In the Central Luzon plains and mountains, the revolutionary youth movement is intensifying its efforts to overcome weaknesses, rectify errors, and further strengthen the region’s Kabataang Makabayan (KM) ranks. They are striving to reach the broadest youth as possible and forge them as revolutionaries, New People’s Army (NPA) fighters and commanders, and Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) cadres.
KM-CL members reaffirmed their plan to advance and lead the revolutionary youth movement in the region. They re-examined and reviewed the Philippine Society and Revolution (PSR), the basic documents of the KM and the Party, the writings and teachings of KM founding chair Jose Maria Sison, and the extensive principles of the universal theory of Marxism-Leninism-Maoism. They have drawn knowledge and inspiration from these to assess their own experiences and gain revolutionary lessons and theory.
In October, KM-CL reported that its members in Pampanga gathered to pledge before the flag and reaffirm their commitment and loyalty to the organization. They refreshed their wholehearted adherence to the line, program, and policies of the KM, promotion of the revolutionary youth-student movement in the province, contribution to the armed struggle, and the struggle for the national-democratic revolution to ultimate victory. They then participated in a collective tilling of the land.
The life Ka Mabel dedicated
Youth martyrs inspired KM-Central Luzon members in their efforts to revitatlize. Among these is Azase Galang (Ka Mabel), who died on June 26 in a defensive battle in Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija.
Ka Mabel from a young age knew the face of fascism. Military agents of the US-Arroyo regime abducted and tortured her father. Military agents also abducted her mother, Maria Elena “Cha” Pampoza, in 2022.
She began her activism in the youth movement in 2016. She played a key role in establishing a youth association in Tarlac Province and was elected its president in 2020.
In her fourth year of Public Administration course at Tarlac State University, she decided to become a full-time activist in Central Luzon and abandoned her dream of becoming a lawyer. She became KM regional secretary. In July 2023, she decided to become an NPA fighter.
“Behind her serious face lies a gentle heart always ready to give time and effort for the masses. I will never forget her,” said Echo, a student she recruited in Tarlac, who is now a new full-fledged KM member. Ka Mabel’s life of sacrifice and dedication inspired many young people like Echo.
The resolve of Ka Aya
Ka Aya is one of the region’s current KM organizers. After a few years of studying in a state university, the country’s rotten education system became clear to her. Studying Philippine society made her understand the roots of these problems.
In a few months of activism, Ka Aya experienced the state’s fascism against youth defending the people’s rights. Instead of being discouraged, she became more determined to stand firm.
Continuously immersing deeper into the ranks of the toiling masses, she understood the struggles of different sectors of society. She fully embraced the people’s revolutionary movement.
A few years later, she decided to dedicate her full time as a youth organizer. She gave up her bourgeois and comfortable life. She knew there was no bright future for youth like her as long as the oppression and exploitation of the people continued.
From Kalayaan, November 2024, KM-Central Luzon.
