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Risa Hontiveros is Not My Senator.

Why?

On Education

AKBAYAN Rep. Risa Hontiveros and their allied youth groups in the different State Universities and Colleges are widely known for their anti-student stand on the issue of tuition and other fee increases. Closer to us, AKBAYAN and their allied youth groups in UP has taken the side of the administration in the issue of tuition and other fee increases. They are for the passing of the 300% TOFI in UP.

Hontiveros and her partylist believe that government spending on education is low. They are insisting that the government should prioritize education and follow UNESCO’s recommendation of allocating the 6 percent of GNP to education spending. BUT. But they were not there when students were fighting for a higher state subsidy. Another lip-service. Instead of uniting with the students in their call for a higher state subsidy, they are “parroting” the line of the administration that TOFI is just timely.

MY SENATOR SHOULD RECOGNIZE OUR RIGHT TO EDUCATION. RISA HONTIVEROS IS NOT MY SENATOR.

On Student’s Rights

She co-authored the fake Magna Carta of Students or the Student’s Rights and Welfare Bill. Instead of protecting the interests, rights and welfare of the students, the bill will limit these things. They continue to lobby this inside the Congress and in other schools through different activities. Deception. Last time I checked, “no one” attended the STRAWBS forum in UP Manila last year.

MY SENATOR SHOULD RECOGNIZE AND PROMOTE THE DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS OF STUDENTS. RISA HONTIVEROS IS NOT MY SENATOR.

From "Kailangan ng Laban" to "Magandang Laban"

On Agrarian Reform

She lobbied for the passage of a fake agrarian reform bill. She co-authored the CARPER Bill or the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension with Reforms Bill. CARPER is a fake agrarian reform bill that is worse than the existing CARP that will benefit the already rich landlords especially the Arroyos, Aquinos and Cojuangcos. Why would PGMA ask her allies in the Congress to immediately pass the bill? Because CARPER is designed to fail. Lands will not be distributed. She is not for the farmers.

MY SENATOR SHOULD SUPPORT THE CAUSE OF THE FARMERS AND THE OTHER SECTORS OF THE SOCIETY. RISA HONTIVEROS IS NOT MY SENATOR.

On Satur Ocampo and Liza Maza

She is “stupid.” Red-baiting is a cheap tactic. She parrots the line of the AFP that Liza Maza and Satur Ocampo are leaders of CPP-NPA. Can’t she just accept the truth? The Supreme Court of the Philippines already proved and decided that Satur Ocampo and Liza Maza are not in any way connected to NPA. This decision was supported by the United Nations and the US Government. Risa Hontiveros is investing on negative campaigning. Shooting other targets down to gain votes. Pathetic.

MY SENATOR SHOULD NOT TELL LIES. MOVE ON! RISA HONTIVEROS IS NOT MY SENATOR.

Tambalang Liza at Satur

On Traditional Politics

Hontiveros is a traditional politician. Proof? What can you say about her TV advertisements? It’s all about the mysterious and unsubstantiated “Magandang Laban.” What the hell is “Magandang Laban?” Hindi naman siya maganda. At lalong hindi naman siya kasama sa laban. Nahawa na ata kay Noynoy. Instead of presenting her plans or her platform on her Ads, sumasayaw lang siya at nagpapa-endorse sa mga sikat na tao. MAGANDANG LABAN?

MY SENATOR SHOULD PROMOTE PRO-PEOPLE PLATFORM-BASED POLITICS. RAISE THE LEVEL OF POLITICS! RISA HONTIVEROS IS NOT MY SENATOR.

On Tactical Alliance with the Liberal Party

Why is Risa Hontiveros with Noynoy Aquino and Mar Roxas? Why is she with Ralph Recto (EVAT)? Noy-Mar are rabid supporters of the US neoliberal policies. She and her partylist keep on denouncing the US neoliberal policies and E-VAT. They considered it as evil. Ito nga daw ang problema ng ating bansa. But what happened? Why is she with Noynoy and Mar? With Ralph Recto? What kind of tactical alliance is this? Makasama na lang. Pagandahan na lang ng laban.

MY SENATOR SHOULD BE PRINCIPLED, FIRM AND CONSISTENT. HE/SHE SHOULD ALSO PROMOTE A PRO-FILIPINO SYSTEM OF ECONOMY. RISA HONTIVEROS IS NOT MY SENATOR.

Risa Hontiveros with Noynoy Aquino and Mar Roxas

Sasama ka pa rin ba sa Magandang Laban? Risa Hontiveros is not the people’s senator. An opportunistic and fake nationalist leader-legislator is not what we need in this time of poverty and corruption. Sino ba dapat ang nasa Senado? ALAM NA!

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anton
April 25th, 2010 - 09:13

The logic of Akbayan: if you don’t condemn the CPP-NPA, then you automatically are a member or supporter.

So if I don’t condemn the Iraqis fighting the U.S occupation of Iraq, I’m a member/supporter of Saddam or the Al-Qaeda? How about my refusal to condemn the killing of Spaniards during the 1896 Revolution? Does that make me a “tulisanes” too?

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NOTOCPPNPA
April 25th, 2010 - 23:05

kawawa naman kyong mga NPA,di nyo ba alam na sinusuka na kyo ng mga pinoy,wala kyo ginawa kundi linlangin ang mga mahirap,kunwari makamahirap kyo pero hinihingian nyo ng buwis at kung di magbigay patayin nyo…by the way,kaawa awa si satur and maza sa HARAPAN,si palparan lang di nyo mabara,nagkalat lang kyo doon. mga tanga mamundok nalang kyo di kyo welcome sa civilized world! bow!!!

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clevearguelles Reply:
April 26th, 2010 at 3:47 am
Una, hindi ako NPA. Please. Cheap talaga ang tactic na ito. Ask the Supreme Court, the US government and the United Nations. Pretty please? Please make an informed comment.

Ikalawa, isang analysis lang. The CPP-NPA is celebrating its 40th anniversary na this year. Or 41th ata. And according to their statement, they will be moving from defense to stalemate in the next five years. How can a revolution in the countryside exist and survive kung walang suporta ng masa or in your terms pinoy? How? They live and survive because of the support of the people.

Ikatlo, I assume you are a supporter of Risa Hontiveros. Kayo ang mapanlinlang! Sino ba ang nanlilinlang sa mga magsasaka on the issue of agrarian reform? KAYO. Accept the fact that a watered-down agrarian reform will only benefit the ruling class and will bring no change at all.

Ika-apat, saan ulit kaawa-awa? I believe Satur and Liza did well. Kung sa eloquence lang naman, sorry ha, hindi kasi kami sanay sa lip-service! :) I’ll tell them to practice. BAKIT KAYA HINDI RISA VERSUS PALPARAN? Siguro kasi, close na kayo. ;) Part of the good left (by AFP) nga pala si Risa Hontiveros.

Lastly, SINONG HINDI WELCOME SA CIVILIZED WORLD? Read your comment. ;)

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SHEE
April 26th, 2010 - 03:43

^ Mas nakakaawa ka kasi wala kang alam, okay? So shut up.

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clevearguelles Reply:
April 26th, 2010 at 3:48 am
I agree. :D

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TEAM RISA
April 26th, 2010 - 03:51

IKAW! IKAW ANG HINDI CIVILIZED!

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TEAM RISA HONTIVEROS
April 26th, 2010 - 03:52

Kesa naman kay Villar. Ano bang basis ng alliance niyo kay Villar? Sus! Mukhang pera!

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clevearguelles Reply:
April 26th, 2010 at 6:08 am
The alliance is platform-based. He adopted the MAKABAYAN platform as part of his plans. MAKABAYAN sent a letter to him and he replied through the letter “In Response to People’s Concerns.” Don’t tell me, hindi mo alam. :P

E, ang LP kay Risa? :)

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RISA TAYO!
April 26th, 2010 - 03:53

Si Risa pa! MANANALO YAN! FOR SURE! DUH.

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Sure kay Satur!
April 26th, 2010 - 04:06

Alam namin na kay Villar masusunod yung mga plataporma na inilalatag ng Makabayan Coalition. Kesa naman kay Noynoy, Pro-US, Anti-People, Anti-Farmer, Pro-Capitalist

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Des
April 26th, 2010 - 04:44

Srsly now?

Platform-based kasi yung desisyon na yun. Have you even read this year’s presidentiables’ platforms? It’s not Villar’s money, it’s his willingness to embrace a reform agenda that made Maza and Ocampo join his slate.

BTW, not everything that’s fed to you by the media’s entirely true, learn to see beyond erroneous common notions. :)

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Des
April 26th, 2010 - 04:48

That was for Team Risa ‘Imma-dance-in-my-commercial-so-as-not-to-make-people-ask-me-’bout-my-lack-of-pro people-position-on-vital-political-issues’ Hontiveros. :)

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clevearguelles Reply:
April 26th, 2010 at 6:07 am
Like!

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SHEE
April 26th, 2010 - 05:18

What’s funny is that they just proved their desperate attempts at red-baiting. Puh-lease, insisting that Risa will win in this blog entry is just plain stupid. You won’t get vindication here, ever.

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anton
April 26th, 2010 - 05:59

1. Ano uli ranking ni Risa sa latest survey? 20+? Siguro kung Magic 23, mananalo pa si Risa. Hahaha.

2. Ang MAKABAYAN ay pumasok sa alliance with NP on the basis of a common platform containing such pro-people measures as a review of CARPER (na anti-farmer and brainchild ng Akbayan). Did Akbayan do anything in its alliance with the LP? Wala. It just jumped into the yellow bandwagon.

3. Ang tunay na uncivilized yung hindi malagay kahit ung FB profile sa kanyang website at inaatake ang isang blog entry anonymously. Yan ung tinatawag na ‘jologs’.

4. Paano nga pala mananalo ang Akbayan e kahit sa bastions nya tulad ng UP Diliman at UP Manila, there aren’t enough Akbayan members to have a duet?

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anton
April 26th, 2010 - 06:00

ilan na ang hits nito cleve? hahaha.

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clevearguelles Reply:
April 26th, 2010 at 6:05 am
500 pa lang! Haha. Sorry sila, pushing the button ang tactic ko! ;)

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Lee
April 26th, 2010 - 06:14

Your post didn’t prove anything. Hahaha. Nakakatu/tawang basahin. No line of reasoning at all. Retorika. The thing is, we can’t tell the people what to do. Kaya nga nangunguna pa rin si Risa kumpara kina Satur at Liza na pumanig kay Villar. Goodness.

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clevearguelles Reply:
April 26th, 2010 at 6:29 am
SERIOUSLY? I’m just trying to share to people how anti-student and anti-people Risa Hontiveros is. You’re too close-minded na to even consider my points. Goodluck! :D

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Manila Artist
April 26th, 2010 - 20:55

My god, nag-gagaguhan kayo… wag na lang nating ipilit na i-identify sila riza, satur at liza sa mga partidong sinamahan dahil alam naman nating lahat na guest candidates sila. Hindi ibig sabihin na for example si riza kasama sa LP e yayakapin na nila ng buong buo ang ideolohiya nila.

The same with Liza and Satur… eventually kung manalo man sila, babalik din sila sa orihinal na layunin ng mga makakaliwa at ang pagsulong ng digmaang bayan — Tama?

Naman, saka yung mga diskurso mo :clevearguelles” e nakakatawa. Basta na lang na makabanggit ka ng kung anu-anong puntos ni hindi mo man lang pinapaliwanag. Gaya na lang ng Magna-carta for students, sa paanong aspeto naman naging “limiting” ang bill?

Saka bakit kailangang ikaila ang alyansa nila Liza Maza at Satur sa NPA? Sino ngayon ang pulitiko?

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Bobo ka CleveArguelles dotcom
April 26th, 2010 - 21:04

Or 41th ata. –> bobo! Para sabihin ko sa inyo mga hypocrito at mga anay na Bayan Groups, yang korporasyon niyo (Gabriela, Anakbayan, LFS, Anakpawis, Bayan Muna, KABATAAN) ay kabaliktaran ng mga rightist oppressors na kinukundina niyo rin mismo! Kayo ay dapat ikundina sa patuloy ninyon pagbabalat-kayo bilang maka-masa, maka-edukasyon, at maka-magsasaka! Napanood niyo na na ‘to mga anay ng lipunan kayo???

http://felicity-on-the-ground.blogspot.com/2010/04/what-farmers-told-me-in-hacienda.html

Kayo ang mga sawsawera sa mga isyung hindi naman sa inyo at inaangkin ninyong sa inyo! Mga bayaran at kumikita sa pinaghihirapan ng iba! Kaya nagkaroon ng massacre sa Hacienda Luisita ay dahil sa pakikialam niyo sa noo’y tahimik at hindi magulong pagwewelga. Pero dhil sa pakikialam niyo mga anay kayo, lalong lumala ang mga pangyayari! Markado na kayo mga BAYAN GROUPS bilang tagayakap ng armado at magulong pakikibaka! Sa lahat ng pakikipagtunggali niyo, lagi kayong lumalabang armado! Mga panira kayo sa lipunang ito! Mamamatay na yang grupo niyo dahil hindi na kayo nararapat sa lipunang yumayakap sa totoong demokrasya!

Mga trapo! Mga lumalaban kuno sa korupsyon pero sumasali mismo sa partido ng korupt na pinamumunuan ni Money Villarroyo! Nakakahiya! sinasabi ninyong maka-magsasaka kayo pero ang pinunong inyong sinusuportahan ay isa mismong landgrabber! Mga HIPOKRITO kayo! Mga demonyong nagbabalat-kayo!

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Bobo ka CleveArguelles dotcom
April 26th, 2010 - 21:04

40th hindi 41th! bobo mo! Forty-oneth???? hahaha

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Bobo ka CleveArguelles dotcom
April 26th, 2010 - 21:10

Halatang nagbibilang kayo ng hits ng post na ito1 Halatang ginagamit niyo ito para siraan si Risa ngunit alam ninyong hindi kayo magtatagumpay! Fez pa lang, walang wala na sa mga mukhang kalyong sina satur at mukhang namamagang Liza Anay Masa!

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jomz cornelio
April 26th, 2010 - 21:22

hmmp ang gagaling nga ng mga leaders ng LFS, CEGP at NUSP sa mga schools dito sa mindanao…kasi pagkatapos ng pasukan ubos lahat ng gamit ng student council at school publications…hehehe yan ba ang tunay na pro-student mga magnanakaw at corrupt!

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ANti-NPA
April 26th, 2010 - 22:47

Sus. Nagsama na talaga sa iisang kampo ang anak ni Marcos at mga kawani ng NPA. Pare-pareho lang kayong nagkukunwaring may alam kayo tungkol sa human rights eh left and right naman kayong pumapatay ng tao. Hindi kayo pumipili kung sundalo ba o inosenteng magsasaka ang napapatay nyo. Basta di nyo kasundo, patay agad. Basta kasundo o kamiymebro nyo, aba’y abot langit ang sigaw para sa hustisya at karapatang pantao. Mahiya nga kayo. Magsama kayo ni Marcos sa impyerno.

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Team RH
April 26th, 2010 - 23:03

whatever major looser! “just trying to share to people how anti-student and anti-people Risa Hontiveros is”? o c’mon. isa itong malinaw na black propaganda kuyang! how dare you call yourself a clever kung sa isinusulat mo nga ay ipinapakita mong hindi naman?

ganyan naman ang mga RA. puro motherhood statements. so, we’re not expecting na maglalabas ka ng mga konkretong basis sa sinulat mong ‘to.

Hay…poor NPA. itinatanggi ng mga prontang organisasyon. well, okay lang din naman. sa dulo kasi, ung pera namang nakukuha ng mga legal orgs nila sa urban ay napupunta din naman sa kabundukan. tama ba?

linking Risa to Palparan is such a desperate act. Hindi ito ang unang black propagandang ginawa (ayokong mambintang kung kanino galing pero alam kong nasa isang hanay o bloke lang tong mga to) laban kay Risa Hontiveros. So what kung bagsak ang ratings? At least, hindi kinain ang prinsipyo hindi tulad ng iba dyan na ang sabi, “REBOLUSYON ANG TANGING SOLUSYON SA PROBLEMA NG BAYAN.” pero lumalahok sa eleksyon…simple lang kung bakit nila un ginawa MGA OPORTUNISTA KASI. KAILANGAN NG PERA NG MGA TAGA-BUNDOK NA CPP-NPA KAYA KAILANGAN NILA ANG MGA INSTITUTIONS PARA HUTHUTAN NG PERA MULA SA MGA STUDENT COUNCILS, CONGRESS HANGGANG SENADO.

panglawa, ung hanay nila ang unang lumaban kay Marcos. But, look who’s with them now. BONGBONG MARCOS.

At isa pang nakakasuka, ung land-grabber na si VILLAR pa ang piniling samahan. mga desperado na talaga.

last point. “The CPP-NPA is celebrating its 40th anniversary na this year. Or 41th ata.” –41st kasi. para kang di nag-grade 1. try mong bumalik.

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anton
April 27th, 2010 - 02:03

ano ito, last-ditch attempt at sympathy ng Akbayan?

for the benefit of the other blog viewers, Akbayan and Hontiveros was condemned for “red-tagging” progressive candidates and parties such as Ocampo, Maza, and KABATAAN.

even before the elections, we have explained to every prospective Akbayan voter we’ve met what they have done AGAINST the people. especially from our experiences in the University of the Philippines. rhetoric? i think exposing the fact that this party supported the 2006 Tuition and Other Fee Increase in UP isn’t rhetoric. that’s a fact and you are tripping over yourself to control the damage.

if there’s anyone who’s attacking other groups to grandstand, its Akbayan. with that huge drop in their senatoriable’s ratings, they suddenly came out last Monday with a press release claiming that the Makabayan is linked to the CPP-NPA, repeating the same tired old refrain of retired Gen. Palparan.

sadly, this refrain of Akbayan has been disproved under three Administrations. for example, Ocampo has been arrested under Marcos, Aquino, and Arroyo for allegedly being a ‘communist leader’. what has happened? he has been freed everytime because the courts dismissed the cases for ‘lack of merit’.

and here’s a bit of trivia: Akbayan has been maligning the name of the Makabayan bloc way before Palparan began his reign of terror.

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Harvey
April 27th, 2010 - 02:27

You said your senatorial candidate should be principled, firm and consistent. Sinabi mo yan kasi nga may alliance between Akbayan, LP and Risa. Pero before may problema ang mga Red kay Villar yet sumama sila Satur and Liza sa kanya. I understand that Satur and Liza are mere guest candidates but I still think what happened is a compromise. Not that my opinion matters (to you or anyone) but I think Satur and Liza partnered with the enemy. hindi ko pa rin makalimutan yung dun sa immersion natin na nagrereklamo yung farmers ng San Jose del Monte tungkol kay VIllar. This is just my opinion.

By the way, I still support Satur and Liza. At sa lahat ng nagsasabing NPA sila (Satur, Liza and the author of this entry), no they’re not!

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Oscar Pettersson
April 27th, 2010 - 02:29

I would just like to point out that Risa has the full support of the swedish social democratic party. Spreading lies about her will not change that.

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clevearguelles Reply:
April 28th, 2010 at 6:27 am
Take note: Social Democratic Party. Need I say more?

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jomz cornelio
April 27th, 2010 - 03:46

syempre sumama yan dahil pera2x lng namn katapat ng mga NatDem na yan! hahaha how could explain ang marami ng stdyanteng namatay sa bundok dahil sa kunwaring immersion pero NPA pala ang bagsak! How could you explainyung mga properties ng student councils na pinagnanakawan ninyo?

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Dien
April 27th, 2010 - 05:26

Hi Cleve!

I agree with Harvey on Satur and Liza partnering with the enemy. Have you ever considered the idea that Villar might have welcomed Satur and Liza to his party so that he could wear a pro-people facade? Not that I know the real score between Satur-Liza and Villar, but that’s how I see it.

I am still indifferent toward Satur and Liza, and this is probably because I did not experience the immersion that supposedly made you switch from blue to red (‘Cause I clearly remember you being “blue”, but of course this is out of the question. What is important is your stand now.)

About your entry on Risa H, did you intend to write this as “revenge” for her constant red-baiting? Please tell me you made this entry to hit back at the likes of Palparan. ‘Cause if you wrote this out of pure badmouthing, I’d be really disappointed.

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clevearguelles Reply:
April 28th, 2010 at 6:22 am
Read Anton’s reply nalang on Harvey’s. All points were taken na dun. :D Red-baiting it is.

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Team RH
April 27th, 2010 - 06:16

bakit kaya hindi inapprove ung comment ko dto? masyado bang radical? o masyado ko bang naexpose ang katotohanan? ha? Mr. Cleve Kevin Robert Arguelles?

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clevearguelles Reply:
April 28th, 2010 at 6:21 am
Sorry ha. I’m not here to approve comments 24/7. Magaling ka namang propagandista. :P

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Team RH
April 27th, 2010 - 06:21

Why Risa is the Best Youth Senator?

Well frankly, aside from her charm, beauty and intelligence, what else can we get from this enthusiastic yet progressive woman in the name of Risa Hontiveros?

Risa’s progressive stance started when she was in high school. Very youthful and yet, she was able to establish herself as a young lady of perseverance. Like us, when she was still young, she used to join several campaigns concerning national issues.

She didn’t let her activism become a hindrance to her academics. She graduated Cum Laude at the Ateneo de Manila University—a mark of a true scholarly youth progressive activist.

6 years in the Philippine House of Representatives are not enough for others to run for a higher position in government. But Risa’s short term in Congress is not a thing. She already manifested a lot of qualifications why she should be a senator. Her legislative record already says it.

She was an awardee of Nobel Peace Price for her undying commitment in facilitating peace talks with the National Democratic Front (NDF) despite the endless attack of this group against her and her party Akbayan. She was also the Secretary-General of the Coalition for Peace and was also awarded Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) Award for Peace Advocacy in 2001.

While in Congress, she already filed more than 80 resolutions and bills. An advocate of student’s rights and welfare, she, together with Akbayan Party-list, pushes the passage of the Magna Carta of Students Bill which was always held up and delayed by income-minded-private school owner-legislators and adamant ‘pro-student’ representatives.

Believing in the capability of the youth as the first reformer of the government, she spearheaded the campaign for the passage of the Sangguniang Kabataan Reform Bill. She did not even deem propositions to abolish the SK as Risa doesn’t believe that doing this is not the answer and should not be considered, as well. She said that we should not take away the only venue where the youth can widen their political participation. If there are flaws in the SK, should we confront and reform such but abolition is not the solution.

Main promoter of land reform, she championed the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program with Extension and Reforms Law (CARPER). This bill led to more benefits for women Filipino farmers and for the whole peasant sector in general.

She fought for the amendments in Tax Code to give justifiable tax exemptions for minimum wage earners.

She also championed the Cheaper Medicines Law in the House of Representatives. She worked with civil society organizations to legislate the bill so more citizens can avail affordable medicines.

The controversial Reproductive Health Bill also sponsored by Risa Hontiveros is now in a peak flight. The Bill seeks for proper information and necessary healthcare for women. With this bill, Risa, with Akbayan Party-list, ensures the decrease or better, total elimination of unwanted pregnancy and abortion.

Risa Hontiveros is also always present in demonstrations in streets to show the strength of the mass to voice their sentiments out. She was even illegally arrested during a women’s rally and at the height of ‘Hello Garci’ scandal.

She was widowed in the middle of her fight and was left single mother with her four children.

Despite all the hardships in life, Risa Hontiveros transpires positive energy and great enthusiasm in every step that she makes—a mere inspiration why the youth should take her as an example.

She always considers the marginalized. This is very evident in the laws that she made and actions that she did.

Now, the judgment is for you to make. Is Risa the best youth senator?

–yan. basahin mo. ganyan ang paggawa ng post na may laman at may basehan.

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clevearguelles Reply:
April 28th, 2010 at 6:26 am
Nabasa ko na ‘to. Hindi talaga ako magaling mag-construct ng ganyan e. Don’t have the talent and the right skills. But I will still disagree. Content-wise, it’s fine. May basis naman ako. Read it carefully. ;) Nalilito na naman ba kayo?

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propagandista
April 27th, 2010 - 07:46

ang mga AKBAYAN talaga oo, mga pikon… walang maibigay na matinong arguement kaya personal attack ang ginagawa. mukhang di nyo talaga kilala amo niyo noh? so uncivilized! sore losers!

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anton
April 27th, 2010 - 08:06

@Harvey: In mainstream politics, there will and will be compromises. That’s the price one has to pay for playing along with the rules of the status quo. However, one can still get the most out of the limited “democratic space” available in mainstream politics. The choice between running under Noynoy or Villar (as a lot of “Sayang, they ran under Villar” critics are pro-yellow) is like choosing between a candidate who will give promises that you can nag him about after, or a candidate who won’t even promise anything at all. That’s sheer arrogance on the side of the presidentiable, and a sheer act of sell-out on the part of the guest candidates.

The MAKABAYAN coalition had to make the best decision possible under the present conditions.

Instead of cringing in despair at the seemingly “between the devil and the deep blue sea” situation that is the 2010 elections, it should actually be an opportunity for us to reflect on how real social change can be effected. Instead of relying on the elections (and the Ako-Mismo type of volunteerism on the other extreme), we should actually go “back to basics” or back to the basic sectors of our society and get a better handle on the social situation and the corresponding solutions.

In this, I commend Cleve and the other PolSci and DevStud majors who truly embody “Iskolar ng Bayan” by being one with the masses, instead of some sort of self-proclaimed messiah who will offer solutions from his/her ivory tower.

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KF
April 28th, 2010 - 06:46

Cmon, kids, all those bashing… It’s all pointless. Politics is a damn dirty game, and they are all in to play. Whether they have a good platform or they have all that experience and credentials to back them up, once they win, all those plans and promises will be nothing but sweet words of the past campaign period.

There is something in power that changes a man, and to be fair, I’d like to point out that this has nothing to do with principle whatsoever, because the truth is, the problem is in the system of the Philippine society. Gaano man makamasa ang isang kandidato, gaano man kaganda ng plataporma nya, kakainin at kakainin yan ng sistema.

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Team RH
April 28th, 2010 - 07:13

Buti naman nabasa mo. Ako din may basis na NPA kayong mga Kabataan, Bayan Muna, Gabriela, Anakpawis and the likes. Gusto mo bang isampal ko pa sayo ung nilabas na pol. spec ng PDI? That would be enough to concretize my argument.

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clevearguelles Reply:
April 29th, 2010 at 7:24 am
Philippine Daily Inquirer versus the UN, the SC and the US. K. :))

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Team RH
April 28th, 2010 - 07:14

@propagandista: wla kasi kaming amo. hindi tulad nyong may pa-central central committee pang nalalaman.

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Team RH
April 28th, 2010 - 07:16

sa reply mo kay oscar pettersson: support nga.

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anton
April 28th, 2010 - 08:23

My oh my. Talk about beating a dead horse. For lack of any evidence to substantiate their claims and have the Supreme Court and the United Nations reverse their previous findings clearing the legal Left of any “links” with the CPP-NPA, they resort to spamming blogs. I’d love to hear what “evidence” these “people” have.

Dun naman sa nag-post nung video, good job. We find your source much more credible than the New York Times. LOL

But there are a few interesting points here:

1. Outside of motherhood statements, Akbayan cannot concretely say what makes CARPER better than CARP. Why? Because there aren’t any differences. CARPER still has the ‘legal loopholes’. You can spam-comment as much as you want, but it will only show how much of a doofus you are.

2. Akbayan cannot deny their support for the EPIC 300% Tuition and Other Fee Increase in UP. Why? Their members have been quoted in the Phil. Collegian for the past few years in expressing their support. Aside from (yet again) motherhood statements about the ‘Magna Carta’, they cannot show anything that redeems for that hideous moment last Dec. 15, 2006 where they exposed their true colors.

P.S Whenever I see blog commentors who don’t show their profiles, or at least a blog, as a symbol of being accountable for their accusations, I am reminded of Jejemons.

P.P.S Nobel Peace Prize? Saan? Sa Mars? LOL

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Semidoppel
April 28th, 2010 - 19:03

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Team RH
April 28th, 2010 - 22:04

@anton: bakit? taga-san ka ba? taga-mars ka ba at hanggang dun ay naramdaman ang nobel peace prize award ni Risa? alangan namang gumawa lang kami ng istroya tulad ng ginagawa ng iba jan.

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Team RH
April 28th, 2010 - 22:23

@anton: can you cite the essential non-difference of CARPER to CARP? I bet, hindi mo kayang gawin dahil motherhood statements lang naman ang maibibigay mo.
CARPER
A 5-year extension of the land acquisition and distribution component of CARP and a P150 billion increase in the budget for LAD to distribute more than one million hectares of agricultural land, most of which privately owned.

the strengthening of the rights of women farmers, especially the recognition of their rights as agrarian reform beneficiaries.

the strengthening of the land ownership of CARP beneficiaries versus illegal cancellation

the strengthening of the DAR Adjudication Board as the only institution mandated to resolve agrarian disputes, thus preventing landlords from using trial courts to harass farmer-beneficiaries.

the removal of other land distribution schemes such as stock distribution option

the recognition of the legal personality of farmer-beneficiaries.

sabihin nating mas maganda naman talaga ang GARB. ok ka na? Pero Anakbayan na mismo ang umamin that GARB is okay if we already have a revolutionary government? Sa ngayon, how can you entrust your farmlands sa ganitong klaseng gobyerno? Mag-isip.

Magna Carta of Students Bill (or the STRAW Bill Version of Akbayan) creates wide venue for student consultation not just on TOFI but also for other concerns and grievances. Wag kang magsasatsat dyan ng hindi mo pa nababasa yung Bill. You didn’t even lobby for higher state subsidy for education just like what we did. Puro barubalan lang ang alam ninyo.

Well, what can I expect. All you can do is give your lame and off-based criticisms . Sukdulang i-propose nyo na lang ung moratorium pra lang masabing may ‘alternative’ kayo. Bakit kayo magmomoratorium? Yun ba talaga ang kailangan ng estudyante? Narinig ba ang boses nila? Anong mas gusto mo? automatically, magtataas ng tuition every 5 years o sa mga estudyante na mismo manggaling ang kung kelan at magkano ang itataas ng bayarin nila?

Ano bang naipasang batas ng Kabataan na may malaking impact sa sektor ng kabataan at estudyanteng ‘inirerepresenta’? Meron na ba?

If i were you, I’ll just focus on campaigning at sa plataporma para naman manalo at may maibigay sa mga kabataan beyond your PRs and rarararas.

Yung museum display nyong sila Satur at Liza, tago nyo na lang sa bodega.

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Team RH
April 28th, 2010 - 22:30

no. 13 na si Risa sa survey…sila Satur at Liza? nasa magic 23 na ba? baka manalo na… hehe mukhang di effective ang black propa ninyo ah. try ninyong ibang style.

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John Xavier
April 28th, 2010 - 23:33

Isa po akong estudyante at botante dito sa Cavite. Natutuwa po ako na may ganitong venue para pag-usapan ang mga issues ngayong halalan.

Isa po si Risa Hontiveros sa mga plano kong iboto as senator (kasama sina Adel Tamano, Silvestre Bello, Gilbert Remulla, Satur Ocampo, Bong Revilla, Pia Cayetano, Liza Maza) kaso ngayon parang ayoko na.

Una, galit na galit s’ya sa trapo tapos ang advertisement n’ya ay trapong-trapo. Sumasayaw-sayaw pa. Hindi ko matanggap.

Pangalawa, tungkol sa Magna Carta of Students, noong una, nagandahan din ako sa content nito hanggang sa may nagpaliwanag sa akin tungkol sa downside nito. Natatakot po ako na kapag naisabatas ito, mas titindi ang repression sa loob ng school dahil sa kapangyarihan ng Student Affairs Office at ilan pang vague provisions.

Pangatlo po, hindi talaga ako fan ng CARPER. Isa po ito sa mga bagay na inayawan ko kay Risa nang malaman ko na siya pala ang nanguna sa batas na ito.

Pang-apat po, panay paninira ang ginagawa niya lately. Naisip ko kasi na instead na manira siya ng ibang tao (yung kay Satur), dapat yata mag-concentrate siya sa issues at advocacies niya. Dapat mas ibandera niya kung bakit siya dapat iboto at hindi bakit hindi dapat iboto ang iba. Ang dumi po kasi ng ganitong tactic.

Sa thread dito, in-expect ko po na may sense ang arguments ng lahat. Nakakalungkot lang po na may mga personal attacks na tayo sa ibang nagko-comment (hindi na ako magugulat kung may mang-aaway na din sa akin dito).

Salamat.

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Juan Tamad
April 29th, 2010 - 12:39

ang funny naman. kunyaring iboboto pero bakit mo isasama sa listahan ng mga iboboto mo ang isang kandidato kung sa mga ginagawa nya ay mukhang wala syang tinama para sa’yo? lol

nakakatawa to. I love!

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anton
April 29th, 2010 - 20:42

Palakpakan! Kanina, Nobel Peace Prize winner si Hontiveros. Ngayon, wala na ang Stock Distribution Option sa CARPER. Sabagay, kung ikaw ba naman ay magcclaim na mas tama ka sa United Nations at sa Supreme Court, kahit ano nalang pwede mong paniwalaan.

At teka, nangangampanya para sa higher education budget? Kelan? Ni wala na nga kayong mga miyembro sa mga dati nyong balwarte tulad ng UP di ba? Kelan ko ba kayo huling nakitang nag-rally sa loob ng Diliman? 2005 ata yun, tapos lima lang kayo nun na naghuhumiyaw sa AS.

And finally, mabuti na ang may Moratorium kesa sa kayo pag ang mag-lead sa ‘dialogues’ between the students and the Administration. Kasi the last time na kayo ang namuno sa isang school na may tuition hike, tumaas ang bayarin ng estudyante. Di ba mga taga-Rizal Tech. University?

Yung estudyante na mismo ang naghuhusga kung sino ang ramdam nila: KABATAAN o Akbayan. Nacheck mo ba yung Mock Polls, lalo na yung Botong Isko? Baka pati ang UP UnPlug sabihin mo ‘communist front’. Ang naaalala ko kasi, mas marami pang boto ang Anakpawis sa inyo sa UP System.

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anton
April 29th, 2010 - 20:50

http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/index.html

teka, nakita ko na pangalan ni risa hontiveros sa mga nobel peace prize awardees. nakatanggap daw siya noong taong 200 BC.

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Karlos
April 29th, 2010 - 21:32

@jomz cornelio: taga-saan ka? totoong pangalan mo ba yan? kasi kahit anong pagtumbling ang gagawin, hindi mo mamapapatunayan yang mga claims mo. hindi mo pa ba naencounter ang very basic na value na bawal magsinungaling?

and for the record, hindi nag-eexist ang Akbayan sa mga schools sa Mindanao.

Akbayan is claiming na malakas daw sila sa Mindnao. Kaya pala 30,000 ang Bayan kasama ang mga tunay na progressive Party-lists nung anti-CONASS na mob samantalang 30 lang ang Akbyan…Do the math, icompare nyo ang 30,000 sa 30.

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Anakbayan-Davao City
April 29th, 2010 - 22:06

@jomz cornelio: taga asa ka sa Mindanao? Unsa nga skul ilang gikawatan, basig gusto nimo na hatagan ug legal basis ug proof. lisud man gud nang mata ra nato ug baba ang naay utok.

Kung si Noynoy ba mananalo, magiging admin na si Risa o babalik na uli siya sa pagiging oposisyon?

Kay Satur at Liza, SURE kami na magiging oposisyon sila, kahit nga ngayon eh. Satur and Liza have issued statements against moves by Villar and the NP whenever they go out of the framework of the NP-Makabayan platform or even issues such as the “kending” girls going along NP sorties.

Perhaps your “masses” (if there are any), are the best proof of your credibility and your worth as activitists or progressives. If you really care about the masses and the know of their historic struggles, then I really think you know your place in leading them.

If not, you better go back to the masses and learn from them, they will teach you many things. Sa makabayan, even supporting the NP is through a DECLARATION/STATEMENT/PLATFORM, not blind support like your support for your Presidentiable. The election for us is not just winning a seat, not for “PANALO” alone. NAPAKA anti-MASA niyo, meske grammar pinapatos niyo pa. Kasing dami lang nga kayo ng isang national org namin sa youth eh.

Diyan naman best ang mga pseudo-progressives na katulad niyo, in declaring you “WON”. If RISA wins, she will be senator for the masses? She will be a SENATOR of Landlords.

Nobody wins, the masses will not win anything until the semi-feudal and semi-colonial system is not overthrown together with LANDLORD CO-OPTISTS like you. If we the national democratic movement how much and how many “TEMPORARY” struggles it has won, HISTORY will only remember you as losers who will later learn from their mistakes, I HOPE.

Ang pagiging NPA fronts ng orgs namin, tanungin niyo nalang ang masa kung ano ang totoo. O allergic kayo sa masa?

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pasas
April 29th, 2010 - 22:44

^superlike!!!

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bok
April 30th, 2010 - 00:43

may 1 na bukas, magmomob na naman ang akbayan, ilan na naman kaya sila, 100? :)

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Jose Dennio Lim
April 30th, 2010 - 05:31

Naku, ung mga pikon diyan eh di gumawa din kayo ng blog post na sarili niyo. :) Sumisikat tuloy si Cleve. :D Malamang mainterview ka na sa TV one time. :D

Ayaw ko sa OPORTUNISTA!
Doon ako sa mga TUNAY, PALABAN at MAKABAYAN!
Satur and Liza sa SENADO!

:D

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Ivan Phell Enrile
April 30th, 2010 - 05:53

Risa Hontiveros? A Nobel Peace Prize Awardee? ROFL Oh miss Risa I would like to cook dinner for you at our family’s mansion in Paris. Our adobado (adobo) family recipe is a blockbuster sure to satiate your discriminating gustatory faculties. Oh wait can I borrow your laurel?
RH:
Oh bakit ngayon tinatakwil nyo ang panawagang moratorium? E favorite nga ng Akbayan na slogan ang moratorium e. Tulad nung sa PNU. Panawagan para i-junk ang Millenium Curriculum, yung MASP(weh) moratorium ang panawagan, pag-aralan muna daw samantalang lahat na ng community sa education sector united na at napag-aralan na ang Millenium Curriculum. Nakakatawa. They pull the slogan moratorium out of their magician’s top hats to mask their INCOMPETENCY, INUTILITY, and STUPIDITY.

O tungkol sa GARB eto o sabihin mo kay Risa basahin naman. Ganda ng credentials ng sumulat nyan ha. Sabihin mo kay Risa magtanim sya sa paso para maranasan nyang maging magsasaka:

BAKIT GARB? Karanasan at pagsusuri
Ni Axel Pinpin

Iniharap sa First Agrarian Reform Committee Hearing ng House Bill No. 3059 o Genuine Agrarian Reform Bill
Mayo 20, 2009
House of Representatives, Quezon City

PANIMULA

“The social precept of equity should precede the technological precept of productivity”.

Hindi aktibista o dalubhasang sociologist ang nagsabi niyan kundi ang dating Military Administrator ng Philippine Coconut Authority (1974-76) na si Gen. Virgilio M. David noong ipanukala niyang ipailalim sa land reform ang mga niyugan sa bansa.

Sa isang news article na lumabas noong Marso 2009 sa philstar.com ini-encourage kung hindi man inu-obliga ni Sen. Loren Legarda ang mga estudyanteng magkokolehiyo na kumuha ng kursong Agriculture. May ganitong laman ang balita:

“Career in agriculture and fisheries for the Filipino youth can help modernize the sector and increase output, thereby ensuring the food security of the country,” Legarda, chairman of the Senate committee on agriculture, said.

Sa huling dalawang paragraph ng artikulong binabanggit ay may ganito pang sinabi ang Senadora:
“Government itself must initiate the use of modern agricultural practices and the provision of mechanized equipment to farming communities,” Legarda said.
“Our youth and their parents, especially farmers and fisherfolk, must change their mindset away from white-collar or blue collar prospects and career paths. I’d like to see more of our youth studying and taking ‘green collar jobs,” she said.

Ganyan natin tinitingnan ang magiging role ng mga Agriculturist sa bansa – magpapaunlad ng sektor ng agrikultura, katuwang sa modernisasyon ng agricultural production, mananaliksik ng mga makabagong techniques and technologies – para bang ang pagiging atrasado ng agrikultura sa Pilipinas ay nakasalalay sa bagong modelo ng Caterpillar farm machineries at moisture content ng lumot na gagamitin sa marcotting.

Eighteen years na akong Agriculturist. Walong taon diyan ay relihiyosong pagtugon sa katulad na panawagan ng Senadora. Nakita ko ang kahi-techan ng agrikultura sa Middle East. Nakita ko ang pagiging istrikto at mataas na standard ng mga Amerikano pagdating sa paghahalaman. Nakita at dinanas ko rin ang desperasyon ng DOST na mai-implement effectively ang technology application and transfer mula sa mga pag-aaral ng ating mga scientist at expert patungo sa kapakinabangan ng mga magsasaka at buong sektor ng agrikultura.

Itong huling karanasan ko bilang Senior Science Research Specialist sa DOST ay masasabi kong – bigo. Bigung-bigo.

Sa isang kung tawagin namin ay ‘agricultural extension service’ kung saan pumupunta kami sa mga rural area para mag-alam ng kalagayan ng magsasaka at eventually ay mag-alok ng kalutasan sa kanilang problema na kalimitan ay modern technology ang bukod-tanging alam naming i-offer na sagot sa low production, low prices of agricultural products at low income of farming communities – nilatagan ako ng tanong ng isang magsasaka sa pagtatapos ng aming panayam.

”Ser, iyan bang inyong nyu-nyu teknolodyi ay paniyak na hindi mawawala ang lupa sa amin? Maski anung ituro ninyo sa amin, kung hindi sa amin ang lupa, wala iyang saysay.”

Mahaba pa ang naging diskusyon pagkatapos ng tanong na iyon. Karamihan ay mga sarcastic remark ng mga magsasaka sa AFMA at CARP.

”Ser, pagbalik ninyo ang ituro n’yo naman ay kung paano pagdudugtungin ang kawayan at saging at iyan ang mabenta sa palengke – banana-que!”

Nitong nakaraang Abril ay naimbitahan ako sa isang International Forum on Access to Land na ginanap sa France. Sa conference paper na tinalakay ko roon, iniharap ko sa mga Europeo at mga delegado mula sa Brazil, Madagascar, India, Ecuador, Guatemala at Africa ang sumusunod na facts & data:

In the Philippines, the concentration of control over land and other means of agricultural production increased, and thus magnified the accumulation of wealth produced from the country’s farmlands in the hands of a few landlords, bourgeois compradors, and foreign corporations. At present, corporations control 7,590 farms nationwide with a total area of 214,316 hectares, of which 89% are concentrated in only 534 corporate-run farms. According to the National Peasant Movement of the Philippines or Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), 9,500 individuals own almost 21% of the country’s total agricultural lands while almost two million farmers own less than three hectares each and divide among themselves only 18.5% of the country’s total agricultural lands.

Sa ganito kalaki at di-patas na konsentrasyon ng lupang-agrikultural sa ating bansa sa iilang indibidwal at korporasyon ay natural lamang na hindi maging pangunahing concern ng mga magsasaka ang modernization of agriculture at development of new techniques and technologies sa kanilang pagbubukid. Lalagi’t-laging titingkad ang usapin ng kawalan o kakapusan sa sariling-lupang sinasaka bilang fundamental issue sa kanayunan ng bansa.

Nahihiwalay at nakalutang ang mga pagsisikap ng Agriculturist at siyentista sa larangan ng pagsasaka sa mismong intended beneficiary nito – ang magbubukid.

Hangga’t walang sariling lupang-sakahan ang mga mayorya ng magsasaka ay mananatiling atrasado ang agrikultura sa bansa dahil monopolisado at patuloy ang rekonsentrasyon ng mga bukirin kapwa sa mga landlord at dayuhan at lokal na negosyo, kung gayo’y monopolisado rin nila ang kontrol sa modernisasyon ng agrikultura.

Sinusuhayan lamang ng ganitong kalagayan ang feudal relationship – isang terminong maari nang sabihing passé at malaon nang nalampasan ng mga bansa sa first world. Sa Pilipinas, hindi matanggap-tanggap at patuloy na itinatanggi ang pag-iral pa ng pyudalismo sa mga kanayunan. Para bagang sa libro ng kasaysayan at bibig ng aktibista na lamang maaaring marinig ang salitang pyudalismo.

Subali’t kahit na ano pang iwas natin sa salitang pyudalismo, hangga’t umiiral sa kanayunan ng bansa ang mapagsamantalang kundisyon sa upa sa lupa, pagpapautang ng patubuan, bagsak na presyo ng agricultural products at napakamahal na gastos sa production inputs – nananatili ang pyudalismo sa lipunang Filipino.

Sa isang lipunang pyudal, pinananatili ang isang atrasadong kalagayan para sa pagpapalakas ng kontrol at kapangyarihan ng mga landlord sa lupa. Hindi interes ng mga landlord na paunlarin at/o i-modernize ang agrikultura. Taliwas rin syempre sa kaayusang pyudal ng kanayunan sa bansa ang pagpapatupad ng reporma sa lupa na maaring pumawi sa monopolyo at kontrol sa malalawak na sakahan. Ito mismo ang natuklasan ni Gen David sa kanyang bantog 1976 MBA thesis sa Ateneo de Manila hinggil sa pagkaatrasado ng industriya ng niyog sa Pilipinas.

May isang karanasan ang mga magtatanim ng kape sa Silang, Cavite noong papatapos ang dekada ’80 nang may mga bumisitang Vietnamese expert na gustong mag-aral sa coffee growing tradition ng Pilipinas – napakalayo na ngayon nang pagitan ng Pilipinas at Vietnam pagdating sa coffee production. Naging effective, kahit pa sabihing traditional coffee growing (na adapted mula sa atin), sa Vietnam dahil nag-benefit ang magsasaka sa land reform at sosyalisadong agrikultura nila na later on ay naging napakadali ng modernization program sa coffee industry. Sa ngayon, number one producer ng kape sa Asia ang Vietnam at sa huling tala ay “Vietnam produced 1.1 million metric tons or 18.33 million 60-kilogram bags of coffee in market year (MY) 2007/2008.” Samantalang ang Pilipinas na dating exporter ng kape noong early ’70s ay mayroon lamang 25,000 MT na ani kumpara sa pangangailangang 55,000 MT ng bansa kada taon.

Paano titiyakin ng GARB ang Agri-modernization?

Historically, ang anumang mahusay at epektibong land reform ay may katangiang radical at confiscatory. Sa Japan, noong 1868 ay naganap ang makasaysayang Meiji restoration kung saan ang bagong Meiji government ay mabilis na kumilos para iwan at hindi na kilalanin ang feudal system at naglunsad ng mga serye ng reporma sa gobyerno na lahatang-panig na bumago sa lipunang Hapones.

Sa mas kontemporaryong panahon, sa Japan pa rin, katatapos pa lamang ng World War II, nang radikal na magpatupad ng reporma sa lupa ang Japan. Itinuturing itong pinakamatagumpay na programa sa repormang agraryo sa buong daigdig. Sabi sa isang artikulo:

Land reform in Japan demolished a class structure based on landholding. Landlords were no longer supreme and rural society was restructured… Land ownership was transferred from landlords to tillers of the soil, and small tenant farmers became small owner-cultivators…

Gusto kong bigyang-diin na ang bansang Hapon ay nagpatupad ng ganitong ka-radikal na land reform na hindi nakapailalim sa anumang maka-kaliwa o Komunistang ideya at/o pamumuno, gaya ng akusasyon ngayon sa panukalang batas na GARB. Bagkus, ang sweeping anti-feudal land reform sa Japan ay ipinatupad sa ilalim mismo ng superbisyon ng pinakamakapangyarihang hukbo sa daigdig noon, ang US Army na nasa ilalim ng imperyalistang heneral na si Douglas Macarthur.

Mahalaga ring balikan na ang Japan at Pilipinas matapos ang World War II ay nasa magkatulad na kalunus-lunos na kalagayan mula sa guho ng gyera mundyal. Logical lamang na sabihing dahil walang naganap sa Pilipinas na agrarian reform na kagaya ng sa Japan kung kaya milyun-milyong milya ang layo ng katayuang-pangekonomya ng dalawang bansa.

Intensyunal ba ito dahil mas pinili ng Pilipinas na panatilihin ang status quo sa class structure ng bansa hanggang kasalukuyan at natatakot ang iilang indibidwal at/o grupo na malipat ang kanilang kapangyarihan sa mas malawak na interes ng mamamayan? Subali’t walang dapat na ikatakot ang mga pamilyang panginoong maylupa sa bansa, because there’s life under and after GARB – ang mga pyudal at atrasadong panginoong maylupa sa bansa ay matatransporma bilang mga makabayang entrepreneurs at businessmen.

Conclusion

Kung tutuusin ay tapos na ang debate sa mga nakaraan at lumipas na repormang agraryo ng gobyerno. Surprisingly, o mas tama ang terminong amazingly, ang ating bansa lamang ang nagpatupad ng 20-taon na repormang agraryo, gaya ng CARP at muling itinutulak na i-extend dahil sa pagkilalang hindi pa tapos ang repormang agraryo at may mga kailangan pang paunlarin sa batas para sa effective implementation nito.

Ang anumang land reform, bukod sa marapat na radical at confiscatory ay kinakailangan ding maging mabilis. Sa Russia, limang taon lamang ang ginugol para maisagawa ang matagumpay nilang land reform. Ito ay pagkatapos ng October Revolution kung saan ang kauna-unahang araw pagkaraang ideklarang tagumpay na ang pakikibaka ng mamamayan, ay repormang agraryo ang inasikaso bilang numero unong prayoridad.

Sa halip na i-extend ang isang napatunayang bigo at di-epektibong CARP dahil ito ay kapos, unang-una na sa radical at confiscatory character, mas makatwiran na pag-aralan na ang pagsasabatas at pagpapatupad ng bagong alternatibo at lubhang superyor sa pagiging maka-magsasaka at makabayang GARB.

Ang GARB sa mas madaling salita ay ang eksaktong kabilang-mukha ng mga lumipas at nabigong repomang agraryo ng gobyerno sa mga nagdaang panahon.

Paglimian at balikan natin ang aking panimulang sipi sa binanggit ni Gen. David.

Kapag nakamit na ang makatwiran at makatarungang lipunan, pangunahin ay ang isang Tunay na Repormang Agraryo sa kanayunan, saka pa lamang tayo maaaring mag-usap tungkol sa modernisasyon ng agrikultura.#

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Ang author ay gradweyt ng B.S. Agriculture (Major in Horticulture) sa Don Severino Agricultural College, April 1992. Naging consultant siya sa airport project ng USAID sa Gen. Santos City noong 1995. Naglingkod siya sa Technological Application & Promotion Institute ng Department of Science and Technology (1996-1999). Katuwang siya ng opisina ni Cong. Jesus Crispin Remulla sa pagtatatag ng Cavite Farmers Consultative Council noong 2004. Kasalalukuyan siyang Deputy Secretary General ng Katipunan ng mga Samahang Magbubukid sa Timog Katagalugan at kumatawan sa Pilipinas sa katatapos na International Forum on Access to Land na ginanap sa Montreuil, East of Paris, France noong April 18-19, 2009.

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Ivan Phell Enrile
April 30th, 2010 - 06:06

@RH: O yung ebidensya mo sa connection ng mga ND Partylists yung nilabas na pol spec ng Inquirer? Wow goodluck sa yo ha. Bakit hindi mo kaya i-submit yang Inquirer news clipping mo sa korte at sampahan ang Bayan Muna ng kaso? Baka kasi isampal rin pabalik sa yo ng korte yung news clipping mo e. Mas magaling pa ata ang militar sa yo e. Hanap ka muna ng ebidensya ha yung hindi joke time.

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clevearguelles
April 30th, 2010 - 15:28

Ineenjoy ko lang! :P

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