Filipino People's Struggle
for Democratic Rights and National Liberation
Duterte's State of Union Address Condemned at Home and Abroad
- Steve Rutchinski -
Action in Toronto on eve of President Duterte's State of the
Nation Address, July 27, 2020.
Militant actions were held in the Philippines, in
Canada and elsewhere on the eve of U.S.-backed Philippine President
Rodrigo Duterte's State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 27. The
Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist) stands as one with
Canadians of Filipino origin and their allies against the Duterte
regime's campaign of state terror, violence and impunity against the
people. A state of martial law exists in the Philippines, aimed at
crushing the national liberation movement of the Filipino people led by
the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP).
In its message to the tens of thousands of
demonstrators in the Philippines who courageously defied the
government's ban on public gatherings to oppose Duterte's
disinformation, the CPP saluted the determination and resolve of the
people. By demonstrating in public in their numbers, CPP wrote, the
people express their "widespread and intense indignation against the
regime's incompetence, corruption, fascism and repressive measures,
complete disregard and abandonment of the people's well-being."
To mark the occasion, Bayan Canada, the alliance
of progressive Filipino organizations, held public actions in
Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, and an online rally
in Calgary and Edmonton. These actions brought together youth of
Philippine heritage and their peers, migrant workers, and friends and
allies including activists of CPC(M-L).
Ottawa, July 27, 2020.
Filipino youth in particular stood tall and spoke
out against the crimes of the government of President Duterte including
the extra-judicial killings of some 30,000 people in the name of the
"War on Drugs." Speaker after speaker condemned the Duterte regime for
its refusal to assist the Filipino people during the coronavirus
pandemic and, instead, its use of the crisis to step up the
"counter-insurgency" campaign against the revolutionary movement,
carrying out political assassinations and other acts of repression.
Duterte's recently passed Anti-Terrorism
Act, 2020 was soundly condemned as a draconian law which
seeks to enhance government police powers.
The Filipino people are determined to win victory,
to strengthen and advance their revolutionary movement, to oppose U.S.
and other big power domination of their country, and to advance the
cause of peace and justice. Bayan Canada Secretary General Rhea Gamanna
noted on the day of action that the Filipino people have a long
anti-imperialist tradition and a fighting history and that, by relying
on their own efforts and broad political unity, they will oust the
U.S.-supported Duterte regime.
Winnipeg, July 27, 2020.
This article was published in
Volume 50 Number 29 - August 8, 2020
Article Link:
Filipino People's Struggle
for Democratic Rights and National Liberation: Duterte's State of Union Address Condemned at Home and Abroad - Steve Rutchinski
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