Notice on Ka Wilson’s death

PHILIPPINES | 03 – 07 – 2009 | Dear friends and comrades,
It is with great sadness and grief that we inform you of the death of Comrade Wilson “Ka Wilson”
Baldonaza, Secretary General of KMU, at 2:15am yesterday (July 1). He was 57. He is survived by his
wife, Lily.

Since June 6, he has been confined at the Acute Stroke Unit of the Manila Central University Hospital
after suffering a 2nd stroke arising from high-blood and complications from heart, lungs, liver and kidney
problems. Since then, he has been sustained by a respirator.

Ka Wilson started his political involvement as a member of a militant youth organization prior to the
declaration of Martial Law in 1972. He later worked as a security guard at the Manila Domestic Airport
and then at the Mabuhay Textile Mills as quality control personnel. In 1985, he became vice-president
and subsequently president of the workers union at Mabuhay Textile Mills in 1985 and led successful
strikes for workers’ rights. He then served as secretary-general of the Valenzuela chapter of the Bagong
Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN), the umbrella organization of nationalist organizations, from 1987 to
1990.

In the years that followed, he became an educator and a project evaluator at the Ecumenical Institute for
Labor Education and Research (EILER). In 2000, he decided to go back to full-time work in organizing
workers’ unions under the Alliance of Nationalist and Genuine Labor Organizations (ANGLO), a KMU
federation, and was elected as its president in 2002.

He was elected Secretary General of KMU at its 9th Congress in 2007.

His life is an exemplary example of dedication and commitment to serving the working class and people.
Up to his death, he carried the Filipino people and the working class worldwide in his heart.
We celebrate a life lived to the fullest, even as we mourn his demise. He will be forever etched in the
hearts of the Filipino masses and all those whom he pledged to serve up to his last breath.

His remains temporarily lie at the Ambassador Funeral Homes in Mabini St., C-3, Caloocan City. He will
be transferred today at another place to accommodate the many friends and comrades who want to pay
their last respect. Ka Wilson is set to be buried on July 5. Details will be announced later. (Please check
www.kilusangmayouno.org for updates)
Tribute as follows:
July 2 – ANGLO-KMU
July 3 – BAYAN
July 4 – KMU and Anakpawis Party List
For those who may wish to send messages of sympathy, please send them to
kilusangmayouno@gmail.com and kmu.intl@gmail.com. Your messages will be be read at the KMU
tribute on July 4. It will also be compiled and given to Ka Wilson’s family. (Please find attached Ka
Wilson’s biography for your reference).

For those who wish to send donations, you can still do so thru the following methods:
a) thru bank (in US$ account)
Account Holder: Ma. Teresa Dioquino and Norma Binas
Account Number: 0274-0768-52
Name of Bank: Bank of the Philippine Islands
Address: Timog Branch, Quezon City, Philippines
IBAN: BOPI PHMM
b) thru Western Union, Xoom payment and door-to-door delivery
Recipients:
MA. TERESA DIOQUINO or PRISCILLA ANG-MANIQUIZ
63 Narra St. Proj. 3 Quezon City, Philippines
Telephone Number: (632) 4210986

Once again, thank you for your sympathy and solidarity.
Ka Wilson is dead! Long live Ka Wilson!
Long live the struggle for national and social liberation!

In solidarity,
Tess Dioquino
Secretary
KMU International Department

2 July 2009