{"id":2889,"date":"2021-10-20T14:14:22","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T06:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/csspsinag.wordpress.com\/?p=2889"},"modified":"2021-10-20T14:14:22","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T06:14:22","slug":"kabataan-partylist-stands-firm-amid-disqualification-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sinag.press\/news\/2021\/10\/20\/kabataan-partylist-stands-firm-amid-disqualification-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Kabataan Partylist stands firm amid disqualification threat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kabataan Partylist (KPL) continue to face threats and backlash as the 2022 elections draw near. The partylist condemned the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflicts (NTF-ELCAC) disqualification petition against them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n<!--noteaser-->\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sinag.press\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/picture1-6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sinag.press\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/picture1-6.png?w=282\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1753\" width=\"77\" height=\"136\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kabataan Partylist (KPL) continues to face threats and backlash as the 2022 elections draw near. The partylist condemned the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict\u2019s (NTF-ELCAC) <a href=\"https:\/\/news.abs-cbn.com\/news\/10\/18\/21\/kabataan-appeals-for-junking-of-case-filed-by-ntf-elcac?fbclid=IwAR2FCVNKTxUtFxT8PR29yOHVL4gPRJLyCxtR70ko9qt08SHnBnKyEm0MbgU\"><strong>disqualification petition<\/strong><\/a> against them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Isa ito sa mga pinakamalaking banta sa pormal, direktang politikal na partisipasyon ng mga kabataang Pilipino dahil kung hindi ibabasura ng Comelec ang ikinaso ng NTF-ELCAC, hindi na makakasama at makakatakbo ang Kabataan partylist sa 2022 elections,&#8221; Kabataan Representative, Sarah Elago said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elago filed an appeal last October 18, Monday, to the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), calling to junk the disqualification bid against the party-list.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement on Wednesday morning, youth group Kabataan Tayo ang Pag-asa enumerated KPL\u2019s achievements and contributions through the years, having filed over 600 Resolutions and House Bills. KPL is also the principal author of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, Free Public Internet Access Act, National Student\u2019s Day Act, Free Irrigation Act, Mental Health Law, and many others.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cKabataan Partylist is known to be the sole and genuine representation of the youth in the congress and stands as an active voice of the Filipino people that amplifies its calls and grievances,\u201d the group stated.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The partylist <a href=\"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/1498596\/we-will-continue-the-fight-kabataan-files-cona-for-partylist\"><strong>filed their Certificate of Nomination Acceptance (CONA)<\/strong><\/a> last&nbsp; October 4. Raoul Manuel, first Representative of Kabataan Partylist, emphasized the role of the youth in advancing the politics of change and hope in his speech after the filing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In November 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rappler.com\/nation\/duterte-red-tags-carlos-zarate-progressive-groups-insult-laden-tirade-november-30-2020\"><strong>President Rodrigo Duterte baselessly claimed that KPL<\/strong><\/a>, together with Gabriela and the Makabayan bloc, are organizations headed by the National Democratic Front (NDF) and the New People\u2019s Army (NPA).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rappler.com\/nation\/elections\/which-party-list-groups-ntf-elcac-trying-get-disqualified-2022\"><strong>The NTF-ELCAC has been insistent on red-tagging and disqualifying the partylist since May 2019.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KPL regards NTF-ELCAC as possessing \u201cno juridical entity of its own,\u201d denouncing its brazen red tagging and baseless accusations on both KPL and Gabriela Party-list. Gabriela was previously red-baited, and petitioned for a disqualification bid as well, following groundless claims by the NTF-ELCAC of receiving funds from foreign non-government organizations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several youth groups protested on Tuesday, October 19, in front of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to defend Kabataan Partylist and to express their support to the group\u2019s firm decision to continuously represent the youth in the Congress.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Featured image courtesy of SCOUT Magazin<\/em>e<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\">\n<figure class=\"size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sinag.press\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/sinag-logo.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sinag.press\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/sinag-logo.png?w=63\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2308\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kabataan Partylist (KPL) continue to face threats and backlash as the 2022 elections draw near. The partylist condemned the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflicts (NTF-ELCAC) disqualification petition against them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":2894,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,11],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[122],"class_list":["post-2889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sinag.press\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sinag-web-banner-4-1-1.png","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2941,"url":"https:\/\/sinag.press\/news\/2021\/10\/26\/ncip-chair-at-ntf-elcac-director-bistado-sa-pagpapakalat-ng-petisyon-sa-diskwalipikasyon-ng-kabataan-partylist\/","url_meta":{"origin":2889,"position":0},"title":"NCIP Chair at NTF-ELCAC Director, bistado sa pagpapakalat ng petisyon sa diskwalipikasyon ng Kabataan Partylist","author":"Staff","date":"26 October 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Nahuli ang tagapangulo ng National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) na si Allen Capuyan sa pagpapakalat nito ng petisyon para sa diskwalipikasyon ng Kabataan Partylist (KPL) kahapon, ika-24 ng Oktubre.\u00a0 Nanggaling sa National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) ang naturang petisyon noong Enero 2021 upang patuloy\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/sinag.press\/news\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sinag.press\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/partylist-militant-protest-eletion-fraud-may-14-2019-watermark-009-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sinag.press\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/partylist-militant-protest-eletion-fraud-may-14-2019-watermark-009-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sinag.press\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/partylist-militant-protest-eletion-fraud-may-14-2019-watermark-009-1.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sinag.press\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/partylist-militant-protest-eletion-fraud-may-14-2019-watermark-009-1.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sinag.press\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/partylist-militant-protest-eletion-fraud-may-14-2019-watermark-009-1.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sinag.press\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/partylist-militant-protest-eletion-fraud-may-14-2019-watermark-009-1.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4584,"url":"https:\/\/sinag.press\/news\/2022\/05\/26\/the-voice-of-the-youth-continues-to-prevail\/","url_meta":{"origin":2889,"position":1},"title":"The voice of the youth continues to prevail","author":"Staff","date":"26 May 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"\"Kabataan Partylist will not back down. 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