Archive of Ma. Roja Banua | Spokesperson

Kasuklam-suklam ang pagtatanggol ng DOJ sa tahasang pang-aatake sa mamamayan
October 11, 2022 | National Democratic Front of the Philippines | NDF-Bicol | Ma. Roja Banua | Spokesperson |

Talaga namang nasisira na ang tuktok ng mga alagad ni Marcos II. Marahil ay sa kahihithit ng pulbura. Nitong nakaraan, ipinagtanggol ng mismong kalihim ng Department of Justice na si Boying Remulla ang red-tagging. Bahagi umano ito ng demokrasya at isang porma lamang ng kritisismo. Anong lohika naman kaya ang nagtulak sa kanyang ikumpara sa […]

DOJ defending flagrant attacks against the people, most detestable
October 11, 2022 | National Democratic Front of the Philippines | NDF-Bicol | Ma. Roja Banua | Spokesperson |

Marcos II’s minions have really lost their minds. Maybe because of too much gun powder inhalation. Just recently, Boying Remulla, secretary of the Department of Justice himself defended red-tagging. He claims it as a part of democracy and calls it a form of criticism. What logic drove him to compare a plain criticism to the […]

Utang na hindi na nga napakinabangan, mamamayan pa ang magbabayad
October 07, 2022 | National Democratic Front of the Philippines | NDF-Bicol | Ma. Roja Banua | Spokesperson |

Baung-baon na sa utang ang Pilipinas. Sa pagtatapos ng 2022, aabot na sa lampas P13.4 trilyon ang utang ng bansa. Katumbas ito ng higit P120,000 utang bawat Pilipino. Ngunit sa kabila ng nakalululang halagang ito, binigyang-prayoridad pa rin ng rehimeng Marcos II ang pagbabayad-utang para muli na namang makautang ng mas malaki pang halaga. Para […]

Debts which the Filipino people did not benefit from but will be paid by them
October 07, 2022 | National Democratic Front of the Philippines | NDF-Bicol | Ma. Roja Banua | Spokesperson |

The Philippines is entirely covered with debts. By yearend 2022, national debt will already amount to P13.4 trillion. This is equivalent to more than P120,000 debt per Filipino. But despite this already staggering amount, Marcos II regime still prioritized debt payments to improve its credit standing and be able to borrow even larger sums of […]

Neutrality is different from impartiality: An Open Letter to all Bikolano journalists
October 05, 2022 | National Democratic Front of the Philippines | NDF-Bicol | Ma. Roja Banua | Spokesperson |

Make no mistake. Neutrality is different from impartiality. Impartiality allows truth to be told and justice to prevail. It gives chance for the disenfranchised. It gives voice for those who are silenced. It empowers the public. No matter how powerful, the impartial will hit those who have done wrong hard and relentlessly. No matter the […]

Ang hindi pagpanig at ang pagiging patas ay magkaiba: isang bukas na liham para sa mga Bikolanong mamamahayag
October 05, 2022 | National Democratic Front of the Philippines | NDF-Bicol | Ma. Roja Banua | Spokesperson |

Huwag tayong magkakamali. Magkaiba ang hindi pagpanig at ang pagiging patas. Ang pagiging patas ay nagbibigay daan sa katotohanan at katarungan. Binibigyan nito ng pagkakataon yaong mga nasa laylayan ng lipunan. Binibigyan nito ng boses yaong mga pilit na pinatatahimik. Binibigyang-lakas nito ang publiko. Gaanuman kamakapangyarihan, ang patas ay magsasalita laban sa mali nang buong-diin […]

Katarungan para kay Percy Manabas at lahat ng mamamahayag na biktima ng pampulitikang pamamaslang! Manindigan para sa katotohanan, ipaglaban ang kalayaan!
October 04, 2022 | National Democratic Front of the Philippines | NDF-Bicol | Ma. Roja Banua | Spokesperson |

Mahigpit na nakikiisa ang NDF-Bikol sa panawagang katarungan para kay Percival ‘Percy Lapid’ Manabas, isang batikang mamamahayag. Siya ang pinakabago sa mahabang listahan ng mga pinaslang na kagawad ng midya sa bansa. Ipinaaabot din ng NDF-Bikol ang pakikiramay sa pamilya ng napaslang. Gayundin, ang pagsuporta sa kampanyang itigil na ang pang-aatake sa mga tagapagtaguyod ng […]

Justice for Percy Manabas and all journalist victims of political killings! Stand for truth, struggle for liberty!
October 04, 2022 | National Democratic Front of the Philippines | NDF-Bicol | Ma. Roja Banua | Spokesperson |

NDF-Bikol firmly joins the call for justice for Percival ‘Percy Lapid’ Manabas, a veteran journalist. He is the latest among the list of slain media practitioners in the country. NDF-Bikol also extends its condolences to his family. It likewise supports the campaign to stop the attacks against gatekeepers of truth and the whole Filipino nation. […]

Dapat salubungin ng paglaban ang 100 araw ni Marcos II sa pwesto
October 01, 2022 | National Democratic Front of the Philippines | NDF-Bicol | Ma. Roja Banua | Spokesperson |

Nangyari ang hindi inabot ng hinagap ng marami. Makalipas ang tatlong dekada, isa na namang Marcos ang nakaluklok sa kapangyarihan. Kasama niya sa trono ang anak ng tiranong si Sara Duterte. Magkasama nilang ipinagpapatuloy ang pagpapasahol ng sistemikong panunupil ng estado, pagbago sa kasaysayan at malubhang pagsasamantala sa masa. Pero hindi pa tapos ang laban […]

Marcos II’s 100 days in office must be met with all out resistance
October 01, 2022 | National Democratic Front of the Philippines | NDF-Bicol | Ma. Roja Banua | Spokesperson |

What many have thought to be unimaginable has happened. After more than three decades, another Marcos has been installed in power. Accompanying him on the throne is the tyrant’s daughter, Sara Duterte. Together they continue escalating the systemic state repression, historical distortion and the gross exploitation of the masses. But the nation’s fight is far […]