"For Independence over Terror, Injustice, and Humiliation"

"For Independence over Terror, Injustice, and Humiliation"

(Or: "Notes after Duterte's statement about 'a truly independent Philippines'

and its actually existing subservience to entrenched interests")

More than a century hence, the Philippines, despite its independence, remains under the clutches of interests. Both from the landed gentries and its foreign overlords, these interests hath controlled economically, politically, militarily, and culturally.

It may sound "negative" as such as it negates the country being an independent entity in the family of nations; but, by seeing the country continues to be plundered by American, Chinese, and various nationals, with its big corporations, financial institutions, and various entities controlled by the unequal treaties and agremeents, this country remains as a mere economic appendage of the operations of these foreign big capitalists.

What more of seeing landlords keeping control in their fiefs regardless of various agrarian reform programs, provisions, and decisions from the courts. The order, through the Duterte administration, continues to tolerate as such, citing the fact that the ones within the order are themselves both landlords and compradores, maintaining firm in their interests.

And now, with the rise of China as an imperialist power in a "socialist" garb, Duterte, whilst feigning to be an antiimperialist, has allowed this rising dragon to infringe on the cpountry's maritime territory and plunder the country's economic resources; whilst ironically, maintaining the country as a neocolonial client state under American rule, and serving its economic, military, and geopolitical interests.

With these, no wonder the Filipino's struggle for genuine national and social liberation continues to prevail. With the country celebrating its 121's anniversary of its independence, the Filipino people, drewing inspiration from its epic struggle to attain freedom, doesn't stop from its continuity. For these people, woken up by the realities that surrounded them, has concluded that it is indeniable that the regime whom assuming to be first "socialist" rather end as any other ruler that cares about the interests of the landed; so is also indeniable that the regime whom promised land for the landless, homes for the homeless, and justice for the victims of various oppressions including those in uniform turns out to be the one who kowtowed at the interest of the landlords, compradores, and bureaucrats.

Thus, it is indeniable that in the face of all-out terror of the Duterte regime, the clamor of the every Filipino to oust from his position, what more of dismantling this present order continues to mount.

And as in the past, it is the most urgent task in this saga of struggle to advance the Filipino's cause for National and Social Liberation.

"Is it to defend the country or to upheld the order?"

"Is it to defend the country or to upheld the order?"

(Notes regarding the revival of the Reserve Officers Training Corps)

Its been decades passed since mandatory implementation of the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) was terminated in year 2001 after University of Sto. Tomas student Mark Welson Chua was found dead after exposing the alleged corruption in his unit.

That incident, as well as other earlier yet isolated incidents has triggered protests against the said implementation, leading to its termination and its replacement by the National Service Training Program, which however, includes Military Service as an option alongside Civic Welfare and Literacy Training services.

However, with recent events such as the need for bolstering defences particularly against the Chinese, there are people who insist the importance of a reserve force capable of defending the nation's patrimony regardless of the controversies that marred its revival.
This matter persisted until last year, when president Rodrigo Duterte hath approved the restoration of the mandatory ROTC program this time in Senior High School students. This revival was of course supported by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and most from the Armed Forces, but this time with the justification that the program ‘instills patriotism, love of country, respect for human rights, moral and spiritual values’.

Quite appealing to patriotism if not the need for an adventure at first as the Armed Forces wanting to revive that saidth program this time for Senior High; it even tried to promote itself as an alternative to today's hedonism which most Filipinos think about as root of deliquency amongst youths, hence looking at military discipline as necessary.

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But the question is, will that discipline and patriotism truly make the youth orderly and patriotic? In a time when orderism has been the guiding line for Duterte and his administration, the latter seems to be badly needed young blood to support him especially in a time when these young folks are increasingly against his policies what more of the atrocities synonymous with his regime regardless of being marred by its scandals that failed to be addressed, if not trying to be hidden by its apologists.

From this no wonder why critics of that said revival frankly equates it with militarism aside from its atrocities and corruption. For other than the tragedy in UST that led to its termination, there are other incidents that involves hazing, and even sexual harassment towards female cadets by its male counterparts like in the case of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM). As according to Kara Taggaoa, she saith:

 “ROTC has always been a tool to violate the rights of the Filipino youth and to reinforce the powerplay and abuse perpetuated by the state”.

 “With its restoration among senior high students, the ROTC will certainly bolster military order in the country, It will breed and train the Filipino youth to abide with, and worse, justify the ongoing atmosphere of vehemence in the country”...

Quite reasonable that said statement knowing that the program has been marred by its events authorities described as isolated cases if politicised matters due to groups concerned. And to think that by using "discipline" and the order's view of "nationalism" as its justifications laid upon by the administration for the said revival, Taggaoa et al. knew that with this kind of view it meant justifying militarisation using the youth, if not further cultivated misogynism, discrimination, and harassment given the Filipino's perception of the military program as machismo-ism and its idealisation. For as according to Akbayan's Bas Claudio, whom describing the program as “unjustified” and “unnecessary”, said:

“There’s this misconception with ROTC that ties with the conceptions of manliness… [whether] you can do intensive physical and military training, so it is really these rituals of manliness that… instill that kind of misogyny."

Furthermore, he said the government could still promote active citizenship through NSTP. The community development programs developed under NSTP, he added, had helped many indigent communities.

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But despite the "general" approval of  Duterte's diehard fans, not all amongst these fanatical ranks do agree about its revival, and some even criticised if not opposed partially the reviving of ROTC in Senior High School.

In fact, according from a note made by University of the Philippines Regent Spocky Farolan, he did expressed his criticism of reviving ROTC despite agreeing the need for citizenship advancement through paramilitary methods of instruction within that said level:

"We are not against providing leadership and citizenship training through para-military methods of instruction in the SHS level but this should not be called the rotc which would serve as the primary source for our country's service and military reserves."

Furthermore, he instisted an alterative program through the "Citizen Service Bill" which was authored by Sen Koko Pimentel and Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. According to that act, it provided for a leadership and service program for Senior High School students, somewhat a better version of the "Citizenship Advancement Training" and the "National Service Training Program" (both Civic welfare and Literacy Traning Services).
From there, the Philippine Red Cross, as well as the Boy and Girl Scouts can handle the program. Farolan even stated that "it would be better since the Red Cross can issue internationally-recognized certificates which adds to the employment and professional credentials of the senior high school student".

However, the former UP Vanguard cadet stated that the real cadre training should be in college for two years which would have elements of military, law enforcement, disaster risk reduction and management,  and civil service training.

"Graduates of the program become cadres which would be assigned per locality or district and capable of being deployed not only by the Armed Forces of the Philippines but as well as by the Philippine National Police, Office of Civil Defence, Local Government Units, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Commission on Elections, Department of Health, and other government agencies which which would have a need for volunteer support."  he said.

Quite interesting isn't it? Especially coming from a rabid Duterte supporter who afforded criticise that said revival and instead offering an alternative brought about by legislators Pimentel and Macapagal-Arroyo, but to think that despite that said bill as a "better alternative" to reviving ROTC in Senior High Schools, this doesn't diminish the order's stubborness in reviving with apologists babbling about the need for discipline and order for young deliquents- that sometimes this writer thinks that how come these people who favour reviving it wanted to substitute the state for themselves in cultivating nationalism and strengthening moral values? If not disregarding the problems that marred the said military program thinking as mere isolated cases? The National Defence Act, which served as a basis for ROTC was made long before the agreements which the Philippine government respected and observed, such as the Convention on the Rights of the Child and others that superseded earlier agreements.

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Admittingly speaking, the need for a reserve force is in itself necessary to multiply an existing armed force especially in times of war and emergency; but, to think that in a regime whose tendency is to consolidate the old order firmly pretending they are for a revolutionary change, then why need to mobilise reserves? Is the regime truly for the defence of the country in justifying is kind of revival? Is the regime also expressed about patriotism when that same regime offers concessions with entrenched interests? And is the regime also expressed about discipline when trigger happy men in uniform and gutter-mouthed politicos justify their bullshits? Well, despite the reasons why the need for ROTC as to be revived, the fact that the program hath been synonymous with upholding order than defending sovereignty continues to be played through.
And also to think that regardless of their statement and no matter how isolated those cases were according to these apologists, this cannot stop the concerned from questioning its revival. On the first place, speaking of discipline, did it stop corrupt officers from their interests? Of cruel men from their atrocities? Perhaps, this revival doesn't equate to multiplying forces in pursuit of defending sovereignty, let alone defending the order.

Such justifications made by the order has brought this person and others concerned that regardless of their statements the obvious intention remains clear. Thinking that the order fails to defend sovereignty especially in the contested isles, rocks, and shoals in the west Philippine Sea, of seeing a leader indifferent towards the poor and the needy, of landlords upholding firm in their landed interests at the expense of the struggling peasantry, then no wonder why the regime needs obedient youths sworn to upheld the order to the extent of making them willing to disregard human rights, of making them not question authority, what more of justifying a distorted kind of democracy that prevails in this ever continuing past.

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Anyway, to cut this note short, it is indeed affirming that defending the country is a must, that to train and arm is necessary regardless of its status in life as a Filipino; but to defend the order, especially a corrupt, rotten one pretending to be for change, is bullshit. And because of the bullshit that is actually existing happening, true enough that the country needs rebels fighting for genuine social and national change, and not obedient thugs iin uniform claiming to be for the flag and for the land.

"Poems after a cup of Coffee: When Love is tempered with Fire"

"Poems after a cup of Coffee: 
When Love is tempered with Fire"

"After a cup of coffee"

Alone sitting, waiting for the iced brew
Looking at things minimal surrounding through
And smell the aroma of beans roasted breweth
Done by the barista after paidth the due

Recalling Escolta, if not Love and Light
Whose coffee provieth redemption from a tiring night
If not a respite from all the miserable times
Trying to inspire by someone a delight

Speaking of delight I remember you
Whose beauty matched with tenderness inspired me anew
Can't explain further actually but your grace bid thee love
Enough to please a lonesome heart a gift from above

Strange those times as I taketh the first sip
Remembering the memories of you and your sweetness
It melts my heart tho as your warmth felt me o'er
That warmth and sweetness, like the coffee, waketh me from slumber

Pardon for the analogy of comparing coffee and yours
For perhaps should be Chocolate or Milk but those rainy days compellth me
To sip a cup of coffee, laced with milk and sweetened with sugar
Bittersweet as the love I cherished you most this time more than ever

With all those times thus missing you in the long distance and yearned for your love
As I sip my coffee reminiscing the times of you and your charm
But the kindness you brought is the one cannot forget
Especially in this time of rage, of seeing disquiet

"Where are you my beloved?"

(inspired from the song Kde Domov Muj)

Where are you my beloved?

Whose beauty as quite enchanting

Whose charm is undoubtedly unforgetting

Quite recalling as I see

The nostalgia that made me glee

That forever etched in a memory

For it's you my beloved

My Cherished, my beloved.

Where are you my beloved?

She's the rose that never wilting

Whose love is ever worth remembering

With her warmth made me redeemed

So angelic as it seems

As if prayers, pleas hath been answered

For it's you my beloved

My cherished, my beloved.

Where are you my beloved?

Gentle be yet she's dauntless

In a world that is full of madness

Ever cheerful, hopeful, strong

Bravely thwarting any wrong

Whose heart, mind, and soul lies the beauty

For it's you my beloved

My cherished, my beloved.

"We'll meet in the trenches"
(To my dearest beloved)
(Inspired by Alei Barikadot)

To my dearest beloved
Despite the times that our lives are apart
I hope that we'll meet
From the day all as redeemed
Don't cry, and be strong
For the struggle our lives hope be prolong
Like your embrace take the sten
Meet me back once again

From every field and trenches, we will meet, we will meet
From every barricade we will endure the pain and heat
Let our love be grow in the struggle
For freedom be watered with fire
From every field and trenches,
from every barricade, we will meet

If foes take my life
This my offering to freedom we long held by
I hope do not cry
Let pain be strength to live in
Let tears wipe away
For tomorrow you'll lead and sieze the day
Like your love take the sten
For freedom fight again

Alei barikadot nypagesh, nypagesh
Alei barikadot herut nysha badam vaesh
Rovebh al rovebh qaneh aytsdya
Kadur al kadur yariya
Alei barikadot, alei barikadot, nypagesh

"When the awakened outweighs the order and its elected allies"

"When the awakened outweighs the order and its elected allies"

(Notes after the recent proclamation of elected senators 

and the ever growing concerned willing to counter the order)

As expected by many, president Duterte has more than two-thirds majority in the Senate and is in a position to push his agenda through charter change and its federalism, and even to declare nationwide martial rule at his whim. 

With overweening arrogance, his "victory" would say that he can able to push his agenda, and supported by his propaganda machine and hordes of apologists would say that his agenda will try its "best" to appear pleasing, be it his connivance with interests seekers to those of his bloodied ventures that rather invoked fear to its subjects, while at the same time benefiting interest seekers especially those connected to the regime.

But despite the heartbreaking election results and the still continuing propaganda barrage against the opposition, the ever growing concerned populace has started to seek truth from facts as election rigging, particularly those of vote shaving and mishaps in voting machines has made the regime culprits trying to maintain their version of order, what more that its apologists would continue praising the regime uncritically as in the past- what more that they themselves are seemingly willing to favour dictatorship in its bluntiest sense than pretending that democracy under Duterte's orderism as "continuing". 

Quite strange as well as concerning isn't it? For knowing that with recent reports and this kind of conclusion would say that with opposites rising the ever growing "woke" take the risk as a challenge no matter the regime had afforded to gain more seats from the congress to the local government councils;
yet come to think that  this matter cannot be limited to this election related fiasco. For remember, in  his desire for consolidation, this "victory" meant adopting and implementing more draconian measures to suppress the opposition as well as to silence potential dissent. As in the past, and as expected now and then, his policies will benefit more within the order, particularly those of his allies and supporters, of having his Federalism benefited warlords, of economic concessions benefiting the few and its foreign partners, so is to desensitise human rights violations in the name of maintaining order and stability. Remember, by first appearing to be socialist, turns out to be a mere populist benefiting the privileged classes; by first promising on site housing for the homeless, it end forcing them to be evicted if not making them occupy abandoned houses; by first promising swift justice for the victims of drugs and numerous crimes, tuned out to be victimising the vulnerable with its war on drugs and various atrocities.

Nevertheless, given the ever growing concerned, of those seeking truth from facts, it is therefore expect the people but to unite and raise its level of awareness and will to resist. For the worsening of socioeconomic and political critis will not just worsen the regime to committ atrocities, but also making people "fight back" all for their desire for peace, land, bread, and justice. 

Therefore, with all these existing actions, along with seeing elected officials sworn to upheld the order, has created conditions favorable for massive actions enough for his eventual ouster.

Poems after a cup of Coffee: Of Tears and Revenge

"Poems after a cup of Coffee: 

Of Tears and Revenge"

As the fools rejoice few wept,
And in their grief I hear devils laugh,
And on the corner as one grieves,
Wolves, Jackals, Crocodiles, devils all in jest.
The few mourned for their country,
Whilst the fools, along with others cheer for their leader,
One of them made mischief on the concerned,
If not driving the aware into suffer.

Such saddening and risk filled times
Has made I, concerned to a conclusion
That from their sorrow breeds will to resist
Willing to draw their weapon as will pleases.

Right is the sage who chose not to concede
For him the struggle is by all means.

It is created out of your love

The honour that your brought

Despite the tumultuous times

Of horrors that you sought

No matter you face the fears

You tend to overcome with hopes

No matter wounds scarred yours

The spirit continues to linger

Your desire for freedom cannot wither

No matter how the order tries to expunge

Be it by slander or torture

By the blade or by the bullet

That tries to put an end to the struggle

A person may gone but two, three may take over

For like the seeds will grow and overtake borders

Be it from the border walls to the sugarcane fields

The flames of hope will rage further

No matter how oppressors try to "control"

This rage will grow overtakes their terror

Let the sorrows pave way to strength

As from the fields of fallen more will come

Whose honours, valours are driven by love

That will overcome the terror from those claiming to be from above.

The lament continues as the people
Heard every report about this present matter
Of seeing same old people
Prevailing after casting lots and collected after
No matter how it is rigged, full of blunder
Brought about by this wretched order
Just to maintain the foothold like before
Trying to be evermore
The meaningless statements been blared throughout
So is the calls from the concerned about
Of halls starting to be marred by scandals sought
Brought about by winners who are rascals trieth not
The failure of the conservatives to maintain order as they see
Matches with the liberals who wishes to liberate, breaking free
The inability of self proclaimed progressives to progress
Is as same of those from the center who can't stay in the middle as if recess
The order continues to be marred by its monsters ridden
Of skeletons from its closets hidden

These and more trying to be countered by its own fantasies
Of realised fictions
Only to be ostracised by the concerned and the awakened others.

There will be more to wake

after these weeks of wake

As cries pave way from anger

No matter the order tends to break

There will be no romance nor ballads

Trying to snare us for chrissakes

Willing to turn upside down

This earth now hell no matter what it takes

We'll all back to the field, others to the forge

Take over the tools and prepare to face the horde

Plow the land, sow the seed, reap for tomorrow

Melt the ore, flow the iron, forge break the sorrow

Set the foundations as one breaks rules

Coming from those from wretched fools

Feel them the wrath as hope bring

As if  after winter comes the spring

Of machine glitches, reelected crooks, and an order that's trying to maintain its foothold

Of machine glitches, reelected crooks, 
and an order that's trying to maintain its foothold

(Notes after the 2019 elections)

As expected, 2019 elections is but a charade. With reelectionists at the top, of returning criminals in their seats, it seems that the regime has the power to rig knowing that with clean and honest elections would have allowed the opposition to win and thus frustrate the oppressive agenda supporters find as benefiting.

Ranging from glitches at the machines, of memory card problems, brownouts, to state-supported propaganda, of using the military and police to red tag and intimidate the opposition, selective murders and attempts to split the opposition, what more of martial rule in Mindanao and various election hotspots, these and more showed how the order taketh the opportunity of the election scenario as means to maintain further their order in pursuit of consolidation in face of the growing opposition. 

And with this kind of scenario, the regime and its supporters may push further their agenda of charter change, of shifting to federalism, of removing economic provisions in the name of free market, and other means to accommodate further interests especially those supporting the regime. Furthermore, the regime tries to block attempts to remove from power, which may also meant possible arrest and prosecution before the International Criminal Court for his gross and systematic human rights violations, especially the mass murder of suspects in his bogus war on drugs and attempts to silence the opposition. The recent "matrix" conconcted by the regime, which includes personalities from the opposition, groups, as well as media outlets, is one example of how the regime tries to create an atmosphere of fear, if not seeing them yearning for a state of seige that's enough to consolidate further for their brand of orderism. 

Also to think that with election being dominated by reelected crooks and compradores, landlords trying to maintain foothold in their fiefs, the "democracy" that's presented by the order to the people is not those of a constituent to a fellow constituent; when the order speaks of "democracy" it is but their version of "enlightened despotism" that's interest-driven, it may also mean "financial democracy" that according to Mosley, in which money counts and nothing but money. From this also reminds of how the late Jose Avelino expressed his controversial statement:

"Why did you have to order an investigation Honorable Mr. President? If you cannot permit abuses, you must at least tolerate them. What are we in power for? We are not hypocrites. Why should we pretend to be saints when in reality we are not? We are not angels. When we die we will all go to hell. It is better to be in hell because in that place there are no investigations, no secretary of justice, no secretary of the interior to go after us." 

Thus, with this expectation, Duterte will use this scenario to adopt and implement more draconian measures enough to suppress the growing opposition and impose their brand of orderism, of fijoles and fusiles enough to control the population from its ever growing atmosphere of concern. However, despite these measures, it gives no choice for the people but to unite and raise the level of resistance. The existing repression, coupled by the worsening of socioeconomic an political crisis may further made the regime be aggressive in condicting atrocities against the people, and at the same time making the people themselves, becoming concerned on its surroundings to resist by any means necessary.

It may sound pastlike, but the regime itself did continue what is handed down from the past. For being a representative of the ruling order, the regime's despotism and its policies may intensify people's disgust and the will to resist no matter how apologists tends to diminish or snare, rally people into their soiled agenda supported by interests. And to think that by rigging the elections just to continue this repression, then it is considerable that elections in itself ineffective in pushing an agenda that is for the people, but instead seeing a regime making conditions that's favorable to conduct modes of resistance, thus exposing not just the regime itself but the order is meant to be dismantled.

All fighting back for wage, jobs, land, and justice!

Fighting back for wage, jobs, land, and justice!

(Notes for International Workers Day "May Day")

Despite the oppressive nonsense, the Filipino working masses have the duty to assail, defy, anger, at the current order under the Duterte regime.

For the reactionary order's wanton disregard for worker's rights and welfare, of ever prevailing unjust working conditions, a still-neglected policy towards farmers and the desire for land and justice, what more of an ever-continuing repression on the pretext of maintaining stability, these and more are valid grounds for the intensification of the struggle not just for worker's rights but also for national liberation and social justice. 

It may sound usual as in the past years, but the continuing repression and its popular response has resonated through and through. Contractualisation has been remained a major matter in which workers continue to assail and demand aborgating it, all despite what the Duterte regime promised to put an end to the scheme with its Executive Order 51, even bragging that it will punish companies implementing anti-worker job flexibility schemes. 

However, that Executive Order 51, touted by the regime as its anti-contractualisation policy, hath allowed third-party agencies to sub-contract labor, hence diminishes its "purpose" if not obviously made hurriedly to silence the ever-growing dissent of Filipino laborers pointing against Duterte and his camarilla; furthermore, the Order as well as other unjust policies continues to curry favour to interests, remaining to be subservient to the neoliberal order propagated by imperialists primarily those of the United States, and newcomers like China. 

And to think that the reactionary Philippine government peddles workers to foreign corporations and  allowing capitalists to exploit further despite existing laws, recent acts has further justified a policy that meant depressing wages, removing benefits and laying off workers to rationalize production and operational costs. apologists would even blame as in the past the Unions and of the concerned whose sympathy for the worker's and other laboring masses' desire for a just wage, benefits, and working conditions be tantamount to against the law- whose decrees obviously benefited the ruling class.

This aggressive setting, as in the past may say that the regime, no matter it tries to present itself as bringer of change, still failed to heed the call of the workers and other laboring masses and its fight for land, bread, and justice. To think that with policies at first appeared to be benefiting the people such as that promise of take home pay, rising inflation rates dimishes their earning's purchasing power; what more that reports from the Philippine Statistics Authority claiming the current wage rate as sufficient, these and more are deemed as unbelievable as the promise of ending contractualisation nor claiming that it regularised workers and addressed problems related to labor practises and conditions, but instead it incited public disgust at the Duterte government’s obvious lack of sympathy for workers.
The chronic job crisis, contractualization, unfair labor practices, and anti-union policies hounding workers reveal the reactionary government’s bias for capitalists, while band-aid solutions offered by two-faced labor officials prove the futility of reforms whose obvious intent is to provide sugar coatings for existing unjust policies.

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Other than the workers, the peasants and the urban poor feel the burnt of repression under the Duterte regime. Both did felt how the purchasing power of their pesos diminished as inflation rates rises what more of the tax reform law that increases prices of goods and services. The peasant still demanded land especially those in the contested estates, so is the urban poor dweller that demanded on site housing and livelihood given their years working for the cities as construction workers, househelps, and in urban transport as drivers and conductors. 

Both peasants and the urban poor, like the workers, also felt the repression of the order with the recent killings whose justifications either involve red scare or illegal drugs, all simply because of their just desire for decent land and housing, if not because of being themselves as becoming concerned, aware regardless of the propaganda peddled over by the order and its apologists; what more that landlords, compradores, and the state been trying to evict the urban poor from their homes or forcing to compromise peasants for starvation wages and unfair sharecropping, coupled by threats of red scare in an attempt to silence their dissent.

But again, like the workers, these folks chose to seek truth from facts as oppression grows under Duterte. Recent actions showed that these folks had enough of forced evictions, unfair sharecropping, starvation wages in plantations, militarisation, and various forms of state-sponsored terrorism. Like the workers, the demand for land, livelihood, and justice been resonated through as they supported the cause of the workers in its struggle for just wage, better working conditions, an end to contractualisation and various forms of injustices in the workingplace.

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To sum it all, this aggression confronted by the Filipino people is the same one as it has always been – imperialism, feudalism, and bureaucratic capitalism. This may sound repetitive but reality shows that it continues the same way such as a continuing relationship between Trump, Xi Jin Ping, Duterte, Marcos, Arroyo, and landlord-compradores like Lorenzo, Floirendo, and Ayala. In it may sound like an 'axis of evil' but it is in this context and against these forces that the people are leading, for so many months, and despite deaths, these heroic and brave popular efforts been continuing to push through all under the slogan of land to the landless, homes for the homeless, just wage and living conditions, and others that to sum it all, the demand for national and social liberation, and economic justice.

Expect Duterte apologists to babble two and fro about this issue badly ranging from crying "wolf" towards its victims to those of justifying the massacre in Negros or any other atrocity in the country evenly as a necessary action of the state: that made this writer think that their brand of order aggravates than mitigates tensions between the haves and the have nots that's prevailing for centuries past. 

And to think that despite Duterte did brought some semblance of development as their media outlets babbled about, the reality of ever existing atrocity brought by the order would say that the president, whose oath is to defend and upheld the ruling order, is nothing but a making a continuity like those of his predecessors, and from there revealed further the immense popular anger and resistance against this kind of mess with all its components and accomplices.