Makabayan Cavite

ASSALAMU ALAIKUM MGA KAPATID AT KABABAYAN! 💛💚

Ngayong araw, bumisita tayo sa mga konunidad ng ating mga kapatid na muslim sa syudad ng Imus at Bacoor kasama si Makabayan Senatorial Candidate, Amirah “Mek” Lidasan.

Kahit tagaktak na ang pawis, umikot sa loob ng Imus Palengke at Lumina Mall Point ang campaign team upang ipakilala ang Makabayan at mamahagi ng mga flyers, pamaypay at stickers sa mga vendors at tricycle drivers.

Sinundan ito ng ating pagbisita sa mga kapatid na Palestino upang makumusta at makatalakayan hinggil sa kanilang kalagayan. Sinara natin ang araw sa pagbisita sa United Muslim and Christian Neighborhood Association sa Bacoor, Cavite.

Mainit tayong sinalubong ng mga ngiti at kamayan ng mga tao. Relatibong makapal ang populasyon ng ating mga kapatid na muslim sa buong Cavite na nagmula pa sa iba’t ibang rehiyon. Nananatili ang kanilang sigaw para sa pagtataguyod ng karapatan, kapayapaan at pagpapaunlad ng kultura—TIYAK NA IPINAGLALABAN NG MAKABAYAN!

Makabayan Cavite condemns the relentless smear campaign of Malayang Pilipino, a state-controlled machinery, against the Makabayan Coalition.

On March 12, several posters maligning and red-tagging the Makabayan Coalition were seen along the highways of Tanza, Cavite, particularly at Brgy. Paradahan and Brgy. Bagtas, while some were seen at the boundary between General Trias and Dasmariñas. The posters all bear malicious intent discrediting the legitimacy of the Makabayan Coalition, which are clear violations of electoral guidelines.

We also remember that since February 12, several accounts of blatant removal of Makabayan campaign materials by the Agimat Partylist have been reported all over Cavite.

We hereby urge the COMELEC to promptly investigate such incidents, and provide necessary measures to ensure a clean and honest elections moving forward. The smear campaign and the relentless “baklas” operations against the Makabayan Coalition are clear attempts to prevent the genuine representation of sectors in the congress.

Regardless, we remain firm in our grassroots campaigning and urges the people to report similar cases to our page.

We condemn the dirty campaigning tactics used by the Agimat Partylist on their provincial-wide operations in Cavite. Starting from February 11 up to present, numerous accounts of blatant removal of campaign posters of Makabayan, Bayan Muna Partylist and Gabriela Women’s Partylist in Bacoor City, Imus City and Dasmariñas City has been reported.

After removing and destroying campaign posters of Makabayan Senatoriables and other Partylist, campaign teams of Agimat installs their own campaign materials including their re-election posters of senatorial candidate, B**g Revilla. The most imminent cases of ‘baklasan’ is in Bacoor City in more than 7 barangays, inside or outside communities and along highways; where remnants of torn BAYAN MUNA Partylist and Gabriela Women's Party's posters as well as Makabayan Tarpaulins can be seen on the floor and treated like trash.

We urge the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to investigate this matter and immediately take action, as this gestures made by Agimat Partylist is a clear violation of Electoral Guidelines. This is not the first case where Agimat removes and covers campaign materials of Makabayan--- this has also happened in other provinces in the Southern Tagalog Region namely in Rizal.

Regardless, Makabayan Cavite will continue with its grassroots campaigning. We urge the people to monitor and report any similar cases inside or outside of Cavite.