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On December 4, 2012, at around 3:00 in the morning, Typhoon Pablo ravaged the bigger part of Southern Mindanao. In barely four hours, decades of the masses’ hard work came undone, their communities, farms and livelihood were laid to waste. When the dust settled and the masses were confronted by the extent of the damage […]
Tempest by Joven Obrero Weeks in the headlines splattered on the front of papers All that everyone talked about The storm in the south. The thunder hardly waned and lightning like cannons and bombs Blood and mud fused and flooded Bodies sprawled on their backs In the wreckage of the wrecked mountain Hope is […]
Onslaught of Typhoon Pablo Press Statement NDF-Mindanao The National Democratic Front in Mindanao commiserates with the families of the victims and survivors of Typhoon Pablo, especially with those who were severely impacted by the sudden flashfloods and landslides in Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley, Surigao del Sur, and the larger part of Mindanao, including Palawan […]
A vast area where the true political power of the masses exists. Mass organizations are active. Barrio revolutionary committees are likewise in full function. The governing body in the barrio is united in confronting the usurers and bringing down the rate of interest of debts. They have also prevented the entry of plantations that wished […]
Hinterlands of Compostela Valley —“How do we build the people’s government in the municipality level? Maybe we need a typhoon as strong as Pablo!” This was the running joke during the formal establishment of the Revolutionary Committee in the Municipal level or KRM within an area of contiguous consolidated barrios in the countryside of […]
“Mobilize all machineries in our areas of responsibility, mobilize the masses to solve hunger and overcome the hardship cause by Typhoon Pablo!” This was our unity during the emergency meeting of the Party’s sub-section and the Red fighters in the area after Typhoon Pablo ravaged the three provinces of Southern Mindanao. In merely two hours […]
Stronger than the storm Stronger than the storm Is the people united More powerful than the flood Is the deluge of resistance When the masses rise Nothing stands in their way, Nothing hinders their advance For they are the makers of history And the revolution’s inevitable victory And lo those who exploit the landed […]
It’s nothing unusual for the residents here to notice suspicious people lurking around their community. For sure, there’s a full military operation. Nong Daniel knows that this is surely connected to large-scale mining. This has been the government’s plan for quite some time. Even before Typhoon Pablo, mining surveyors had already come. The residents had […]
The sound of chainsaw came to a halt when the two men approached Noy Teodoro and Oring where they were sawing logs. Noy Teodoro realized it was their neighbors. Their militia. Almost two weeks had passed after Typhoon Pablo. They haven’t seen them until now. “Good morning, brod!” Noy Teodoro greeted his neighbors. “Good morning, […]
It wasn’t gloomy anymore and the strong wind has slowly subsided. It was only drizzling. Eloy stood up and looked around him. The rest of his family also got up. Their surroundings had suddenly become unfamiliar to them. Nothing was standing, neither house nor a tree nor even a person. It was as though the […]