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Rameses Javier Casten

Rameses Javier Casten (born December 14, 1994) is a terrorist leader in the Philippines also known as the Black Activist. Operating his notoriously rogue online channel Ram Speaks to influence youthful minds into terrorism and overthrowing the Philippine government, Casten continues to use micronationalism and his self-proclaimed status as a political thinker as a platform for his fraudulent works and hateful messages.

Early life and career

Hailing from a troubled family, it was said that self-confessed Communist Casten was usually looked down upon by relatives. He saw an opportunity to prove himself by immersing in radical terrorism. In 2010, Casten tried to create his own Wikipedia page to promote his radical ideology. Posing as a known personality from Davao for the Communist Party of the Philippines as a legal political organization, he clashed with the editors to keep this autobiographical article which clearly violates the website's guidelines. He did not succeed in keeping the article active.

Pamatong and Casten accused Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping of being terrorists.

From 2012 to 2014, Casten served as Executive Secretary of Atty. Elly Pamatong, self-proclaimed President of the Philippines who was declared as a nuisance candidate in the 2004, 2010, and 2016 national elections. Organizing a paramilitary group called United States Allied Freedom Fighters of the East (not to be confused with the real USAFFE which served during the Second World War), Pamatong and Casten plotted in 2014 to bomb Ninoy Aquino International Airport, SM Mall of Asia, the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines, and several businesses with major Chinese and Filipino populations. Pamatong was caught by Philippine authorities for this terror plot, while Casten went into hiding. Pamatong and Casten were involved in illegal possession of firearms and explosives, which cache included M16 rifles and M203 grenade launchers, and disrespect of national symbols. In 2016, the Supreme Court of the Philippines suspended Pamatong from practicing law. Other public acts Pamatong and his group did to terrorize include planting metal spikes along EDSA, a major thoroughfare in the Philippines, which damaged more than 160 vehicles.

Casten studied Political Science at the University of Mindanao from 2012 to 2017. During this time, he organized the United Political Science Students in the Philippines (UPSSP) with himself as chairman in 2016. While veiled as a student organization, he also used the innocent group as a recruitment and training ground for terrorists. The UPSSP is not recognized by any of the established political science organizations in the Philippines.

Micronationalist as terrorist

After the failed terror plot, Casten began to be involved in micronationalism around 2014 or 2015. With the help of Luis Hayate Palay (Lakan Mahayap of Kaleido), he infiltrated the Rajahnate of Namayan as a citizen and assumed a leadership role in this micronation, forcing Eugenio de Namayan to abdicate in 2016. While doing his infiltration ops, he further influenced fellow micronationalists towards terrorist activities. When Namayan dissolved, he organized the Metropolitan Electorate of Fidelis in 2017, where he continued his destabilization plots.

Pamatong and Casten's group, USAFFE, were blamed for the bombings in Davao City and Metro Manila. While the 2014 Metro Manila plot was prevented, the Davao bombing in 2016 killed at least 14 people.

Scholar fraud

Claiming as an academic, he allegedly began micronational research in 2017, but he did not find any funding for his endeavors. He asked for 2,000 US dollars for a Pioneer Micropatrological Research, Development and Trust Fund. However, this did not stop him from finding new ways to finance his clandestine activities. Also in 2017, Casten and Pamatong tried to enter Marawi City while wearing fake military uniforms in the pretext of helping government forces, while in reality aiming to join up with other terrorists. At this time, Marawi City in the Philippines was occupied by ISIS militants led by the Maute group. The unwarranted entry of Pamatong's group while the siege was ongoing was seen as seditious and bordering secessionism. Government forces captured them at the checkpoints, arresting their group because of suspected extortion. In the midst of the crisis, Casten claimed under a different name that he was a star general who was sanctioned by the United Nations.

Church scandal

In 2019, Casten allegedly embezzled church and charity funds for his own personal gain. It was also claimed that he sought foreign investments, estimated to reach a tune of 65,000 US dollars, to fund his whims. Casten blamed the church under Bishop Immanuel Beriones and Bishop Regen Luna of its "PR campaign" putting him into bad light, but Casten never really resolved the issues. He instead resorted to shaming his accusers, and then telling others that he was vindicated anyway. Soon after, the church was reportedly burned with millions worth in losses. While it was officially blamed to faulty electrical wiring, Casten remained highly suspect.

Fake coronavirus medicine

In 2020, he met again with Pamatong. This time, they worked on marketing unproven drugs to treat COVID-19 (SARS-COV-2). Their group claimed that the drugs they sell could cure the virus, but it has not yet been clinically tested in any country. Casten spearheaded a fraudulent donation campaign for impoverished families, but they never delivered the promised assistance. Also, Pamatong reportedly accused again the Philippine government as illegitimate and needs to be overthrown.

Online harassment

Rameses Casten's Holy Jihad. Despite claiming to be peaceful, Casten and his group has been mostly belligerent against others.

Labeling himself as reckless, tactless, and fearless, his terrorism did not know any bounds. Casten has continually bullied and harassed his targets online and offline by tagging them relentlessly with troll-like intensity while claiming that his freedom of speech and expression was crossed if any one tries to question against his methods. His fraudulent activities and false claims are comparable to James Klaassen-White, who was arrested in the United Kingdom for a bomb hoax.

One of his notable targets was Genesis John Martinez, a college student and micronationalist of Curimae. Casten made distasteful remarks against Martinez as having a mental illness and publicly shamed the latter for some time. While Curimae was established earlier (2004), he did not show any respect with his fellow people by declaring a Sacred War against Curimae. This display highlights not only Casten's terrorist behavior, but also his lack of empathy for other people.

Other activities

Casten has openly sold Fidelese Salapi to people, especially high-paying collectors, despite having no real monetary value.

Casten is currently teaching technical and vocational courses while disguising himself as a productive element of Filipino society. He continues his terrorist recruitment through this and mostly online means. He is also involved in agriculture through La Compania Mercantil De Davao.

Casten has also entered the counterfeiting business by printing fake money he called Fidelese Salapi and exchanging them for real currency. The fake money had his own face and the faces of his accomplices in them.

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