Peace Talk for NDF-GRP, Justice Denied for NPA Victims?

The resumption of the Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees or (JASIG) to create a conducive arena for the Communist Party’s National Democratic Front (NDF) to participate on the peace talks was more of a “prostitution” of democratic rights other than “foundation” of unison minds. How could the state trust the Reds’ sincerity on peace when it is by far asking for a negotiation while its armed guerilla fronts continue to sow fear across the country.

People are not ignorant to notice how the CPP-NPA-NDF made-sue of the peace talks to recuperate their troops. Back in Leyte, civilians are far more horrified during the course of the negotiations other than the declared all-out offensive. At time of affirmed stand-down, the rebels move freely from one barangay to the next without the fear of being caught. They utterly believe that the military were emasculated during the course of the entire bargaining agreement that they simply won’t move a muscle. By that time, civilians are quietly harassed. Their homes were looted. Their young and able sons were recruited. Their barangay halls are turned into open-Communist workshops were NDF personalities preside the onset mass “Marxist baptism”.

The conditions now were no different to the ones we had before. The GRP-NDF is settling the Netherlands while the cadres look for possible ways to point the fist blame of the talks’ violation to the military. Come to think of it, how could we possibly convince ourselves that they were sincere with their peaceful resolve when the Communist Party in the country are on “full alert” or else “armed” and ready?

In fact, on July 8th the CPP-NPA scored big time in its various armed engagements specifically the extortion-related harassment of the personnel working for JERA Construction in Brgy. Nadawisan, Cataingan, Masbate after its management declared a no-negotiation policy on its set-up revolutionary taxes collection. Furthermore, last July 6th around (30) armed NPA guerilla fighters harassed the resident of Sitio Kalampigan, Brgy. Guilanhguilang, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon. They even made a “statement” among the civilians by opening fire on Jimmy Yabut, who was later rushed to the N. Mindanao Medical Center.

Other than that, about (20) other armed NPA rebels under Southern Mindanao Regional Committee (SMRC) disarmed and took-over the Sta. Josefa Municipal Station in Agusan del Sur last July 1st. The said rebel-group successfully robbed the MPS with around five (5) high powered firearms. The attack came despite the indiscriminate altercations and bombings threats in the said region by the armed Moro Islamic Liberation Front. So far, the CPP-NPA was pretty good at helping the MILF cold-blooded commanders.

JASIG is the best excuse to have all these crimes swept under the rag. It would be “ready-to-eat” parlay where the CPP-NPA hopes to escape the long arms the law.

PANLALAGLAG NI JOMA SISON SA CPP, NAAAMOY NA

Hindi na mapagkakaila ni Jose Maria Sison, kilalang lider ng Communist Party of the Philippines, na nawawalan na ng tapang ang kaniyang liderato sa nasabing partido. Maituturing kasing malaking pruweba ang biglang pagkabig ni Joma mula sa dati nitong paninindigan laban sa pakikilahok sa eleksyon sa bansa. Matatandaan na tahasang kinutya ni Joma ang desisyon ng Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas na iwan ang armadong pakikibaka (armed struggle) at sumabak sa parliamentary struggle noong 1957, isang desisyon na ayon mismo kay Sison ay ang naging mitsa ng tuloy-tuloy na pagbagsak at pagkawasak ng nasabing organisasyon at ang tinuturong dahilan sa likod ng pagkalas ng ilang miyembro sa pangunguna ni Sison at upang sila ay magbuo ng isang bagong partido – ang CPP at ang NPA.

Kung ating susuriin ang mga napapabalitang huling mga pangyayari sa loob ng CPP tulad ng nangangamoy na awayan sa pagitan ni Sison at mag-asawang Benito at Wilma Tiamzon at mga binitawang salita ni Joma patungkol sa bagong tatag na MAKABAYAN ay makikita natin na siya ay napilitan lamang na kumabig mula sa nauna niyang desisyon hingil sa eleksyon. Dahil maugong ang pagkademoralisa sa hanay ng mga armadong NPA particular na ang mga taga Visayas at Mindanao at ang pagkampi ng mga ito kina Benito at Wilma Tiamzon ay minarapat ni Joma na humanap ng ibang paraan upang makabawi at ibang taong makakapitan.

Dito ngayon pumapasok si Bayan Muna Representative Satur Ocampo na matapos makaramdam ng tamis ng tagumpay sa nakaraang mga tatlong party list elections at makapamuhay ng marangya bilang isang kongresista ay ngayon naghahangad naman ng mas mataas na pwesto sa gobyerno bilang senador. Upang maisakatuparan ang planong pagkandidato sa pagkasenador ay nagtutulak ngayon si Satur ng isang agrisibong paraan na pinabasbasan mismo kay Joma Sison - ito ang pagbuo ng isang koalisyon na tinatawag na MAKABAYAN na intensyonal na liligaw at kukuha ng suporta ng mga kilalang TRAPO sa ating bansa.

Ngayon, ano ang pakinabang ni Joma sa pagpalit ng naunang paninindigan patungkol sa eleksyon at upang pumayag ito na mabuo ang MAKABAYAN? Ang pagtulak ng tinatawag na parliamentary struggle ay pwedeng magdulot ng isa sa dalawang bagay lamang para kay Sison. Una, marahil ay nakita at gustong gayahin ni Joma ang pagpupunyagi ng Communist Party of Nepal na ngayon ay nakaupo bilang dominanteng partido sa Nepalese Parliament at pwedeng magpabulusok din sa matagal nang rebolusyong inilunsad ng CPP. Pangalawa, ito ay kaniyang ginawa upang resolbahin ang kaniyang malalim na problema sa Partido laban sa mag-asawang Tiamzon at ginagamit niya ang eleksyon upang maging mitsa ng pagbagsak ng CPP tulad na lang nang sinapit ng PKP noong 1957.