Transcript of the 29 May 2009 manifestation speech of Rep Jun Alcover of ANAD Partylist

THE DEPUTY SPEAKER (Rep. Villarosa). The Gentleman will please proceed.

REP. ALCOVER. Ang sabi ni Liza Maza, iyong mga sinasabi ko, lumang tugtugin daw iyon. Hindi niya sinasagot na hindi ako ang nagsabi noon. In fact, I quoted the speech of their boss, Jose Maria Sison, noong March 4, 1987 in Belgium, Brussels. It was Joma who admitted in his speech na itong Bayan Muna, itong Gabriela, itong LFS, et cetera,are members of the front organization of the Communist Party under the National Democratic Front. Pero nagsabi si Liza Maza na lumang tugtugin na raw iyan. In short, tugtugin pa rin, luma lang. They have not admitted it. But in short, tumutugtog pa. Hindi niya sinasagot iyong issue ko. Another thing, dinivert nila iyong issue. I did not mention about the Supreme Court decision. I did not mention about the Batasan 5. Ang sinasabi nila, I have to prove daw, I have to go to the Supreme Court kasi mayroon na daw decision ang Supreme Court. Wala akong sinasabi about Supreme Court. Ang tsina-challenge ko ay sila; if they are willing to denounce violence and renounce their membership in the Communist Party. Hindi nila sinasagot iyan. Congressman Satur Ocampo was very emotional nang nalaman niya na may grupo daw na nagsasabi that they are pseudo party-list. Congressman Satur Ocampo, sa inyo ito. I read in the Ang Bayan, the official publication of the Communist Party of the Philippines, dated March 7, kayo ang nauna. Inunahan ninyo kami. Ang sabi ninyo, kami ay mga bogus party-list, kami ni Congressman Palparan, si Kakusa at si Ang Kasangga. Kayo ang nauna pagkatapos naging emotional kayo. Sinasabi ko rin na kayo ay pseudo party-list because you represent the violent sector of our society. You represent the Maoist NPA in this society. Please do not use this Congress in your propaganda offensive. I understand it, and sinasabi ko nga, I graduated from the same university, the Maoist University. They taught us to wage a propaganda of warfare kasi ang sabi ni Mao Tse Tung, “In this kind of war, propaganda plays a very important role.” Whoever wins in the propaganda, wins the war. And please do not use this Congress in your propaganda warfare. I understand and I know that you have mastered that art, that art of deception.Ang challenge ko sa inyo ay sagutin ninyo. Kailangang sagutin ninyo or else wakasan na ninyo ang maskara ninyo, kasi legal na ang Communist Party of the Philippines, legal na, wala na kayong kinatatakutan.

REP. GUINGONA. Mme. Speaker, point of order.

REP. ALCOVER. So, in short ...

REP. GUINGONA. Mme. Speaker.

REP. GUINGONA. Mme. Speaker, point of order.

REP. ALCOVER. So, in short ...

REP. GUINGONA. Mme. Speaker.

THE DEPUTY SPEAKER (Rep. Villarosa). For awhile,
please, Congressman Alcover. What is the point of order of the Hon. Guingona?

REP. GUINGONA. Mme. Speaker, the utterances are clearly no longer a manifestation. It is already a speech. There is a clear line between a manifestation and a privilege speech,and obviously he has ransgressed that line. I therefore move that we strike it off the records.

SUSPENSION OF SESSION

THE DEPUTY SPEAKER (Rep. Villarosa). The session is suspended.

It was 6:27 p.m.

RESUMPTION OF SESSION

At 6:34 p.m., the session was resumed.

THE DEPUTY SPEAKER (Rep. Villarosa). The session is resumed. The Floor Leader is recognized.

REP. GUINGONA. Mme. Speaker.

THE DEPUTY SPEAKER (Rep. Villarosa). Please.

REP. GUINGONA. Mme. Speaker, earlier I made a motion, I would like to withdraw that motion.

THE DEPUTY SPEAKER (Rep. Villarosa). All right. Is there any objection? (Applause) The Chair hears none; the motion to withdraw the previous motion is approved.