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    Ka Bel, mula sa Amado V. Hernandez Resource Center

    Lumuha ka kung sa puso ay nagmaliw na ang layon,
    kung ang araw sa langit mo ay lagi nang dapithapon,
    kung ang alon sa dagat mo ay ayaw nang magdaluyong,
    kung ang bulkan sa dibdib mo ay hindi man umuungol,
    kung wala nang maglalamay sa gabi ng pagbabangon,
    lumuha ka nang lumuha’t ang laya mo’y nakaburol.
    - [...]

    5/28/08 10:57 AM   Full Story
    Karapatan on Ka Bel: ‘A Most Precious Gem’

    Seventy-five years of a life lived in the defense of peoples’ rights makes Ka Bel a most precious gem in Philippine history
    We in the Philippine human rights alliance Karapatan join the family and the nation in mourning the untimely death of Crispin ‘Ka Bel’ Beltran.
    Indeed, all of us are overwhelmed with grief in his passing [...]

    5/27/08 09:24 AM   Full Story
    Activists, Artists Pay Tribute to Ka Bel Tonight

    In a night of songs and poems, activists and leaders of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) will be joined by mainstream artists and groups tonight, May 26, in paying tribute to labor leader and former Bayan chair Crispin “Ka Bel” Beltran at the Philippine Independent Church in Manila.

    5/26/08 11:26 AM   Full Story
    From Firebrand to Torchbearer: A Tribute to Ka Bel

    By Nene Pimentel
    As a young man growing up in Cagayan de Oro in the 50s and the 60s, I hardly knew Crispin Beltran. I did read of him now and then in a Manila daily that we got in Cagayan de Oro which at the time was at least three hours by propeller planes and [...]

    5/24/08 11:28 AM   Full Story
    Arroyo Regime Blamed for Beltran’s Death

    KMU chairman Elmer Labog, in a statement, said the government of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was responsible for the deteriorating health of AnakPawis Rep. Crispin Beltran, which may have been a factor in the accident that led to his death. “It cannot be denied that the arrest and detention of Ka Bel at Camp Crame and Philippine Heart Center last 2006 due to fabricated cases of rebellion was a cause for his physical deterioration,” Labog said. (Click here to read the statements and tributes to Ka Bel.)

    5/23/08 11:13 AM   Full Story
    LFS pays tribute to Ka Crispin “Ka Bel” Beltran

    The League of Filipino Students (LFS) and its chapters nationwide pays
    its highest tribute to Rep. Crispin Beltran, a great revolutionary
    leader, a man who constantly and tirelessly devoted his life for the
    interests of the working masses, especially the poor.
    We salute Ka Bel for his lifelong dedication to upholding the national
    democratic aspirations of the oppressed people. We [...]

    5/23/08 10:50 AM   Full Story
    Bakit Tumaas ang Presyon ng Dugo ni Ka Bel

    “Nananawagan ako sa mamamayang Pilipino na labanan ang pahirap na diktadurya ni Gng. Arroyo. Ako ay nagsisikap na makalaya sa ilegal na pagkakakulong na ito, para makasama kayo sa mga laban sa loob at labas ng Kongreso.”
    - Rep. Crispin Beltran,
    bago siya ipasok sa Camp Crame
    para sa inquest ng kasong rebelyon.
    Si Ka Bel,
    kilala ng marami - [...]

    5/23/08 10:48 AM   Full Story
    KA BEL (A poem by Bienvenido Lumbera)

    Ang lider ay isang sangkap lamang ng tagumpay,
    Ang masa ang siyang tunay na mapagpasiya.
    Maraming beses na nating sinabi sa kanila,
    Subalit makunat talaga ang kanilang utak,
    Ayaw nang talaban ng ating katotohanan.
    Iligpit ang lider at tuluyang mawawasak
    Ang rebolusyong binabalak, iyan lamang
    Ang kaya nilang paniwalaan.
    Ulianin ang katarungang atas ng Malakanyang,
    Dinaklot ng batas na walang kinamuwangan
    Ang lider ng Anakpawis, [...]

    5/23/08 10:47 AM   Full Story
    HUWAG MONG ISIPING ANG IYONG PAGYAO’Y DI PAGLISAN NG ISANG BAYANI

    Alexander Martin Remollino
    Sa alaala ni Crispin “Ka Bel” Beltran,
    lider-manggagawa, 1933-2008
    Maramot sa liwanag ang araw
    at siya’y nagtatago sa likod ng mga abuhing ulap
    nang ikaw ay iwan ng huli mong hininga.
    Hindi ka nasawi sa larangan,
    di-gaya ng siya mong nais.
    Ngunit huwag mo sanang isiping ang iyong pagyao
    ay hindi paglisan ng isang bayani,
    sapagkat hanggang sa huli mong hininga,
    may ligtas [...]

    5/23/08 10:47 AM   Full Story
    CONTEND STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF KA BEL

    Congress of Teachers/Educators for Nationalism and Democracty (CONTEND) STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF KA BEL
    MAY 22, 2008
    REPRESENT!
    The life of Crispin “Ka Bel” Beltran is one of the last great exemplars of a generation who lived through the period of colonialism and neo-colonialism in Philippine society. His life story starkly sums up an historical moment of [...]

    5/23/08 10:46 AM   Full Story
    Joma Sison on Ka Bel: A Patriot, an Internationalist

    CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY AND ALL COMRADES
    OF OUR BELOVED CRISPIN ‘KA BEL’ BELTRAN
    By Prof. Jose Maria Sison
    Chairperson, International Coordinating Committee
    International League of Peoples’ Struggle
    May 21, 2008
    On behalf of the International Coordinating Committee (ICC) and all participating organizations of the International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS)), I wish to convey most heartfelt condolences to the family [...]

    5/23/08 10:44 AM   Full Story
    ON THE PASSING AWAY OF ANAKPAWIS REP. CRISPIN “KA BEL” BELTRAN

    ON THE PASSING AWAY OF ANAKPAWIS REP. CRISPIN “KA BEL” BELTRAN
    Gabriela Women’s Party mourns the passing away of veteran labor leader
    and militant partylist Representative Crispin “Ka Bel” Beltran.
    In his death, we have lost a most formidable ally of workers, peasants
    and the urban poor.
    He has lived a worthy life in defense of the rights of workers [...]

    5/23/08 10:42 AM   Full Story
    Ka Bel: A fighter for the right to free expression

    NATIONAL UNION OF JOURNALISTS OF THE PHILIPPINES
    Statement
    May 20, 2008
    Ka Bel: A fighter for the right to free expression
    The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) mourns the passage of trade union leader and legislator Mr. Crispin Beltran. We will miss him both as a subject of our stories and as a friend of Filipino [...]

    5/23/08 10:41 AM   Full Story
    NCCP Statement on Ka Bel’s Death

    May 21, 2008
    Statement on Ka Bel’s Death
    The
    National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) joins the people
    in mourning the passing away of Anak Pawis Party List Representative
    Crispin “Ka Bel” Beltran. Ka Bel was a man who lived a life utterly
    dedicated to the struggle for justice. He was truly a man for others.
    He
    was misunderstood [...]

    5/23/08 10:40 AM   Full Story
    Ka Bel: A Modern-Day Prophet against Modern-Day Slavery

    Dear Friends,
    From May 21 (7pm) to May 27 (am), Ka Bel will lie in state at the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI)* - National Cathedral, Taft Avenue Manila.
    Ka Bel: A Modern-Day Prophet against Modern-Day Slavery
    A True Champion of Workers’ Rights
    Like Jesus Christ and the Prophets who denounced injustice, oppression and slavery, Ka Bel is worthy [...]

    5/23/08 10:40 AM   Full Story
    Macapagal-Arroyo gov’t responsible for Ka Bel’s frail health resulting to his accident – KMU

    Illegal arrest and detention for more than a year
    Macapagal-Arroyo gov’t responsible for Ka Bel’s frail health resulting to his accident – KMU
    Militant Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) blamed the Macapagal-Arroyo government for causing Crispin ‘Ka Bel’ Beltran’s rapid health decline that resulted to his accident yesterday morning. Arroyo illegally detained Ka Bel for more than a [...]

    5/23/08 10:38 AM   Full Story
    MIGRANTE remembers Captain Ka Bel

    MIGRANTE INTERNATIONAL mourns the death of veteran
    labor leader Anakpawis Rep. Crispin “Ka Bel”
    Beltran, whom we fondly call “Captain Ka Bel.
    Ka Bel Beltran is a true champion of migrant
    Filipinos’ rights and welfare. In the sudden passing
    away of Ka Bel, we have lost, not only an ally, a
    fighter and a friend but a brave and kind comrade [...]

    5/23/08 10:37 AM   Full Story
    Crispin ‘Ka Bel’ Beltran, mahal kong boss at Kasama

    By Ina Alleco
    My boss, favorite labor leader/mass leader, kaibigan and pinakamamahal na kasama Anakpawis Rep. Crispin Beltran died earlier today, a little before noon after sustaining massive head injuries. No he wasn’t felled by bullets by assassins sent by the military or the government; he died because he hit his head on the pavement when [...]

    5/23/08 10:35 AM   Full Story
THE NEWS IN PICTURES

Where Are They? Relatives, friends and colleagues of victims of enforced disappearances commemorate the International Day of the Disappeared with lighted lanterns and photographs at the Plaza Miranda and in Mendiola on Aug. 30. (Photo: arkibongbayan.org)

Free at Last. The so-called Tagaytay 5 -- Aris Sarmiento, Axel Pinpin, Riel Custodio, Michael Masayes and Rico Ybañez -- shown here inside their prison cell during their incarceration, were freed yesterday. “The dismissal of trumped-up charges and release of Tagaytay 5 is a victory for human rights,” said Ruth Cervantes, Karapatan's public information officer. (Photo: freetagaytay5.net)

Displaced. Residents of North Cotabato have been the ones badly affected by the military offensives launched against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. "As the government continues to indiscriminately drop bombs on Moro and Christian villages in Aleosan and Pikit, more and more civilians are displaced," said Kawagib, a Moro human-rights group.(Photo: Suara Bangsamoro/arkibongbayan.org)

In One Roof. Villagers who fled their homes after the clashes last week between government troops and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in the south brought every human life with them, including their farm animals. They now live under one roof at an evacuation center in Pikit, North Cotabato. (Photo: Bong Sarmiento / Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project)

Emergency. A scene from "Ambulancia," a short film that tells of a painful twist in an ambulance driver's belief that a dying patient can be saved by running over stray animals on the streets. The award-winning film will be screened at the so-called "Woodstock of short films" in Germany. Richard Legaspi directed the film and it stars Alan Paule and Nor Domingo. (Contributed photo)

Sendoff. The Philippine Army dispatched today, Aug. 10, the 68th Infantry Battalion to Maguindanao. This battalion, together with the 46th Infantry Battalion from Samar, will augment the troops in Central Mindanao for the security operations that will be conducted to ensure peaceful elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao tomorrow. (Photo: Philippine Army)

Killings Denounced. Mindanao journalists gathered in General Santos City on Friday to denounce the recent attacks on their colleagues. On Monday, Dennis Cuesta, a Radio Mindanao Network commentator in General Santos, was shot and is fighting for his life. On Thursday, another RMN broadcaster, Martin Roxas of Capiz City, was shot dead. (Photo by Barry Ohaylan/davaotoday.com)

If This Wall Could Talk. With the pleasant scenery as a backdrop (and a constant reminder, perhaps, of a life they could have had), this poor family try to survive by actually living by the sidewalk outside the Chinese school in Davao City. (Photo by Barry Ohaylan/davaotoday.com)

Undaunted. Activists from Anakbayan scuffle with the police as the Chevrolet Suburban carrying President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo passes by the junction before the newly built Bankerohan bridge in Davao City last week. The president was in the city for the declaration of the merger of Lakas-CMD and Kampi parties. (Photo by Barry Ohaylan/davaotoday.com)

Freedom Denied. Lex Adonis, a former broadcaster of Bombo Radyo in Davao City, inside the Davao Penal Colony, where he was jailed after House Speaker Prospero Nograles sued him for libel over a story involving the Davao congressman's alleged sexual relations with a woman other than his wife. Despite a court order, Adonis remains in jail. (File photo by davaotoday.com)

Tribute to Ka Bel. Activists, artists, friends and supporters troop to the Philippine Independent Church on Taft Avenue Monday night to honor AnakPawis Rep. Crispin Beltran, who died last week. Beltran will be buried in Bulacan today, after a ceremony honoring him at the House of Representatives, where he served for several terms as party-list congressman. (Photo by Ayi Muallam/pinoypress.net)

Rare Sight. Moro women students of a madrasah play volleyball during a break in barangay Ugalingan, Carmen, North Cotabato, last week. While Filipina Moros are considered relatively open in their lifestyle compared to Muslim women in other countries, scenes like this are not very common in Moro areas in Mindanao. (Photo by Keith Bacongco/AKP Images)

Ka Bel's Fight. An activist mourns the death of AnakPawis Rep. Crispin "Ka Bel" Beltran, who died Tuesday. Ka Bel's remains lie in state at the IFI Cathedral in Manila. His colleagues, family and friends have lined up a series of tributes. Click here for the schedules, as well as statements and poems honoring Ka Bel. (Photo by courtesy of arkibongbayan)

Displaced. Lumad families from Compostela and Monkayo towns, in Compostela Valley Province, seek refuge in Davao City after being displaced by intense counter-insurgency operations by the military in their communities this month. The 210 evacuees, of which 83 are children, are now staying inside a gym. The number of evacuees is expected to rise, according to NGOs. (Photo by Barry Ohaylan)
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