a strong mass base, liberation army (both men and arms, actions) and a

united alliance of masses (under of course, the Communist party and its allied groups) were means to

develop a strong revolutionary force against the enemy; so is in the Philippines that is predominantly

Agricultural, with limited approach to Industry and backward regardless of the systems Development

that is, still in the paper and failed to be undertaken.

The people, particularly the toiling masses are willing enough to join and its bulwarks as its zones of

National Liberation. To others, particularly the Left and Right opportunists may think of it as too

desperate, yet in this inevitable Civil War, the people guided, united, and armed will set forth Flames

spontaneously and coordinately against the ruling class as opportunity breaks through; like China in the

latter years of the conflict, Vietnam, Kampuchea or in Cuba, the growing Revolutionary fervor and a

weakening Reaction plus continuous Social Crisis and Repression by the system expands the struggle till

it becomes well enough to go forward, smash the Rotten, Reactionary State and grab Political and

Economic power, greater than the EDSA Uprisings of 1986 and 2001.

The actions of the present administration, if likely to defend and preserve the rottenness of the social

order may rather doom to fail, as Oplan Bayanihan, regardless of its so-called successes and perhaps

increasing body count, deaths amongst the Revolutionaries, are doom to fail same as its so-called

reforms as every socio-economic crisis and various contradictions, cracks within the system expands

further that worsens, rather than uplifts the Pilipino way of life, making the vast majority of masses be

discontented towards policies and likely to advance the interest of the National Democratic Revolution,

as according to the same July statement:

The rapid fall in Aquino's popularity shows that the stark realities of poverty, mass

unemployment and hunger have exposed Aquino's chicanery and illusions of reform to the Filipino

people. Aquino and his regime are being increasingly isolated from the people. Aquino sits on top of the

Philippine social volcano that is threatening to explode with intense revolutionary fury. It is only a matter

of time before the Filipino people rise up in their millions against the puppet and reactionary Aquino

regime.

What else would the Aquino administration would get except for having much rhetoric and palliative,

paper reforms and measures? Such realities around the Filipino society made the people think that the


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In which direction is our society going?