Showing posts with label Elizabeth Principe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Elizabeth Principe. Show all posts

Monday, September 28, 2009

MAKABAYAN: OPENSIBANG GERILYA PARA SA BALOTA

Noong nakaraang sabado, sinunog ng may apat-na pung armadong NPA ang ten wheeler trucks ng kompanyang DOLE-Stanfilco sa Alamada. Pangunahing motibo ng insidente ang patuloy na di pagbabayad umano ng kumpanya ng milyong kinikikil ng Partido Komunista. Liban sa naturang banana plantation, matunog din ang Sagittarius Mines sa ComVal na hinuhuthutan ng grupo. At sa oras nga na humindi ang mga ito, matinding takutan ang pinasisimunuan ng NPA na malimit humahantong sa panununog ng milyun-milyong ari-arian ng kompanya. Ang pina-igting na extortion scheme ng NPA sa ngayon ay kalakip daw sa planong palobohin ang pondo ng Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan (MAKABAYAN).

Masasabi ngang may abiso ng MAKABAYAN ang barubal na pangangalap ng pondo ngayon ng Partido Komunista. Kung iisipin kasi parte lang ng adhikain ni Joma Sison na tinaguriang “founder” ng CPP ang pagpasok ng maka-kaliwa sa gobyerno. Pangunahing paraan parin kasi ng pag-sulong ng rebolusyon ay ang walang tigil na pakikibaka sa bundok. Patunay riyan ang mensahe ni Sison sa National Conference of Party List Groups kung saan binigyang diin niya na ang armadong pakikibaka parin ng NPA ang mainam na paraan para masupil ang demokrasya sa bansa. Kasabay dito ang pag-usad ang NPA sa tulong na rin ng mga grupong sumusuporta sa CPP tulad na rin ng MAKABAYAN at mga personahe nito.

Layunin ng CPP na panalunin ang gyera laban sa gobyerno gamit ang kamay na bakal. Kaya naman dagli nitong nababaluktot ang usaping kapayapaan para lalong maging malakas ang armadong sangay nito. Isa na riyan ang paghiling nila na mapalaya sa bisa ng Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees (JASIG) ang mga nakakulong ng mga lider nito tulad na nga nila Randall Echaniz at Elizabeth Principe. Kung iisipin malaking kalokohan ang JASIG gayong pinalalaya nito ang mga hinatulang may pananagutan sa batas. Multiple murderes sina Echaniz at Principe ngunit tila limot ito ng gobyerno para lang udyukang dumalo sa negotiating table ang CPP. Malaking kalokohan; at higit sa lahat panunupalpal sa interes ng adminsitrasyong Gloria na pahupain ang gulo ng insureksiyon sa bansa.

Dalawang lehitimong laban ang pilit na pinapanalo ngayon ng CPP. Ito ay sa pamamagitan ng pagsali nila sa darating na eleksiyon gamit ang MKABAYAN upang makapagluklok na din ng mga sisira sa gobyerno at ang usaping pangkapayaan kung saan pinipilit nilang pagbigyan sila ng GRP sa bawat hiling na pagpapalaya dito o kaya’y tigil-putukan doon. Walang katapusan ang maduming larong ito ng CPP hanggat hindi nila nasisikil ang republika.

Monday, August 10, 2009

MURDERER ELIZABETH PRINCIPE, FREE AGAIN! “Fruits of Substandard Justice”

New People’s Army (NPA) in Cagayan rejoices in the height of the controversial released of its leader Elizabeth Principe alias Ka Binay under the implementation of the Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees (JASIG). JASIG or the supposed immunity guarantees doled-out by the government to pull the CPP-NPA back on the negotiating table is obviously doing more harm than good.

Principe, who is charged for robbery with murder under Branch 30 of RTC Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya left detention in wide smile knowing ofcourse that the cases filed against her would slowly be ruled-out with her newly-acquired “immunity” from the country’s laws. She was also the founder of the feared “Hukumang Bayan” that embrace kangaroo rulings and subjects summary execution all across Isabela and Cagayan.

Frankly speaking, the exploratory talks were for the benefit of both sides (government and the Communist Party). But the way the public weighs it, the negotiations are far advantageous on the CPP-NPA who by now is clearly making the most of the immunities their having. The handcuffed military and police steer clear on engaging armed engagements or even seizure of notorious guerilla leaders like Principe to presumably smoothen the course of the negotiation. However, the witty cadres are doing the opposite. For example the NPA-Negros’ show of force in Negros Occidental that killed 3 civilians and injured 3 others despite the re-enforcement of ceasefire and JASIG.

More or less, the release of Principe signaled an excuse for the CPP-NPA to go indiscriminate firefights that pays no attention to civilian casualties. Besides, being charged with murder and the same won’t hold water in court since their immunities under JASIG are acknowledged by law. They could kill whoever they choose in whichever place they please at whatever circumstances. JASIG simply loosened a mad dog that this government is stupidly trying to tame.

If the CPP-NPA-NDF were to live their supposed objective of getting peaceful reform, they would have totally disarmed themselves and embrace the folds of the law. But that would rather be unlikely. JOMA, for one, would never sell his freedom and live-up to the crimes he had done. He simply knew his crimes were far too horrifying for the public to forgive and forget. Like Joma who had ordered the deaths of thousands of civilian, military and erring cadres; Principe and others like him in the guerilla zones are as well guilty of high crimes like “genocide” in Northern Luzon. Would you really think they’d surrender to get persecuted when they can roam freely?

Setting loose a point-blank criminal is a detesting package wrapped under the thin “linen” of JASIG and the “unrealistic” peace talks between JOMA’s Reds. Is this the kind of peace we ought to achieve?