,AN>*IPELAGO ,KOLLECTIVE 
,ISSUE  

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,AN>*IPELAGO ,KOLLECTIVE 

,TEXT 3 

,AN>*IPELAGO ,KOLLECTIVE 

,AN>*IPELAGO ,KOLLECTIVE IS A GR\P ( MULTI-T5D5CY LEFTI/S WORK+ 9 
/RUGGLE AGA9/ AU?ORIT>IANISM4 

,\R /ORY IS ?AT ( UNBELONG+ --  ?\< \R ORIG9S >E FROM ! ISL& 
NATION-/ATE KN[N TODAY AS ! ,PHILIPP9ES1 WE >E ALSO MOV+ ?R\< 
DIASPORA & DISPLACEM5T1 ?R\< ! :ITE SUPREMACI/ MATRIX ( ! 
,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 ! RIGID B9>IES ( G5D] & SEXUALITY1 ! SPACE 9 
BETWE5 H]E & !RE4 ,WE HAVE ALSO COME TOGE!R \T ( %>$ 
FRU/RATION & DISILLUSIONM5T T[>DS ! HEGEMONIC GR\PS ( ! 
,PHILIPP9E LEFT4 

,WE REJECT BO? LIB]ALISM & CONS]VATIVE NATIONALISM AS IDEOLOGIES 
9VE/$ 9 ! PRES]VATION ( ! /ATE4 ,! EXI/5CE ( BO? ! /ATE 
& CAPITALISM RELY ON ! WORLDWIDE EXPLOITATION1 SUBORD9ATION1 & 
POLIC+ ( D>K]1 /RUGGL+ COMMUNITIES --  COMMUNITIES ?AT WE >E 
FROM1 & ?AT WE >E A P>T (4 ,!RE=E1 WE >E BO? ANTI-/ATE & ANTI- 
CAPITALI/4 

,\R /RUGGLE IS ! GLOBAL /RUGGLE = DIGNITY & LIFE ( ALL OPPRESS$ 
PEOPLES4 ,BECAUSE MANY ( US DO EXI/ AT ! 9T]SECTIONS ( !SE 
ID5TITIES --  BR[N1 QUE]1 FEMME1 *RONICALLY ILL_/DISABL$ --  WE 5GAGE 9 
HORIZONTAL1 COLLECTIVE DECISION-MAK+ & TRANSP>5T COMMUNICATION 
>\ND NE$S & CAPACITY1 RA!R ?AN RELIANCE UPON /RICT HI]>*Y & 
LEAD]%IP4 

,T[>DS AN ,AUTONOMI/ ,LEFTI/ ,MOVEM5T 9 ! ,PHILIPP9ES 

,BE=E HIS PRESID5CY1 ,DUT]TE AS ,MAYOR ( ,DAVAO WAS L9K$ TO ! ,DAVAO ,DEA? 
,SQUAD VIGILANTE GR\P :I* EXECUT$ MORE ?AN #a1 PEOPLE OV] A DECADE4 
,DESPITE ?IS1  ! MAJOR P>TIES ( ! ,PHILIPP9E LEFT H]ALD$ ,DUT]TE AS A PRO-PEOPLE1 ANTI-IMP]IALI/1 UNOR?ODOX C&IDATE = ! PRESID5CY4 .<#a.> 

,OV] #a#c1 PEOPLE -- 9CLUD+ WOM5 & *ILDR5 -- HAVE ALREADY BE5 KILL$ S9CE 
! BEG9N+ ( ,DUT]TE'S DRUG W>1 MO/LY 9 ! POORE/ URBAN >EAS ( ! 
,PHILIPP9ES4 ,!RE IS NO 9DICATION ?AT ! KILL+S WILL SL[ OR CEASE UND] ?IS REGIME4 

,:ILE 9 (FICE1 ,DUT]TE HAS UNAPOLOGETICALLY & REPEAT$LY ?REAT5$ TO DECL>E ,M>TIAL ,LAW  .<#b.> 7:I* HAS ALREADY BECOME A REALITY 9 ,M>AWI1 MOTIVAT$ BY ,ISLAMOPHOBIA71  C&IDLY COMP>$ HIMSELF TO ,HITL] 9 HIS PROMISE TO SLAU<T] MILLIONS .<#c.> ( DRUG ADDICTS1  & JOK$ AB\T H[ HE %\LD HAVE BE5 ! FIR/ TO VIOLATE A VICTIM ( GANG RAPE4.<#d.> ,DUT]TE >RANG$ = ! REBURIAL ( ,F]D9& ,M>COS 9 ! ,LIB+AN ,NG ,MGA ,BAYANI 7,H]OES ,CEMET]Y71 :ILE HIS PRESID5TIAL CAMPAIGN WAS  FUND$ & /RONGLY SUPPORT$ BY  .<#e.> ! ,M>COS HEIRS ,IMEE ,M>COS & ,BONGBONG ,M>COS4 ,DUT]TE ALSO  5GAG$ 9 *>ACT] ASSASS9ATION AGA9/ ?OSE :O HAVE ATTEMPT$ TO HOLD HIM ACC\NTABLE1  9CLUD+ ! N[-IMPRISON$ ,S5ATOR ,LEILA ,DE ,LIMA1.<#f.> :O L$ ! *>GE 9 9VE/IGAT+ ,DUT]TE'S RECORD ( HUMAN RI<TS VIOLATIONS4,YET ! MAJOR LEFTI/ BLOCS HAVE BE5 RELUCTANT TO DECL>E !IR OPPOSITION TO ! ,DUT]TE ADM9I/RATION4 ,9/EAD1 !Y HAVE BECOME  5TANGL$ 9 AN 5DLESS TUG-(-W> ?AT !Y REF] TO AS 0PEACE TALKS04.<#g.> ,ONE DAY1 ! CLAIM IS MADE ?AT ,DUT]TE IS A SOCIALI/ WILL+ TO WORK = ! GOOD ( ! PEOPLE3.<#h.> 0,DUT]TE'S %[ ( 
READ9ESS TO CONT9UE COOP]ATION & FRI5D%IP ) ! NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC 
MOVEM5T IS ! BASIS ( POSSIBILITIES = A FRUITFUL ALLIANCE ) HIS GOV]NM5T40 ,! NEXT DAY1  ,DUT]TE HIMSELF IS CALL+ = LEFTI/S TO BE CAPTUR$ & KILL$4.<#i.> 

,! 9FLEXIBILITY ( !SE TOP-D[N ORGANIZATIONS HAS DISC\RAG$ MEMB]S )9 
!IR RANKS FROM SPEAK+ \TRI<T AGA9/ ,DUT]TE4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 !IR HO/ILITY 
T[>DS AUTONOM\S LEFTI/ MOVEM5TS 9 ! ,PHILIPP9ES HAS MANIFE/$ 9  ! 
SIL5C+ ( ?OSE ) MORE VOCAL CRITIQUE ( ! ,DUT]TE ADM9I/RATION  .<#a.> & 
 ! PO/UR+ ?AT ! P>TY MEMB]S >E ! ONLY 'TRUE' REVOLUTION>IES  .<#a#a.> 
ORGANIZ+ ! MASSES4 

,ULTIMATELY1 ! AMBIVAL5CE ( ! LEFTI/ VANGU>D P>TIES T[>DS ,DUT]TE --  & ! 
RELUCTANCE TO RETRACT !IR LEAD]%IP FROM ,DUT]TE'S CAB9ET --  HAS NEUTRALIZ$ ! 
POSSIBILITY ( BUILD+ A BROAD] RESI/ANCE AGA9/ HIS ADM9I/RATION4 

,TO BE CLE>3 WE REJECT ,DUT]TE'S AU?ORIT>IAN RULE BECAUSE WE DO NOT BELIEVE 9 
NEGOTIAT+ ) FASCI/S4 

,Y\ CANNOT CLAIM TO BE 0PRO-PEOPLE0 :ILE MOTIVAT+ & P]PETUAT+ VIOL5CE ) 
A POLITIC ( RU?LESS MA*ISMO4  ,Y\ CANNOT HIDE BEH9D ! RHETORIC ( ANTI-IMP]IALISM :ILE 5T]TA9+ & COLLUD+ ) WE/]N =CES  .<#a#b.> TO MA9TA9 
!IR 9VE/M5TS 9 ,PHILIPP9E L&1 RES\RCES1 & LABOR4 

,DUT]TE'S APOLOGI/S CALL = US TO CONSID] ?AT HE IS A 0FLAW$0 HUMAN BE+1 ?AT  HE IS 0NOT TO BLAME0 = ! RIS+ CASUALTIES 9 ! DRUG W>4.<#a#c.> ,BUT WE UND]/& 
:AT FLAWS LOOK LIKE4 ,WIELD+ /ATE VIOL5CE --  CONSI/5TLY & UNAPOLOGETICALLY --  IS 
NOT A FLAW4 ,DEA? SQUADS & BLOOD SPILL$ NI<TLY ON ! /REETS >E NOT FLAWS4 ,A 
/RONGMAN'S IRON FI/ IS NOT A FLAW3 IT IS A WEAPON4 

,& SO WE DO NOT MI/AKE /RONG M5 = SAVIORS4 ,A NATIONALI/1 SOCIALI/ 0REVOLUTION0 
?AT SY/EMATICALLY COMMITS G5OCIDE AGA9/ ! POOR1 ?AT IS FUEL$ BY PATRI>*Y 
& MISOGYNY1 ?AT IS HOMOPHOBIC1 ?AT IS RU?LESSLY MILIT>I/IC1 ?AT 9SULTS ,WE/]N 
P[]S TO \R FACE BUT CONT9UES TO MAKE DEALS ) !M BEH9D \R BACK1 IS NO 
REVOLUTION AT ALL4 

,AUTONOMY ?R\< ,ABOLITION ( ,/ATE ,T]ROR & ITS ,MATRICES ( ,OPPRESSION 

,LAS ,FILIP9AS -- ! IMP]IALI/ PROJECT ?AT BEGAN 9 #aeba ) ,SPANI% 
COLONIZATION /ILL EXI/S TO ?IS DAY3 A DE FACTO COLORI/ CA/E SY/EM1 ! RULE ( 
BILLIONAIRE HACI5D]O OLIG>*S4 ,MORE ?AN FIVE HUNDR$ YE>S ( PLUND] & 
CONQUE/4 ,G5]ATIONAL TRAUMA4 ,GRUEL+ POV]TY4 ,VIOL5CE4 ,VIOL5T REPRESSION4 
,! LEGACY ( EMPIRE4 ,! ,PHILIPP9ES IS A NEO-COLONY ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & 
CONT9UES TO BE EXPLOIT$ = MILIT>Y PURPOSES1 NATURAL RES\RCES1 & A M>KET 
= ,U4,S4 TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS4 

,! DRUG W> 9 ! ,PHILIPP9ES IS SITUAT$ )9 ?IS CONTEXT4 

,= ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 ! ,PHILIPP9ES HAS NEV] BE5 MORE ?AN A /RATEGIC 
PAWN 9 A GLOBAL *ESS GAME4 ,DUT]TE CALLS =M] ,PRESID5T ,OBAMA ! 0SON 
( A :ORE01 9VOK+ ! ONGO+ POLICE T]ROR 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES TO DEFLECT 
CRITICISM FROM HIMSELF4 ,BUT ! APPLAUSE = HIS ANTI-IMP]IALI/ /ATEM5TS 
CANNOT DR[N \T HIS HYPOCRISY4 ,AS IF A HI]>*Y ( COLORISM & ANTI-,BLACKNESS 
DO NOT EXI/ 9 ! ,PHILIPP9ES4 ,AS IF ! VIGILANTISM ?AT HE OP5LY 5C\RAGES 
IS NOT ITS [N =M ( T]ROR AGA9/ ! ,FILIP9O PEOPLE4 

,:AT IS CURR5TLY TAK+ PLACE 9 ! ,PHILIPP9ES CANNOT BE DECONTEXTUALIZ$ 
FROM HUNDR$S ( YE>S ( ,SPANI% & ,U4,S4 IMP]IALISM4 ,! FATE ( ! 
,PHILIPP9ES IS ALSO 9T]DEP5D5T ON ! LIB]ATION ( ALL COLONIZ$ PEOPLES1 
ESPECIALLY ,BLACK & 9DIG5\S PEOPLES 9 ! ,U4,S4 & O!R WE/]N /ATES4 
,IMP]IALISM IS AN EXT5SION ( WE/]N EMPIRE1 AN APP5DAGE REA*+ 
\TW>DS FROM ! BELLY ( ! BEA/4 

,AS AUTONOMI/ LEFTI/S1 WE >E WORK+ TO DECON/RUCT ! MATRICES ( VIOL5CE 
?AT CRU% ALL PEOPLE LIV+ 9 ! M>G9S4 ,WE DRAW P>ALLELS BETWE5 ! 
IMPRISONM5T & MOD]N 5SLAVEM5T ( ,BLACK & ,BR[N PEOPLES 9 ! 
,U4,S4 ) ! PRES5T REIGN ( T]ROR 9 ! ,PHILIPP9ES ?AT HAS CLAIM$ MORE 
?AN ?IRTE5 ?\S& LIVES 9 ! PA/ YE> ALONE4 ,BO? /ATES HAVE US$ ! 
VEIL ( A 0W> ON DRUGS0 TO LEGITIMIZE ! IMPRISONM5T & ASSASS9ATION ( 
M>G9ALIZ$ PEOPLES4 ,WE >E ABOLITIONI/S 9 \R REJECTION ( ! C>C]AL /ATE & ITS MILIT>IZ$ PRISON 9DU/RIAL COMPLEX -- BO? 9 ! ,U4,S4 & ! 
,PHILIPP9ES4 ,!RE IS NO JU/ICE TO BE F\ND 9 CAGES OR 9 SUMM>Y EXECUTION4 

,WE HONOR ! LEGACY ( & ! ONGO+ /RUGGLES = SELF-DET]M9ATION L$ 
BY ,BLACK & 9DIG5\S PEOPLES1 ! 9T]NATIONALI/ WORK ( ! ,?IRD ,WORLD 
,LIB]ATION ,FRONT1 & ! ALMO/ #f YE>-LONG FI<T ( ! ,PHILIPP9E 
>*IPELAGO AGA9/ EA* WAVE ( COLONIZ]S4 ,WE SEEK TO ID5TIFY & SOLIDIFY 
! CONNECTIONS BETWE5 EA* ( !SE RESI/ANCE MOVEM5TS4 

,WE /RIVE TO DISMANTLE CAPITALISM1 CLASSISM1 :ITE SUPREMACY1 ANTI-BLACKNESS1 
PATRI>*Y1 HET]OSEXISM1 IMP]IALISM1 ABLEISM1 & O!R VIOL5T HI]>*IES ( 
OPPRESSION -- NOT BY CLIMB+ TO ! TOP1 BUT BY BR++ ! TOP D[N4 

,WE UND]/& ! VA/ & 5COMPASS+ NATURE ( \R /RUGGLE1 BUT WE DO 
NOT ACCEPT ?AT ?+S >E 'JU/ ! WAY !Y >E'4 ,WE DO NOT HAVE ALL ( ! 
ANSW]S1 BUT WE REFUSE TO BE SOLD ! LIE ?AT \R SAVIORS >E ?OSE :O EM]GE 
VICTORI\S 9 A GAME ( SURVIVAL ( ! FITTE/4 

,WE FI<T = ! POSSIBILITY ( \R [N & EA* O!R'S EXI/5CE AS D>K1 
FEMME1 QUE]1 SICK_/DISABL$1 & POOR3 ?R\< COLLECTIVE C>E1 MUTUAL 
MAT]IAL AID1 RES\RCE-BUILD+1 SKILL-%>+1 & SELF-DEF5SE4 

,WE SEEK A WORLD NOT LIMIT$ TO :AT WE CAN SEE BE=E US -- A WORLD BEYOND 
COLONIAL OCCUPATION1 IMP]IALI/ EXPLOITATION1 5=C$ B9>IES1 & ! 
VIOL5CE ( :ITE SUPREMACI/ IDEOLOGY4 

,WE DO NOT PRET5D TO CLAIM [N]%IP = ! REVOLUTION4 ,WE >E NOT ! 
LEAD]S ( ! PEOPLE1 WE >E ! PEOPLE4 

,SO1 WE ASK Y\3 ,H[ MI<T WE 5VISION A WORLD :]E WE >E ALL ALL[$ TO 
LIVE1 :]E ! MO/ P[]FUL DO NOT DICTATE ! FATE ( ?OSE !Y TRAMPLE ON 
!IR WAY TO ! TOP8 ,H[ >E WE ALREADY MOV+ T[>DS & BUILD+ ?AT 
WORLD8 

.<POEM.> 

:AT ,BE+ ,H]E MEANS TO ME IS LI/5+ 

& %[+ UP = ?OSE MO/ M>G9ALIZ$ 

9 \R COMMUNITIES4 

,BE+ ,H]E IS A REM9D] ( SL[+ D[N 

& LI/5+ TO MY BODY1 MY NE$S4 

TAK+ C>E ( MY SPIRIT1 :ILE BE+ 

PU%$ & PULL$ 9 MANY DIRECTIONS4 

SOMETIMES I WOND] :AT MY BODY WANTS IF I 

DIDN'T HAVE TO GO TO WORK4 :]E W\LD %E 

GO8 OR W\LD %E /AY 9 B$ ALL DAY4 

FI<T+ ANXIETY & DEPRESSION IS A FI<T 

F\<T BY MANY4 

NAVIGAT+ HAV+ A LOT MORE ?AN O!RS1 

BUT /ILL BE+ L[ 9COME1 & WI%+ I 

CAN BE DIASPORIC ISL& BR[N GIRL JESUS 

) ! ABILITY TO H\SE & FE$ 

EV]YONE4 

SIDE NOTE3 NAVIGAT+ DAT+ & DESIR+ 

LOVE IS WEIRD4 

,BE+ ,H]E IS COMPLICAT$4 ,BE+ 

,PRES5T IS T\<4 

%\T\T TO MY MOM1 = BE+ 

TRICK$ 9TO ! AM]ICAN DREAM4 

%\T\T TO MY SIBL+S SURVIV+ 

ASSIMILATION1 & EV5 BE+ 

ASSIMILAT$4 %\T\T TO ALL ( 

! MIGRATION /ORIES & /ORIES 

9 ! DIASPORA4 %\T\T TO 

EV]YONE 9 MO!RL& = 

RESI/+ & SURVIV+4 %\T\T 

TO ALL MY GR&P>5TS :O >E 9 

HEAV5 TOGE!R4 

.<#a.> ,WELCOME ,PRESID5T ,DUT]TE1 ,>RE/ ,AQU9O6 ,EMBRACE ! ,PEOPLE'S ,AG5DA = ,REAL 
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.<#d.> ,A ,PHILIPP9E S5ATOR DEFIES H] PRESID5T -- FROM BEH9D B>S 
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.<#e.> ,ON ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY ( ! ,PHILIPP9ES' SUPPORT = FASCI/IC ,PRESID5T ,DUT]TE 
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.<#f.> ,ALLIANCE & /RUGGLE UND] ! ,DUT]TE REGIME 
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.<#g.> ,DUT]TE TO ,C,P,P3 ,NO MORE TALK1 LET US FI<T 
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