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Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Zarate says he is
considering cutting alliances with the Duterte administration.
"We are now inclined to recommend at the National
Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of Makabayan next week to pull out from the
alliance with the Duterte administration," the representative said. *
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| Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Zarate (photo credit to owner) |
Zarate explained President
Rodrigo Duterte torpedoed the alliance with the Left with his anti-people,
pro-imperialist, and fascist policies and actions.
Zarate said these policies
include the end of peace talks and the all-out war of the Armed Forces of the
Philippines against the Communist Party of the Philippines/New People's Army,
the declaration of martial law in Mindanao, extra-judicial killings, and the
President reneging on his promise to release and grant amnesty to all political
prisoners.
He said, "Sa ngayon, practically
yung peace talks wala nang nangyayari save for a bad termination as
stated on the joint agreement on safety and immunity guarantees na kailangan
merong formal na written termination, yun na lang kulang, practically
wala na nanagyayri na usapan."
"President Duterte should be held accountable for
his unfulfilled promises and gross violations of human rights and further
impoverishing the people. The people demands a stop to all vicious attacks and
will continue to press for meaningful change," said Zarate.
It could be recalled that three major cabinet positions
are once filled with true blue affiliations with the left.
Former Department of
Social Welfare and Development Secretary Secretary Taguiwalo, whose appointment
was recently rejected by the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) which is mandated by the 1987 Constitution to
which is mandated to screen appointments to the Cabinet, diplomatic posts and
promotions to higher military ranks.
The others are Agrarian Reform Secretary
Rafael Mariano and National Anti-Poverty Commission Lead Convenor Liza Maza.
Report from cnnphils
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