A JEEPNEY strike initiated by the “useful idiots” of that so-called union of jeepney drivers PISTON or Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator Nationwide, aptly described by Vice President Sara Duterte as “communist-inspired” was staged last week and as typical of these “communist-inspired nonsense” failed.
I supposed they prefer that uncomfortable “death trap” on wheels rather than the modernized air-conditioned, comfortable and safe jeepney with nary a concern for the riding public.
So typical of these “useful idiots” and pseudo communists to keep the masses suffering because it is in this kind of chaotic and difficult times where they thrive and have the convenient excuse to blame the government.
What was remarkable was this statement from VP Duterte: “Happily cavorting with PISTON and other militant organizations is ACT, a group that is diametrically nowhere near in the service of the interest of the learners and the education sector. This is not red-tagging. This is a statement of fact.”
And that prompted a revisit of the call to purge the party-list from Congress.
We’re not saying we remove some people in Congress, shot them in the back and bury them in shallow graves in the hinterlands. The “purge” here is just a figure of speech but yes, we do want some groups of people removed from the party-list system in Congress.
The party-list system intension is noble. It aims to give representation in Congress to marginalized groups so their representatives can craft laws benefiting marginalized sectors of society.
Unfortunately, some groups used the party-lists system to get into Congress and use government resources to undermine the government. It is also public knowledge that these party-list groups are head over heels in love with the CPP/NPA/NDF who is hell-bent in overthrowing the government by armed insurgency.
And these party-list groups in Congress fancy themselves the Makabayan Bloc but are aptly called KABAG – acronym for Kabataan, Anakpawis, Bayan Muna, Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) and Gabriela.
Fortunately for us, from six seats in the 18th Congress this Makabayan/KABAG was reduced to just three seats in the current 19th Congress.
The Filipino people are finally seeing through the lies and propaganda of the Left, thanks to the Barangay Development Program and the Whole of Nation approach of the NTF-ELCAC.
Meanwhile, excerpts from an Aug. 5, 2022 article in The Manila Bulletin:
Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa has filed a measure that would allow the Commission on Elections to disqualify or refuse the application of a party-list group that participates in attempts to overthrow the government or is connected to the rebels.
In filing Senate Bill (SB) 201, Dela Rosa aims to add more grounds for the Comelec to cancel the registration of a party-list group.
On top of the existing grounds stated under the Republic Act (RA) No. 7941 or the Party-list System Act, the Comelec may also disqualify a group if “it seeks the participation of children, youth and members of other disadvantaged sectors in committing violent and unlawful acts”, the measure said.
Further, the poll body may choose to disqualify if the party-list group “directly or indirectly participates in acts detrimental to the best interest of the government, to overthrow the government or diminish its powers, or to be associated by any means to rebels or proscribed terrorist persons or groups under Republic Act No. 11479” or the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020.
If Senate Bill 201 becomes law we will finally be seeing an end to these opportunists in Congress that use government resources to undermine the government.
And this statement from VP Sara Duterte condemning ACT for supporting this “communist-inspired nonsense” is a strong argument why the party-list system should be purged from Congress:
“ACT supporting this transport strike and shamelessly harping twisted justifications for it only betrays its true colors — that it is a group that does not really serve the interest of students and teachers. ACT should know that a weeklong transport strike at this critical point in our efforts to remedy learning losses is a learning disruption.”/PN
