From InterAksyon (Aug 24): Left disavows text about Monday 'uprising,' blames military
Leftist groups on Saturday cautioned people against being taken in by a text message making the rounds that portrays Monday’s Million People March to demand the scrapping of the pork barrel system as an attempt to bring down the government and accused the military of mounting a campaign to derail the protest.
“There is a malicious text message circulating that is being made to appear as coming from the Left,” said Renato Reyes Jr., secretary general of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan.
“The text claims that August 26 is about bringing down the government via an uprising,” Reyes said. “This is clearly a desperate scare tactic being used to foil the broad people's unity on August 26.”
“We denounce this malicious SMS,” he said. “We denounce the intrigues and psywar (psychological warfare) coming from the military agents of the Aquino regime. Only they stand to benefit from these intrigues.”
The message says: “Ibagsak ang rehimeng US-Aquino, berdugo at magnanakaw na pahirap sa mamamayan! Sa Aug26 sa Luneta ang simula ng pag-aalsa, diretso sa Malakanyang (Down with the US-Aquino regime, executioner and thieving oppressor of the people! August 26 at the Luneta is the start of the uprising, on to Malacanang)!”
The Left regularly appends the United States when referring to various administrations, including the incumbent, in keeping with its assertion that the Philippine government is a puppet of the American government.
The Million People March grew around a post on Facebook that was picked up by netizens and various organizations.
According to organizers, the mass action, billed as “inclusive and non-partisan,” has no centralized leadership.
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/69269/left-disavows-text-about-monday-uprising-blames-military
Leftist groups on Saturday cautioned people against being taken in by a text message making the rounds that portrays Monday’s Million People March to demand the scrapping of the pork barrel system as an attempt to bring down the government and accused the military of mounting a campaign to derail the protest.
“There is a malicious text message circulating that is being made to appear as coming from the Left,” said Renato Reyes Jr., secretary general of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan.
“The text claims that August 26 is about bringing down the government via an uprising,” Reyes said. “This is clearly a desperate scare tactic being used to foil the broad people's unity on August 26.”
“We denounce this malicious SMS,” he said. “We denounce the intrigues and psywar (psychological warfare) coming from the military agents of the Aquino regime. Only they stand to benefit from these intrigues.”
The message says: “Ibagsak ang rehimeng US-Aquino, berdugo at magnanakaw na pahirap sa mamamayan! Sa Aug26 sa Luneta ang simula ng pag-aalsa, diretso sa Malakanyang (Down with the US-Aquino regime, executioner and thieving oppressor of the people! August 26 at the Luneta is the start of the uprising, on to Malacanang)!”
The Left regularly appends the United States when referring to various administrations, including the incumbent, in keeping with its assertion that the Philippine government is a puppet of the American government.
The Million People March grew around a post on Facebook that was picked up by netizens and various organizations.
According to organizers, the mass action, billed as “inclusive and non-partisan,” has no centralized leadership.
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/69269/left-disavows-text-about-monday-uprising-blames-military