COMMUNIST REBELS’ DANGEROUS MOVES IN 2010 POLLS

The sweet fragrance of 2010 national and local elections dominates the air. Just like the phenomenal pop-sensation Lady Gaga whose electrifying music dominates the airwaves, everyone seemed to so be excited about politicking, while others see it as a profitable venture to advance their self-driven interests-and the communist Reds are among those that nip the bud of the elections to dignify its political ambitions that would eventually kill the hopes of every Filipino.

Ensuring victory of local and national politicians aspiring for political seats in the upcoming polls in 2010, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA) is set to implement “permit to win” – a fundraising campaign to machinate communist group’s electoral activities next year.
As sourced-out, Red’s infant political party, the People’s Democratic Coalition (PDC) oversees the entire scheme and will mobilize such political machinery across the country in favor of politicians pledging monetary support just to ensure they would win in so-called rebel-influenced or controlled areas. Accordingly, the fund will be used to finance PDC activities – from machinery build-up, election campaign, the putting up of their candidates to party alliances and poll watch. This new scheme which Reds are set to pursue is said to be more beneficial and profitable than the “permit to campaign” given to those politicians doing electoral promotions in communist communities in the past elections.
Meanwhile, the communist rebels will fortify its terror activities this year until 2010. Despite the rumored resumption of the stalled talks with the government, the Reds are accordingly planning to liquidate cronies of the Arroyo administration who are pushing through with the Charter Change through constitutional assembly. Included in the plan are government executives, state forces and “uncooperative” politicians who are seeking elective posts next year that is, collecting in the guise of “blood debts” for the people in order to exact ‘permit to campaign fees’ from political candidates.
In fact, reports from various sources revealed that the Front Committee of the Northeastern Mindanao Regional Committee recently held a meeting in Surigao Del Sur with agenda centered to their supposed attacks against military and police posts in Northern Mindanao. The communist hit squads, through the newly established program tagged as “Oplan Linis Para sa Kalayaan”, are out to neutralize government civilian assets and intelligence operatives, including individuals who are campaigning against Red’s ideologies. Source further disclosed that communist partisan and sparrow units were already deployed in various areas in Davao City which are tasked to spot legitimate targets for “cleansing”, particularly military officers, government executives and intelligence forces.
Records of Red-initiated carnages show that it had committed a total of 1,024 liquidations across the country from 2002-2008. This year alone, the communist rebels initiated 43 incidents during the first semester which is 26.4 percent higher compared to the second semester of 2008.
With these alarming and threatening accounts, it is no denying that the communist group has never ceased its 40-year old armed struggle at the expense of all Filipinos’ welfare. Worst is, this armed group will take advantage of the government’s good gesture to resume the negotiations as it recently lifted the suspension of the Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantee (JASIG) against the communist negotiators. Such will give the Reds leeway to pursue with its armed struggle through special operation activities- a tactical offensive which is accordingly aimed at neutralizing a particular target to be carried out by the newly formed Partisan Unit.
Taking into consideration these security threatening situations, this is indeed a crucial time for all Filipinos to protect the fibers of our country’s democracy, security and sovereignty. The responsibility of defending our country’s democratic foundation from any form of destruction is not only the sole job of our government and state-forces. It is our collective effort to safeguard our political foundation from communistic oppression. We have had enough. The 40-year-old communist insurgency had shattered so much of our dreams and killed most of our hopes.
How many more lives do we need to sacrifice?##