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Painful to see kids' future taken away by leftists, parents say
MANILA
-- Several parents of missing students who were allegedly recruited by
leftist groups decried the progressive
movements' actions before the
Senate, saying it was not the future they want for their children.
In
a hearing conducted by the Senate committee on public order and
dangerous drugs on Wednesday, Jovita Antonio said her 17-year old
daughter grew up obedient and cheerful, but things changed since she
joined a leftist organization.
“Wala na akong alam kung nasaan ang anak ko, isang taon na syang hindi umuuwi at hindi namin nakakausap (I have no idea where my child is, it’s been one year since she went home and a year since our last contact),” she said.
Mothers of five missing students recounted their ordeal when their children became estranged and lost contact with them.
Three
of the missing were senior high school students of state-run
Polytechnic University of the Philippines, while one was a student of
Far Eastern University and another from the University of the East
Manila.
All of them were allegedly recruited by alleged Communist-front organization Anakbayan.
Jovita’s
husband, Junior, expressed in desperation, “maski text or isang chat
wala na, buti pa ang nagda-dugs eh nakikita mo pa (There’s nothing, not
even a text or chat, [I think] it’s worse than taking drugs, at least
their parents get to see them)”.
Committee
chair and former police chief, Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa
explained that it is “harder to rehabilitate” those indoctrinated by the
communist ideology than illegal drug use.
“Pero
‘yung kumunismo, ang utak nyan kung walang proper intervention…hindi
mawawala ‘yung kanyang pagka-radical na utak. So mas mabigat na kalaban
talaga ‘yan…(But communism, if there is no proper intervention, it will be hard to get away from radicalism),” dela Rosa said.
Alarming, upsetting
Gemma
Labsan, meanwhile, also broke down as she narrated how the behavior of
her daughter changed after attending a training at the University of the
Philippines (UP) Diliman.
“Na
proud ako kasi UP yan eh, tapos ite-train daw sila ng journalism,
editor-in-chief kasi sya sa publication nila nung high school. Pero
pagkatapos nun hindi na sya nagpapahatid kahit umuulan, hindi raw uuwi
kasi may training na naman sa Los Banos (I was proud because UP
invited her for a journalism training. She’s editor-in-chief in their
high school pub, [it’s her forte]. But after that she would refuse that I
drive her to school even if it's raining. She would say no because they
have another training in Los Banos),” she said.
She
said during the first week of school, her daughter told her that she
attended a protest rally on the day of the State of the Nation Address
(SONA) with Anakbayan.
Another mother, Relissa Lucena, said her daughter has become stubborn after joining Anakbayan.
"Ang
anak ko walang alam sa mundo, first time pa lang siyang lumayo sa bahay
namin, hindi pa siya ganun ka exposed. Pero nung first semester nakita
ko na ‘yung changes. Matigas na siya. Nag-open siya sa akin, Anakbayan
na daw siya at lider na siya (My child doesn't know the world yet.
It's her first time to be far from us, she's not that exposed. But I saw
her change during her first semester at school. She became hard-headed.
She said she's a member of Anakbayan and she's a leader),” Lucena said.
"Sinasabihan ko siya na huwag ka diyan. Against ako sa ginagawa nila pero hindi naman sa pinaglalaban nila (I told her not to get involved. I'm not against what they fight for, I'm against with how they do it)," she added.
She
said when her daughter started getting home late or would not go home
for days, she reported to school and police authorities and talked to
her.
Her daughter said she is already a "full-time" member of Anakbayan.
"Sabi
niya full-time na siya sa Anakbayan. Nung nalaman niyang nagsumbong
ako, sabi niya kalaban na daw ako, huwag ko na daw isipin na may anak
siya at ayaw na niyang mag-aral,” Lucena said.
Lucena said her daughter already left their home and her efforts to get her back were unsuccessful.
She said her daughter even called her an oppressor.
"Nakita
ko siya may hawak na placard, ang dugyot niyang tingnan, naka-tsinelas
lang. Yung anak ko halos ayaw kong padapuan ng langaw tapos ganun ang
gagawin nila (I saw her holding a placard, she looked untidy, only wearing slippers)," she said.
She
added that her daughter also became part of a group posting campaign
materials for party-list and then-senatorial candidate Neri Colmenares
during the May 2019 elections.
Dela
Rosa, for his part, also expressed his dismay on state-owned
universities and proposed a plan to put a corresponding sanction for
allowing communism to corrupt the students' minds.
"The
irony of it, these state-owned universities produce rebels. The
government's resources are spent on producing radicals, communists," he
said, as he called on schools to also check if teachers are responsible
for the indoctrination of communist ideology. (PNA)
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