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Progressives commemorate revolutionary hero’s birth anniversary, hit continuing rights violations

(Photo by Kathy Yamzon)

By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Bulatlat.com

MANILA — Workers and activists marched in the streets of Manila today, Nov. 30, as they commemorate the 155th birth anniversary of Filipino revolutionary Andres Bonifacio, with a fiery battlecry to put a stop to the creeping autocratic rule in the country.

In a statement, labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno said President Rodrigo Duterte is a puppet of both the US and China governments, and is also “deathly afraid of the military.”

“Duterte’s brutal threats against human rights advocates, activists, and all critics fuel impunity in the country even as he tries to keep himself in the good graces of the military and police,” Elmer Labog of KMU said.

(Photo by Arkibong Bayan)

Peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) said the recent pronouncement of the Duterte administration such as on the Memorandum 32 that will deploy more troops to select parts of the country and the president‘s instruction to form sparrow units that will target not only those dissenting him but even “prospective” member of the armed underground movement in the country.

“Everyone can be a target now. It’s basically a shoot to kill order against anyone suspected of being critical to the government,” KMP chairperson Danilo Ramos.

(Photo by Arkibong Bayan)

Bonifacio, who hailed from a poor family in Manila, led the 1898 revolution against the Spaniards. He has long been an icon in the workers’ movement here. (Bulatlat.com)

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