Anarchists Protest Economic, Environmental Ruin in the Phillipines

Fuck the State of the Nation Address Demo (Philippines)

Monday. July 25. About 40 anarchists wearing masks and mostly dress in black vandalized and disrupted the area of Commonwealth Avenue where the
State of the Nation Address was held. Anarchists individuals- without leaders and consciously had a clear mind and visions were small in numbers
in comparison to around 8000 authoritarian left who recruited some people to march for pay or in exchange for food while being granted by the state
with permit zone to revolt, wishing for their demands and claiming for the revolution in conjunction with corporate media and state institutions who
fuck up the lives of millions of people in the archipelago. These are everyday reflected in the unprecedented growth of poverty, ecological
destruction, homelessness, unemployment, hunger and other miserable conditions most of the inhabitants of the country endure.

The deployment of massive number of police forces and riot cops with batons and shields were fair enough for the authoritarian left to set
things as it was always use to be. Every time is another rallying cry of pacifism, persuading and influencing the masses to another form of
government to live by, wishing it will happen one day. Off course, they could not get in closely to the Hall of Congress at the back of
Sandiganbayan (office of the Ombudsman), where the ruling president (Benigno Aquino III) will proudly address his 1 year of accomplishment of
lies and deceit. The so-called revolutionary tactics of the authoritarian left is widely known in front of the TV screen which is for them is ok.
The state and the left knew each other well. Each of them is a ruling and authoritarian form. There are bunch of leftist politicians building their
nests in congressional bodies making laws and profit at the expense of the obedient citizen.

12 nn. Anarchist demo began. Reclaiming the streets. The normal flow of traffic was severely disturbed. It was an unexpected moment for most of
the authorities who were there on that day. As they put more attention on the other side of the road- the permitted zone, to control the motion of
thousands of anti-SONA leftists protestors via radios and walking surveillance, the authorities were completely shocked and were freezed to
the ground seeing anarchists mobilizing coming from a different way, counter flowing the march of the permitted zone, walking through the other
side of the road. For legal matters it is definitely illegal to mobilize there. Few comrades with bicycle were also on the demo controlling the
traffic so demonstrators would not get hit by aggressive cars.

Police authorities don’t know what to do They were just standing up, confused and traumatized, although they were many. They see anarchists
mobilizing on that day like watching TV, as traumatic and desensitized like most people care to watch the screen and the news.

The bad thing is that it was inherent, normal, and accepted that the authorities kill people in front of our very eyes. For someone who could
lively see such atrocity this leaves people in a traumatized state and fear. In a sudden moment on that day police appears to be one but is
nothing so special. Police are just mere repressors, a tool of the state.

Screams and chant of anger were raised by anarchist dissidents” Aparato ng Estado Wasakin, Durugin, Gawing Pagkain” (State apparatus, Smash, Destroy,
turn it into food). “Fuck police brutality, Fuck police oppression” where every police line in the service of command could actually hear it. Main
banner say “Walang pagbabago sa patuloy na reporma. Anarkistang rebolusyon ang solusyon. Wasakin ang hirarkiya. Depensahan ang kalikasan.
Tapusin ang kahirapan.” (“There is no change in continues reform. Anarchist revolution is the solution. Destroy hierarchy. Defend ecology.
End poverty.”). It was loud. No megaphone only screams and drums and brave passion. Few young street kids eventually attended the demo, having fun as
they kind of like amazed when they see the action amidst traffic following at the back of the protestors walking. Community, passersby, and
neighborhood around Commonwealth area began to seriously read the banner having a very close look and curiosity. Leaflets of detailed
statement(Tagalog) made by anarchists (against SONA) were hand-outed to folks around. It was always new imaginative tactics for anarchist to fight
against the political death machine in the local level, to every SONA, WTO, JPEPA, ASEAN, APEC and other capitalist trade agreements ruining the
world and its inhabitants to annihilation and destruction. SONA, few years ago the national flag were burn.

Now, paint bombs were thrown in buses visibly labeled with corporate advertising. Roads of the permit zone were also smash with paints. Circle
A symbol penetrated some parts of the roads. Street walls and traffic signboard was covered with graffiti and stickers mainly directed against
the state and capitalist oppression. Few vendors selling mami noodles along the area reacted by saying that the said action was beautiful and
fun and momentarily gave a share of noodles for free to one of the anarchists. Firecrackers were set in when the group stop along the UCPB
bank and protested there. At this time, anarchists were already in the permitted zone after crossing the road protesting among thousands of
leftist marching. Still the vandalism continues. Various media that came from the marching leftist political bloc, AKBAYAN party list
(rejectionist) stop for while and covered the anarchist banner message. A middle finger from one of the masked protestors was pointed to one of the
media who wanted to cover them with a close angle. Leaflets were still hand-outed to mostly young students who were with the leftist march. They
are mostly recruited. When young students see masked protestors in front of the bank, they were also kind of curious and interested leaving the
rank and file march a bit delayed.

It was war from our hearts. It was spontaneity.

No arrests.

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