Members of Kabataang Makabayan (KM) marched on December 16 along Recto Avenue in Manila to commemorate their 60th anniversary and the second year of Ka Jose Maria Sison’s martyrdom. Amid the crowd, KM members boldly chanted a call to the people to join the people’s war.
In a brief program, KM called to overthrow Marcos and Duterte in the face of their bureaucrat-capitalist jostling. They condemned the regime for squandering millions of pesos on terrorist and fascist campaigns against the youth and the people while neglecting social services.
In the past two weeks, KM chapters from various universities and communities in Metro Manila, Baguio City, Quezon, Cebu, Iloilo, and other provinces launched Oplan Pinta-Oplan Dikit (graffiti and poster pasting campaign operations) to celebrate their anniversary on November 30. Meanwhile, KM-Central Luzon released a special issue of Kalayaan.
In its activities, KM resounded the call for the youth to join the New People’s Army and frustrate the US-Marcos regime’s attempt to decimate the revolutionary movement nationwide.
Tribute to Ka Joma. On December 15, the family, comrades, and friends of Comrade Jose Maria Sison launched activities in Utrecht, the Netherlands to mark the second year of his martyrdom. The JMS Legacy Foundation headed the event with the theme “The Guide: Recalling and Continuing the Legacy of Jose Maria Sison.” The activity was streamed live to allow comrades from the Philippines to participate.
