HANDS OFF MIKE CABANGON! JUNK TERROR LAWS!
February 15, 2025
Kilusang Mayo Uno Spokes Mike Cabangon received a complaint today, February 15, concerning trumped-up violations of the Terrorist Financing Prevention and Suppression Act of 2012 (TFPSA) filed by PNP-CIDG Regional Force Unit 14. He is the 12th individual in Northern Luzon to receive a similar complaint.
Cordillera Peoples Alliance condemns this relentless fabrication of trumped-up complaints and charges that target anyone except the corrupt and guilty. Mike joins CPA pioneer Sarah Abellon-Alikes, development workers Lenville Salvador, Myrna Zapanta, and Petronila Guzman, and storekeeper Marcylyn Pilala in the list of those unjustly victimized by the terrorist financing law. These terrorist financing complaints based on unfounded narratives from alleged former rebels indicate an alarming trend, much in line with the government's effort to remove itself from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) greylist in order to supposedly address its problems in accessing foreign funds. More so, coupled with its absurd counter-insurgency programs, the State is using these laws to further its attacks against the people, including activists and development workers who are painted as "terrorists" due to the noble causes they fight for.
Mike is a known cultural worker and labor leader who dedicated much of his life organizing workers in Baguio City and miners employed by exploitative large-scale mining corporations in the Cordillera. He has consistently advocated for workers' rights and welfare while also bringing his advocacy from the communities to performance stages in the streets.
We call for the immediate junking of these complaints and we call on the Commission on Human Rights to conduct an immediate investigation of this trend. We demand that the State security forces and their pool of fake witnesses be held accountable for the injustice and distress they have inflicted upon their victims.
Junk the complaints against Mike Cabangon!
Junk all trumped-up charges and complaints!
Junk Terror Laws!