PNoy Failed! ADVANCE the FIGHT for HUMANITY and ECOLOGY! - LMK

July 27, 2015

As we continue fighting for a sustainable, healthy and balanced ecosystem, activists in Iligan City staged a protest action on July 27 in time of President Aquino III's 6th and last State of the Nation Address as continuation of the recently concluded 92KM Coal Resistance March.

Together, the Coal Resistance Movement and Liga ng Makabagong Kabataan declared that:

   - The PNoy administration failed to substantially involve the grass-roots communities of the Indigenous Peoples, Bangsamoro and Majority Filipino nationality in the peace building process in Mindanao;

   - The PNoy administration failed to alleviate the situation of the majority population despite the poured resources in the Conditional Cash Transfer program;

    -  The PNoy administration failed to protect and promote ecological balance and provide a safe and healthy ecosystem to its people. Instead the government promotes destructive and extractive industries like mining, coal projects, land conversions and others;

   -  PNoy’s administration failed the workers assaulted by contractualization and informalization. Further, it has never been serious in implementing the labor standards protecting the workers and migrant workers;

   -  PNoy administration abandoned the peasantry and agricultural sector. It failed to strictly implement the agrarian reform program;

    -   The economy under PNoy favored the richest of the country making their profits surge leaving the majority population from the margin;

    -  The government made the disaster survivors beggars of their rights;

    - 'Tuwid na Daan' failed to abolish corruption. Instead, it made PNoy and its allies immune from suits even DAP and PDAF were declared Unconstitutional by the Supreme Court;

    - The Young People were left out of the priority programs of the government. Instead, they were treated as commodities ready for sale thru its vocational programs and migration policies;

    - It failed to give justice to the victims of the Maguindanao Massacre, Journalist Killings, Human Rights Violation victims, Victims of the Mamasapano incident, and others.

In summary, the PNoy government has been speedily offered Philippine patrimony and sovereignty to foreign powers and corporate interests – (Visiting Forces Agreement to Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, Public-Private Partnership).

We demand:

     - The passage of the Green Bills (legislative) measures to promote, protect and preserve the environment and the peoples;

     - To finally JUNK Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) and review and strengthen the Renewable Energy Act;

       - Cancel all permits and operations of gold and coal projects in the Philippines;

      - Strengthen the Local and Community-based economies;

     -  Abolish and Stop Contractualization of Labor;

      -  Jail all of those involve in PDAF and DAP scandals;

      - Prioritize Social Services than Militarist programs;

      -  Scrap Philippine Mining Act of the Philippines;

      -  Indigenous Peoples Rights Act in the Bangsamoro;

      - End Impunity and Jail those responsible for Human Rights violations and killings.

     - Pass the Freedom of Information Bill;   
     - Speed up the Land Distribution for the Landless peasantry

To the Peoples in the Philippines, advance the fight for the environment and humanity!

Reference Person:

Nino Omelio

Liga ng Makabagong Kabataan/09487889700/lmkabataan@yahoo.com