Pipol Power

Just a few days before election day, Amnesty International called on Philippine government forces and opposition groups to respect human rights. AI was particularly disturbed by the recent extra-judicial killings of progressive activists and mentions the case of Isaias Drummond Manamo as an example.

I didn't know Isaias myself but I knew his girlfriend. When I met her again last Thursday she showed me the pictures of his wake and burial. It made me all the more angry at people who are currently spreading lies and black propaganda about progressive groups. AI rightly stressed that labelling lawful political parties as "front organizations" of armed groups renders their members vulnerable to grave human rights violations. And yet, some people who refer to themselves as the "democratic left" have made this their mission. You can imagine what kind of democracy they are advocating.