BAYAN calls on Davaoeños to take the streets, show outrage vs Chacha

PRESS RELEASE

June 8, 2009

Davao City – The umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan today called on to civil society groups, opposition groups and other organizations in the region to show their outrage thru varying forms of protest actions over the “arrogance and deception” of members of the Lower House allied with Malacañang.

“Let us commit ourselves to show these so-called public officials especially Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her lapdog Speaker Prospero Nograles that we are not to be fooled by their deception and that we will not let their arrogance be disregarded,”

“Let us take note the names of those representatives from our districts who have voted for HR1109. They have to pay for their disloyalty to our democracy and sovereignty,” Birondo said, adding that these officials should be blacklisted by their constituents.

“Here in the city we can protest everyday in front of the office of Nograles. We have to show him that he is a humiliation in our city,” he said.

“We will never allow their malicious acts to go unnoticed,we have two days to go to prepare for a massive protest action nationwide. Here in the city we could do our part by taking the streets together with our church leaders, teachers, and barangay officials from today until Wednesday and even until Arroyo’s last State of the Nation Address next month,” Birondo said.

Bayan is set to join with other groups like the People’s Movement Against Charter Change for the nationwide protest action against Chacha.