“Aquino is the personification of neoliberal policies of liberalization, deregulation, privatization and labor contractualization that continue to wreak havoc on the lives and welfare of the people. [He] is the manifestation of the tyranny of political clans, brought about by the rotten and backward system of elite democracy,” it added.
The group said the Mamasapano incident is but the latest and strongest argument for the ouster of the President.
“The workers and the poor demand not just regime change but meaningful changes in Philippine society. We have learned the bitter lessons of the past EDSA upheaval,” it added.
According to BMP-PLM-Sanlakas, millions of workers, including the majority who are unorganized, are ready to support a movement to unseat an elitist President only if it also fights for meaningful reforms that would address their everyday problems.