From the Communist Party of the Philippines (PKP-1930)
The October Revolution is deeply connected to the present and still has the solid values
October 28, 2023
Eduardo F. Landayan (General Secretary, Communist Party of the Philippines (PKP1930))
Dear Comrades,
Through the SHISO-UNDO Activist Group, we comradery sent our revolutionary
greetings and salute to the very historic rally which you group initiated and yearly
actively pursued.
Though the universal events we are commemorating today, took place over a century ago.
But it’s relevant today to remind us of steadfastness and value. Its universal contribution
to social, economic, political and philosophical growth and change remains incomparable
and will remain as society and civilization marches on. Its profound impact is universallyrecognized.
It's a valuable contribution to social progress, to philosophy and ideologicalconsciousness that has been the foundation of successive change that leads to thedownfall and end to the capitalist, colonialist, feudalistic and slavish social order which
was the dominant social relation prior to the revolution.
It is significant today as it took place one hundred six years ago, as it was to Russianworking people in opposition to global capitalist war which was raging in capitalist
Europe and imperial Asia then. The revolution took place as reaction and opposition of
the farmers, the workers, the soldiers and other oppressed masses to the Tsarist Russia’s
involvement in the inter-capitalist rivalry for the division of Europe and Asia.
In search for peace and destiny of the Russian workers and peasant who as lowly soldiers
were feed to the meat grinders of imperialist ambition for conquest, for colonial
exploitation and hegemony; of the peasant and slave quest for the land of their own andpossession; of the poor and hungry masses for food and shelter; of the literate few forchanges and freedom from the archaic and monastic social ideas and way of life, ofchange against the reactionary instituted repressive system.
Under the call for peace, land, and bread the united oppressed masses under theguidance of the Bolshevik party toppled the Tsarist monarchical regime of Russia on thedate we are commemorating today. The downfall of the monarchical dictatorship paved
the way for peace and the end of Tsarist Russia.

Succeeding events and development has shown the world that: feudalism can be fettersand collective land ownership can be attained; that a universal free education can beenjoyed, that industrialization and growth is achievable without a capitalist master; that
free hospitalization, medical and health care can be universally enjoyed, that anaffordable shelter is attainable for every person; that spiritual and aesthetic enjoymentof life and freedom is for all; that exploitation of men against fellowmen and country
against country can be universally eradicated.
These are the relevant and significant parts of that glorious day. Against the crisis ofimpending war, of global imperialist exploitation the lesson and experience of theNovember 7, 1917 Revolution is must for us… the workers, the peasant, the soldiers, thedemocratic segment of society to study, to enrich and to unite! For our common anduniversal struggle for peace, for democracy, for freedom and socialism.
Thank you and long live!
In Solidarity,Eduardo F. Landayan
General Secretary
Philippine Communist Party (PKP-1930)(Headline by the editorial office)