Let’s talk to Robert Francis Garcia, author of “To Suffer Thy Comrades.”Former NPA guerilla, Bobby Garcia published this gripping narrative of his journey as a young man in the CPP-NPA movement.
Today he is an educator, a writer, and a long-haired yogurt maker. (No, he is not the gay director of Cinderella, the musical. Iba yon.)
We really can’t describe the book nor the author here, we’re afraid we won’t do it (nor him) justice. But we certainly hope that the proper authorities will give him, literally, that.(just google)
Question: What is your rebellion about?Post, share and tune in on Sunday @8pm. NU107.5 FM.
August 26th, 2008 at 10:56 PM
its good to know about it? where did you get that information?
August 26th, 2008 at 11:02 PM
we may always choose to rebel against what is happening nowadays. It is always better to fight what we thing is wrong and fight for what is right. If we are talking about rebellion, e.g. with what is happening now in Mindanao where the MILF allegedly (I don’t want to be proven wrong that the MILF had been framed all along) gone trigger happy on the civilians, that is utterly wrong, however we may say it. For me, I would love to see our country giving peace a chance, giving everyone equal participation in everything esp. in governance (we are a democracy, right?), and equal rights esp. in expression without being threatened (again i’d like to stress that we are a democratic country but we are now a dangerous country for journalists).
August 20, 2008 5:55 AM
August 26th, 2008 at 11:02 PM
gusto nating lahat ng peace (sino ba naman ang ayaw?), pero di mo masasabing peace (time) kung walang war di ba. ito naman ay comment lang po. salamat!
August 26th, 2008 at 11:04 PM
QUESTION FOR MR GARCIA: Would you advice college students of today to still actively explore the underground movement? What age do you think we should start considering joining, if ever, the movement?
Is 21 too young, too old? Is 19 too young? Is 30 too old? When is a good age to consider going underground to make it a valid decision and not as a malleable mind being poisoned by the older (demagogues) ones?
August 20, 2008 2:56 PM
August 26th, 2008 at 11:05 PM
PAREHO LANG BA ANG MILF SA CPPNPA?
August 20, 2008 2:53 PM
August 26th, 2008 at 11:05 PM
For Mr Garcia: ilang taon ka sumali sa NPA, sir? college pa?
August 19, 2008 10:43 PM
August 27th, 2008 at 3:37 AM
May NPA pa ba hanggang ngayon?! Malakas pa rin ba sila? Anong itchura ni Mr Garcia? Mukhang berdugo?
August 30th, 2008 at 3:22 PM
is it true na prente daw ng NPA yung mga mass organizations?
August 31st, 2008 at 2:16 PM
Marami ka bang peklat dahil sa NPA experience mo?
nagsisisi ka ba na sumali ka pa sa NPA?
rebelde ka pa rin ba?
August 31st, 2008 at 8:11 PM
ano na pong ideolohiya nyo ngayon? nat.dem o MLM pa rin?
August 31st, 2008 at 8:12 PM
Ano pong masasabi ninyo sa mga tao sa gobyerno na dating nakikilahok o sumusuporta sa CPP-NPA movement?
How much are they considered as “failures” by the movement?
Salamat po!!!
September 1st, 2008 at 2:19 AM
OH NO!!!! bakit naputol????
September 1st, 2008 at 11:12 AM
May girl din kayong kasama?
September 1st, 2008 at 11:12 AM
What kind of torture tactics did they do to you, sir?
September 1st, 2008 at 11:13 AM
Sorry, pero kelan po ito nangyari?
September 1st, 2008 at 11:13 AM
How active po ba ang NPA sa Davao Oriental? If you have any idea, sir?
September 1st, 2008 at 11:13 AM
Ano ba talaga ang ipinaglalaban ng CPP-NPA? Minsan kasi magkakaiba ang idealism ng mga miyembro nyo.
September 1st, 2008 at 11:14 AM
Ano po ba ang dahilan o nagtulak kay Mr. Garcia para sumali sya sa kilusan?
September 1st, 2008 at 11:15 AM
Ano po kaya ang pinagkaiba ng Marxismo, Lenninismo at kay Mao? Ano po ang pinaka ideolohiya ng CPP-NPA? HUKBALAHAP po ang pinagmulang ng CPP hindi ba?
September 1st, 2008 at 11:16 AM
Question for Mr. Garcia: may nalatagan po ba kayo bng “program” sa “digmaang rosas” sa U.G.?
September 1st, 2008 at 11:19 AM
Ano po yung balak gawing system of government ng NPA in case ma-take over nila yung governance?
September 1st, 2008 at 11:20 AM
Maraming klase po ba ng NPA? It’s like a suicide din po ba?
September 1st, 2008 at 11:21 AM
Sir, do you now consider yourself a disappointed idealist? Ba't po kayo ex-NPA na ang tawag nyo sa sarili nyo> Ba't po kayo tumiwalag sa kilusan?
September 1st, 2008 at 11:22 AM
Kung isa ang idealism ng CPP-NPA bakit kayo nagka conflict? Baka naman sariling interes lang ang ipinaglalaban nyo.
September 1st, 2008 at 11:23 AM
Para po sa isa sa mga nakaranas ng torture/purging..ano po yung opinion nyo sa “rectification” ng kilusan?
September 1st, 2008 at 11:23 AM
Good evening – please ask your guest why he joined CPP-NPA and why he left.
September 1st, 2008 at 11:25 AM
How many of you survived the torture?
September 1st, 2008 at 11:26 AM
Kwento po sakin ng nanay ko nung bata pa daw sya sa probinsya, may nakikikain, nakikituloy sa kanila na NPA. Mabait naman daw..share ko lang.
September 1st, 2008 at 11:27 AM
Kailangan ba sa bundok yung hide-out nyo? lahat ba ng bundok may NPA?
September 1st, 2008 at 11:28 AM
When I think about it, it geels like joining a fraternit/sorority. Hmm..so meaning po, the beatings and the humiliations are some sort of initiation for one to be accepted? Ganun po ba?
September 1st, 2008 at 11:38 AM
Sa tingin po ninyuo, may pag-asa po ba na isusuko ng NDF ang kanilang ipinaglalaban? Failure po ba talaga ang pangkasalukuyang sistemang politika ng ating bansa at kailangan i-take over?
September 1st, 2008 at 11:40 AM
Anong edad yung pinakabata na kasama sa inyo dati?
September 1st, 2008 at 11:40 AM
Bakit naman kayo dinetain?
September 1st, 2008 at 11:41 AM
After all the pain they inflicted on you, sir, do you still believe sa kung anong ipinaglalaban ng kilusan?
September 1st, 2008 at 11:41 AM
May alliance po ba presently ang NDF at MILF?
September 1st, 2008 at 11:42 AM
Ms Gang, tapos na yung oras! Sayang naputol yung discussion, walanjo. Sana eto pa rin ang topic next sunday. Tutuloy nyo pa ba?
September 1st, 2008 at 1:46 PM
hassle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! bitin na bitin kagabi!!!!!!!
anu nangyari???????????
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:19 AM
at about 8:30, naputol yung coverage. akala namin pinasabog na ng NPA yung transmitter ng NU.