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“Remembrance is indeed the only antidote to the return of authoritarian rule. But what once made it possible - and, from the standpoint of Marcos and company, necessary — is still with us and makes it reprise, though not necessarily in the same form, a constant peril.”

–Luis V. Teodoro

Ka Bel will always live in our hearts and minds. His legacy of fighting for national and social liberation will always inspire the people in the current and further generations. — Jose Maria Sison

“He died a poor and simple politician. He died repairing his own leaking roof. He died working, serving and not being served.” — Fr. Robert Reyes

“To the end, he displayed the true mettle of the Filipino worker.” — Sen. Manny Villar

“While the working class and people are saddened at his passing away, they celebrate as well the victories Ka Bel has helped achieve and all the valuable contributions he has made in advancing the struggles of the toiling masses and the entire Filipino people.” — Ka Roger Rosal, Communist Party of the Philippines

“You are a martyr to the cause of the poor. You belong to them and only they can rightfully claim you as their very own.” — Sen. Nene Pimentel

“Ka Bel is one of the Philippines’ foremost champions of civil liberties and social equity. We have been one with his ideals since the early days of the Marcos dictatorship, and while Ka Bel’s role in our democracy can never be replaced, we take solace in the thought that his was a full life lived on solid principles, compassion for others and loyalty to the welfare of the Filipino worker.” — Sen. Kiko Pangilinan