The militant Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) chided Malacanang for having the most severe case of a new type of disease and it is called “panicoccemia”. According to Ka Willy Marbella, spokesperson of the group, “this is a rare disease that afflicts those in power and is characterized by extreme fear bordering on the paranoia, of being ousted from office. Its symptoms are the use of iron fists on people calling for change and the betterment of the majority of our countrymen, it also features extreme security measures at the seat of its power when large protest rallies or even funerals are held in its vicinity eg. FPJ’s,”
 
“Aside from the president which already has a chronic case, those close to her are also suffering from it, like the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) which due to the disease may once again launch an all-out war against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to scuttle the peace talks. Also its recent arrest of 16 Muslims then immediately releasing most of them is really overkill. These manifestations are clear signs of the strong fear factor among the military’s ranks that it may lost its significance or there would be a drastic decrease in its budget if they have no enemies or supposed enemies that they can kill or capture,” added the peasant leader.

Meanwhile Carl Anthony Ala, public information officer of KMP, “the remedy for this disease is for those in power to take immediate positive action to alleviate the plight of the majority of Filipinos, as well as the extraction of the fascist and anti-people policies in their systems. They should also refrain from taking so-called advises from the primary source of this disease US imperialism and truly work for the interest of the people,”

“If this will not be done in the near future then the days of the political or military careers of those infected are numbered,” ended Ala. # # #

KMP - 11 January 2005