1. Give power to the people

Espouse the empowerment of the people that is crucial to changing governance and society. Endeavor to arouse, organize and mobilize the people until they will have taken political power. Join the broad people’s movement to end the control and decisive influence of the US government, local big capitalists, landlords and corrupt politicians. Together with other forces, let us fight to build a government that is truly representative of, and managed by, the people – the workers, peasants, professionals and patriotic businessmen. We will fight for electoral reforms to ensure clean, peaceful and fair elections.

Arouse, organize and mobilize the workers, peasants and other impoverished and exploited sectors and the people to become decisive forces of change.

Resist domination and control of foreign and local ruling classes in our politics and governance, whatever the form of government – presidential or parliamentary, unitary or federal, or a combination of these.

Struggle to build a government that is truly representative of, and guided by, the people. Press for the creation of a congress of the people as the heighest organ of government in the different levels of governance, with proportionate representatives of the workers, peasants, professionals and patriotic businessmen.

Fight for greater representation of the people – especially the workers, peasants and other oppressed people – in the existing and future decisive organs of national and local government. Establish a system and mechanism of representation and election for these.

Enhance the civilian power over the military. Fight attempts at coup d’etat and enforcement of military power. End militarization and civilian bureaucracy.

Forbid political dynasties and ensure equal opportunities for everyone to have a chance to be elected into public service.

Protect and advocate the rights of the people to organize, assemble, and express their opinions or grievances against the government.

Push for reforms to ensure clean, honest and fair elections. Fight electoral fraud and violence. Advocate for a modern and automated system of voting and counting, with adequate safeguards against cheating and errors. Clean up the voters’ list. We will push for stringent regulation of campaign advertisements and spending.

Give primary emphasis on platforms, records, and integrity of parties and candidates. Seek to end the dominance of money and guns, as well as the system of patronage and personality-oriented campaigning for elections.

Resist all attempts of foreign and ruling classes to change provisions of the Constitution in order to further flout our national sovereignty and democracy. We are united with the people’s call for change in the system of the country and its constitution at the right time and occasion.