A-Level Essay On Political Communications In The Philippines For Free Use

This is a photo taken in the mine site of of Benguet Corporation in Itogon, Benguet, Philippines. The Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) had been campaigning against the re-opening of the Benguet Corporation by showing photos that depicts the effects of open-pit mining which is the scheme of Benguet corporation in the area for many years.
Source: http://pinoyweekly.org/new/2015/11/phfightapec-mining-and-plunder-in-the-north/
The Philippine activists launch a campaign against Chinese bullying with regards the Scarborough Shoal. The Chinese government has been insisting their control over the shoal and used their armed forces to push away the Filipino fisher folk in the area. The Philippine activists groups lead by the Bayan then launched a campaign called Hands Off PH in time for the Philippine Independence Day on June 12, 2015.
Source: http://tudlaproductions.org/p1nas-and-sectoral-groups-protest-against-china-us-interventions/
The Philippines was raged over the killing of a transgender which was allegedly committed by a United States soldier deployed in the country. The militant mass movement where Gabriela is part of called for the abolition of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA). This is the bilateral agreement between the government of the Philippines and the US for a cooperation with regards Armed Forces training. This agreement according to the militant movement legitimizes the presence of American soldiers in the country who are always committing crimes and anti-social activities.
Source: http://www.bayan.ph/2014/10/22/october-22-2014-junk-vfa-justice-for-jennifer-protest-action-senate-gate/#prettyphoto[post_gallery]/0/
4. Below link is a statement of the International League of Peoples Struggles (ILPS) on the maritime dispute between the Philippines and China. The ILPS is an alliance of anti-imperialist organizations worldwide. The statement denounces the aggression of China against Philippine sovereignty. It also urges the Philippines to stand firm and fight for national patrimony by not relying again with the mercy of the United States.
Link to the statement: http://josemariasison.org/ilps-statement-on-the-maritime-dispute-between-the-philippines-and-china-2/
The Philippines has an ongoing civil war between the government and the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). Some of the leaders of the CPP had been arrested and charged with trumped up cases. Most of the cases filed against them have no grounds but they are still detained. Some of the detainees are old and sickly. Rights organizations had been campaigning for the release of the political prisoners especially on humanitarian grounds. They are also calling for he dismissal of all the trumped up cases.
Link to the statement of Karapatan, the rights organization: http://www.karapatan.org/On+SC+Reso+release+of+political+prisoners
The National Union of Journalist in the Philippines (NUJP) released a statement on the Philippines war on drugs. One of the Senators who is in favor of the war on drugs of the present administration implicates the journalist on making a hype on the numbers of killings against drug pushers and drug users in the country. The NUJP in their statement mentioned that the rising number of drug related killings during police raids and summary executions cannot be set aside. NUJP challenged other media practitioners not to be afraid and continue to chronicle the administration’s war on drugs, its twists and turns.
Link to the statement: http://www.nujp.org/2016/08/statement-counting-explaining-the-drug-war-deaths-part-of-news-medias-role/
The Cordillera militant mass movement headed by the Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) has been holding Cordillera Day as a venue to campaign on the indigenous peoples right to self determination. The right to self determination is manifested with recognizing their rights to their ancestral land which they consider their life.
Source: https://cpaphils.wordpress.com/2016/04/07/cpa-to-spearhead-32nd-peoples-cordillera-day/
In the assertion of the indigenous peoples right to self determination, the indigenous peoples movement in the Cordillera, Philippines has been using peoples theater as a form of educating the people on the issues of indigenous peoples. The photo was taken during the Cordillera Day celebration in 2010 in Baguio City. It was a theater production of the youth depicting their struggle towards the recognition of their rights to their ancestral land.
Source: https://unitedchurch.smugmug.com/Philippines/Cordillera-Peoples-Alliance/Cordillera-Peoples-Alliance/i-sMbFqvx/A
In the struggle for self determination of the indigenous peoples in the Cordillera, Philippines, there are leaders who were killed by suspected elements of the state security forces. They also have leaders who became victims of enforced disappearances. The militant mass movement continue the struggle despite the human rights violations. During the commemoration of the International Human Rights Day, they hold protest actions carrying with them the pictures of the activists who were killed. They continuously call for justice.
Source: https://unitedchurch.smugmug.com/Philippines/Cordillera-Peoples-Alliance/Cordillera-Peoples-Alliance/i-TnJhPqn/A
One of the disappeared activist leader was James Balao. One of the leaders of Cordillera Peoples Alliance. As part of the political campaign to inform the public on the case of his enforced disappearance, tarpaulins and other paraphernalia are posted everywhere including vehicles.
Source: https://unitedchurch.smugmug.com/Philippines/Cordillera-Peoples-Alliance/Cordillera-Peoples-Alliance/i-RtqzcKN/A
The Philippines is now facing what they call historical revisionism with the move of the president to bury the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayan (Heroes Burial). The survivors and their families are holding protest actions to call for the stop of Marcos Heroes Burial. They said that it is a slap in the faces of survivors of Martial Law who were jailed and tortured, and repressed of their basic rights. It is also a spit on the graves of those who were killed during the dictatorship. Their statement is a resounding, “Marcos Not A Hero.”
Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/14/asia/philippines-marcos-burial-protest/