[ENGLISH] PLM Statement on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Memorial Day

By Partido Lakas ng Masa via Facebook

𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝟴𝟭 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗺𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗶. On August 6 and 9, 1945, two cities were obliterated, and more than 𝟮𝟭𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱—most of them civilians. In mere seconds, entire communities vanished, and to this day survivors endure the long-term effects of radiation, illness, and trauma.

As ICAN (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons) reminds us, the hibakusha—the survivors—have consistently declared: “𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻.” Yet nuclear weapons remain a threat, especially in Asia where U.S. military presence and imperialist strategies continue to endanger peace and stability.

The shadow of nuclear weapons and U.S. military presence still looms large over Asia. With bases spread across Japan, South Korea, Australia, the Philippines, and Thailand, the threat of imperialist intervention persists.

For the Party of the Laboring Masses, 𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗺𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗶 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 but warnings for the present that 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝘂𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱. True peace is built on social justice and human dignity, not on intimidation or military might.

On this 81st anniversary, PLM joins the global call:

𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗛 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗡𝗨𝗖𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥 𝗪𝗘𝗔𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗦!

𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗦 𝗢𝗙𝗙 𝗔𝗦𝗜𝗔!

𝗘𝗡𝗗 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡!

𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝗿.

August 7, 2026