Filipino students protest ‘cover up’ of Mamasapano clash

MANILA – Thousands of students walked out of classes on Friday to call for the resignation of President Benigno Aquino over the Mamasapano offensive a day after the Board of Inquiry released their report on the bloody operation.The students opposed the “yellow-washing” of the Mamasapano investigations and condemned the Aquino government’s efforts to “cover-up and hide the truth from the public.”

Students from the University of the Philippines System, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, University of Santo Tomas, University of the East, Ateneo de Manila University, Miriam College, National Teachers College and many others also joined “Blackout Protests for Justice.”

The students also condemned the “unlimited” tuition hikes under the Aquino government. They called for justice for Rosana Sanfuego and Kristel Tejada, students who took their lives after they were unable to pay for tuition and campus fees.

“The BOI report further exposes Aquino as a liar and a traitor. That American soldiers were seen in the command posts confirms that they were running the show. Aquino betrayed the nation and sacrificed the lives of Filipinos in the altar of US terror war. Buking na buking na po kayo ng taumbayan, Mr. PNoychio,” said Vencer Crisostomo, national chairperson of Anakbayan.

Crisostomo meanwhile said the BOI report may have already been doctored when it was not released immediately to “yellow-wash” President Aquino’s role. He also said the refusal to continue the hearings in the lower house, the termination of the Senate hearings and the suspension order on Makati Mayor Junjun Binay are part of efforts to “misdirect and deceive.”

“Aquino is entangled in his own web of lies. His desperate efforts anger the Filipino people further. Today we walkout against BS; no more lies, no more injustice, no more impunity,” he said.

Campus walkouts started at 10am and “blackout” marches in campuses were held in the afternoon. Candle light protests and assemblies were also conducted in the evening.

In UP, campus administrators including UP Diliman Michael Tan and several college deans took part in the protests. Similar youth protests were also be held in Baguio, Pampanga, Laguna, Iloilo, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Davao. (Mindanao Examiner)

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