From the Communist Party of the Philippines;
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)...(Nov. 9) extended
its sympathies to the millions of people affected by supertyphoon Yolanda which
ravaged provinces in Eastern and Central Visayas, in Panay, Negros, Masbate,
Mindoro, Palawan and other islands, as well as in areas in Eastern and South
Eastern Mindanao, Northern Mindanao and provinces in Southern Luzon.
At the same time, the CPP called for mass mobilization
across the country and abroad to generate emergency supply and funds for
rescue, relief and rehabilitation efforts. The CPP called on “people in the
areas least affected by the storm to extend maximum possible help to the people
who are most in need of emergency assistance.”
Yesterday, tropical storm Yolanda (international name
Haiyan) barreled across the Philippines, leaving a wide swath of destruction.
Yolanda is considered to be among the strongest typhoons ever to hit land, and
one of the most powerful of storms over the past 30 years.
The CPP said that among the areas which were devastated by
the strong winds are revolutionary base areas which are within the scope of
authority of the provisional revolutionary government and in the areas of
operation of the New People’s Army and other revolutionary mass organizations.
The CPP also pointed out that many of the areas ravaged by
the typhoon were those recently hit by powerful earthquakes where people were
most vulnerable to the strong winds and rains.
“These areas are among the most impoverished in the entire
country, where the majority are poor peasants, unemployed farm workers, small
fisherfolk and indigenous peoples,” said the CPP. “They have long been abandoned
by the reactionary government and will not be among its priorities for
assistance.”
The CPP said it is still awaiting detailed reports from its
local committees, as well as mass organizations and NPA units in the areas.
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