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KAGUMA turns 33

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Revolutionary school teachers celebrated on March 28 the 33rd anniversary of KAGUMA (Katipunan ng mga Gurong Makabayan) in a lightning rally in Manila.

KAGUMA is one of the NDF�s 16 allied organizations. It was founded in 1971 as a legal organization of teachers in several colleges and elementary schools in Metro Manila. The mass organization went underground when Marcos declared martial law on Septembr 21, 1972. Many of its members joined the New People�s Army and not a few of them where arrested, tortured and killed by the military. Meanwhile, those among them who continued to teach continued to organize teachers in the cities and communities.

According to Ka Cesar Magturo, KAGUMA national chairperson, and Ka Gary, a member of its secretariat, the organization fulfills its commitment to revolutionary education by undertaking literacy and numeracy campaigns in the territories of the revolutionary movement. In such campaigns, the members share their skills in teaching the science and causes of the revolution along with gathering material support for the armed struggle. They also constantly mobilize their fellow teachers to fight for their sectoral interests and welfare.

Due to errors and disorientation, many members of the organization dropped out of the movement in the 1980s. But the organization has since recovered, thanks to the Second Great Rectification Movement. Based on the roster drawn by its Third Congress held in a guerrilla zone in Central Luzon in 2003, KAGUMA now has more than 1,000 members all over the country.

In its anniversary statement, KAGUMA paid tribute to its martyrs who include among others, Jessica Sales, Evelyn Pacheco, Deodoro Buatis, Manuel Guianga Ola, Rafael Quejada, Luz Pagobo, Jun Geronimo, Rey Rubin, Nona Santaclara, July Mendoza, Ka Gabby Gaveria and Ka Toy.

21 April 2004
English Edition

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