Author: Bandilang Itim

Bandilang Itim aspires to end the atomization imposed upon us by capitalist society, an alienation that separates us from each other. Bandilang Itim aims to be the banner that rallies together libertarian socialists in the archipelago known as the Philippines.

We at Bandilang Itim want social revolution—a revolution where radically new ways of doing things enters the realm of possibility. We are for forming a revolutionary organization capable of challenging capital and the state. We are for a politics that empowers everyone and endows them with the agency to govern their own lives and the things held in common. We are for the communization of the fulfillment of human needs. We are for a social ecology that recognizes our interdependence with our natural world. We are for an end to alienating forms of struggle and we are against the reproduction of hierarchies and domination in our movements. We are for the recognition of intersectionality in our struggles and the necessity of solidarity with those oppressed—as long as others are not free, we are not free. We are for liberty in all things.

Bandilang Itim aims to republish works by other anarchists and libertarians from the archipelago and its diaspora for the dissemination of libertarian ideals.

Bandilang Itim also publishes original works by members of our collective for a libertarian perspective on politics and social issues in the archipelago.

“Bandilang Itim” is Filipino for “Black Flag.”

Republished

Bringing the Black Flag to the Philippines — An Interview with Bandilang Itim

Post author By Bandilang Itim
Post date 2020/10/06

The Commoner talks to Bandilang Itim, an organisation rallying together anarchists and libertarians in the so-called Philippines.

Retrieved from The Commoner.

Proudly flying the black flag in the archipelago known as the Philippines are our next interviewees: Bandilang Itim. Aiming to be the banner that rallies together anarchists and libertarians in the region, this revolutionary anarchist publishing platform commits itself to producing original, well-informed content on local issues and events, and disseminating the writing and ideas of other anarchists and libertarians from the area and its diaspora. Be sure to check out their very professional pamphlets and zines, and follow them on Twitter to hear about their new events. In this interview, we ask their members what they wish to achieve, how they organise themselves, and how they deal with the struggles they face in the Philippines.

Tags Butingtaon, English, interview, Malaginoo, Ponkan, Simoun Magsalin

Republished Translations

Especifismo: Ang Anarkistang Pamamaraan sa Pagbuo ng mga Kilalang Samahan at Rebolusyonaryong Kilusan

Post author By Bandilang Itim
Post date 2020/09/30

Sinulat ni Adam Weaver at Tinagalog ng isang anonymous tagasalin. Inilathala ni Black Rose/Rosa Negra Anarchist Federation.

Makasining na paglalarawan ng babaeng nakataas ang kamao at may lilang buhok. Unang nalathala sa “Northeastern Anarchist #11” noong Tagsibol (Spring) 2006, Ang Anarkistang Pamamaraan sa Pagbuo ng mga Kilalang Samahan at Rebolusyonaryong Kilusan ay naging pambungad na artikulo sa wikang ingles ukol sa koncepto ng especifismo. Bagamat maikli at limitado ang saklaw, ito ay naging pamantayang teksto na pambungad sa mga pagsasalin sa ibat ibang wika at ngayon ay ginagamit na ng mga samahang pampulitika sa Latin America. Ito ay batay sa mga nauna nang pagsasaling wika at pakikipagpalitan ng mga kuru kuro ni Pedro Rebeiro na isang anarkistang Brazilian-American, nguni’t nang simulan niya itong ilathala nagsimula na rin ang iba’t ibang uri ng pagsasaling wika nito na lalong nagpalalim, nagpaigting at nagpayaman sa pag-unawa sa especifismo. Kabilang na rito ang Federacion Anarkista Uruguaya’s 1972 theoretical piece na “Huerta Grande” at ang maraming kabanatang aklat na “ Social Anarchism and Organization” ng Federacao Anarquista do Rio de Janeiro (FARJ).

Tags Adam Weaver, anarchism, Black Rose Anarchist Federation, Especifismo, Tagalog

Original Writing

The Never-ending Martial Law

Post author By Bandilang Itim
Post date 2020/09/21

Written by Malaginoo.

To ignore and forget the declaration of Martial Law, the infamous yet eclectic day of September 21^st of 1972 that continues to govern our social consciousness is to reject outright what has made us people of this archipelago. It would be catastrophic to do so while many of its guiding principles continue as state policy. Crony companies are still alive and kicking, controlling the local economy without competition or consideration for their workers. Local and national politics is dominate by the same players even the children and grandchildren of the dictator. All while the debt and financial ruin that was incurred by the State continues to drain Filipinos pockets dry every year.

Tags English, Malaginoo, Martial Law, Philippines

Translations

Anarkista Ka Ba? Alamin!

Post author By Bandilang Itim
Post date 2020/09/18

Isang pagtatangka sa pagsasalin ng “Are You An Anarchist? The Answer May Surprise You!” ni David Graeber sa Tagalog. Tinagalog ni Miyungs at i-edit ni Lahumbuwan.

Paunang Salita

Ang akdang ito ay isang adaptasyon o pag-aangkop sa wikang Tagalog ng orihinal na sulatin ni David Graeber na pinamagatang “Are You An Anarchist? The Answer May Surprise You!”

Tags anarchism, David Graeber, Lahumbuwan, Miyungs, Tagalog

Diaspora Republished Statement

To U.S. Anti-Fascists: Resist Joseph Scott Pemberton’s Return to the United States

Post author By Bandilang Itim
Post date 2020/09/10

An open letter by Filipino and Filipinx autonomists in the so-called Philippines and diasporas.

To our comrades in Turtle Island,

The long shadow of white supremacy reaches all the way to the archipelago known as the Philippines. Joseph Scott Pemberton — the transphobe who was convicted for the murder of transwoman Jennifer Laude — has been pardoned by President Rodrigo Duterte.

Original Writing Republished

Abolitionism against pandemic policing in the Philippines

Post author By Bandilang Itim
Post date 2020/09/04

Written by Simoun Magsalin for ROAR Magazine.

The COVID-19 pandemic has truly brought out the worst in the Philippine government. Instead of treating the pandemic as a public health crisis, the state is treating it as a security issue and has responded by deploying its extremely violent security apparatus.

Tags Abolition, COVID-19, Simoun Magsalin

Original Writing Pamphlets

Anarchism 101

Post author By Bandilang Itim
Post date 2020/08/30

A zine by Adrienne Onday. Read as a zine.

Download this zine as a digital zine! | Print this zine!

What is anarchism?

Contrary to popular belief, anarchy ≠ chaos. The reason that people think it means chaos is because of its rejection of government from above (namely, by politicians and officials) in favor of a government by the people.

Tags Adrienne Onday, anarchism

Original Writing Republished

An Open Letter of a Part-Time Instructor from PUP

Post author By Bandilang Itim
Post date 2020/08/21

A submitted open letter by Jose Mario De Vega with a foreword and afterword by Simoun Magsalin.

A Foreword

Simoun Magsalin

Bandilang Itim received this open letter from a former part-time instructor from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), a state university.

Tags Jose Mario De Vega, labor struggles, Simoun Magsalin

Original Writing Translations

Supak sa Anti-Terror Bill

Post author By Bandilang Itim
Post date 2020/08/05

Gisulat ni Malaginoo, paghubad ni Sintabasan gikan sa orihinal “Against the Terror of Anti-Terror.”

Hapit nata makasabot nato ang kamatuoran sa nawong sa gobyerno: usa ka tambutso na gilupigan ang tanang tao samtang gi-sangga ag mga kaibog sa mga gahuman. Bag-o pa nga nag-estorya ag uban ug Lockdown ug Quarantine sa panahon sa COVID, naa nay problema sa pag-usab sa Human Securuty Act, usa ka balaod nga nagdikta sa unsa man ag terrorismo. Paghuman ug pipila ka adlaw sa pagpolitika, pamakak ug pag-sangil, binuga sa kamara ag 2020 Anti-Terror Act (ATA). ((See a report on the proposed law: Neil Arwin Mercado, “Longer warrantless detention among features of Lacson anti-terror bill.” Philippine Daily Inquirer. October 02, 2019. https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1172687/longer-warrantless-detention-among-features-of-lacson-anti-terror-bill ))

Tags Anti-Terror, Bisaya, Malaginoo, Sintabasan

Republished Southeast Asia

Update on Anti-Authoritarian Prisoners Involved in Vandalism (Tangerang and Bekasi, Indonesia)

Post author By Bandilang Itim
Post date 2020/07/25

Saturday, July 25th 2020; report written by the Anti-authoritarian Federation (FedAO).

Three anti-authoritarian detainees from Tangerang and Bekasi (Indonesia) are charged with “provocation” for spraying graffiti and can be charged up to ten years in prison. The police have unlawfully isolated them from their families and legal aides. A report written by the Anti-authoritarian Federation (FedAO) of Indonesia and an update to “Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners in Tangerang and Bekasi in Indonesia.”

Tags English, Federasi Anti-Otoritarian, Indonesia, report