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Anakbayan Los Angeles and San Diego Pay Tribute to Crispin Beltran
May 20, 2008
Anakbayan Los Angeles and San Diego mourn with Filipinos across the globe
the unfortunate death of beloved labor leader Crispin “Ka Bel” Beltran. Ka
Bel was an exemplary model to youth and students of the true fighting
spirit, a tireless soul who never stopped working for the liberation of
his people even until his death at the age of 75. Anakbayan San Diego and
Los Angeles pay our utmost respect to Ka Bel and salutes his life devoted
to truly serving the people.
As a trade unionist he fought alongside the manggagawa (workers) as the
chairperson of the militant labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) in the
80’s, the chairperson of BAYAN Philippines in the 90’s, the first
chairperson of International League of People’s Struggle (ILPS), and more
recently as a representative of the party list representing workers –
Anakpawis.
A political prisoner of the Marcos dictatorship, congressperson Ka Bel was
placed under hospital arrest just two years ago when the Gloria Macapagal
Arroyo regime declared a “state of emergency” placing the country under
virtual martial law. Even from his hospital bed, he continued adamantly to
expose the government’s imposition of state terror and to fight the
outrageous false charges placed against him and fellow progressive
colleagues of the House known as the Batasan 6.
Ka Bel died Tuesday, May 20th, after sustaining massive head injuries
caused by falling from his house’s rooftop while making household repairs.
Anakbayan Los Angeles and San Diego send our condolences to the Beltran
family, Anakpawis partylist, KMU, BAYAN, ILPS, and friends of our dear
kasama, and vows to carry on the legacy of Ka Bel and all workers towards
the eradication of exploitation and oppression of the Filipino people in
the Philippines, the US and throughout the world.
For a special slideshow tribute to Ka Bel, please visit myspace.com/anakbayanla.com
To check out Anakbayan San Diego, go to www,myspace.com/anakbayansd
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