The pandemic has not affected the sale of arms and military equipment by the US. From January to July, it approved 43 contracts amounting to 70% of its total arms sales in 2019. Fifteen of these were approved in July, including a contract for the sale of various military vessels, machine guns, bombs and ammunition […]

The 88th and 8th IB forcibly evicted 2,000 Lu­mads and farmers from 15 communities in Ca­bang­la­san, Bu­kid­non last June 21. The butchers labelled the communities as a “no man’s land” after a dialogue between the datus, military and local government. (Read related article in Ang Ba­yan, June 21). After two days, the military dropped 15 […]

Like rabid dogs, troops of the 12th IB sowed terror in Janiuay, Iloilo from August 5 until the second week of the month. New People’s Army (NPA)-Panay spokesperson Ju­rie Guer­re­ro disclosed that seven farmers were mauled by the soldiers in Barangay Ati­mo­nan, Ja­niuay. Two civilians were also detained and coerced to serve as guides in […]

The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) appointed Ju­lie­ta de Li­ma last August 19 as temporary chairperson of its peace panel following the recent death of former chief negotiator Fidel Agcaoili. NDFP chief political consultant Jose Maria Sison said that de Lima is the most senior among the members of the NDFP peace panel. […]

Beyond ordinary profits, Big Pharma rake in superprofits by setting prices way past their cost of production. This is particularly repugnant when companies engage in price-gouging in the case of life-saving medicines and vaccines. Pfizer in March announced that it would price its 2-dose Covid-19 vaccine at no les than $40 in the US. Moderna […]

Si Ka Randall Echanis, 72, beteranong rebolusyonaryo at lingkod-bayan, tagapagtaguyod ng masang anakpawis, at tagapagsulong ng makatarungang kapayapaan, ay walang-awang pinahirapan at pinaslang. Pinasok ng mga pasistang berdugo ang kanyang inuupahang tirahan sa Quezon City noong madaling-araw ng Agosto 10. Siya’y iginapos, pinagsasasaksak at hinampas sa ulo. Ang tanging saksi, ang dumamay na kapitbahay, ay […]

Binigyan ng pinakamataas na parangal ng rebolusyonaryong kilusan at mamamayan ang konsultant ng National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) at tagapangulo ng Anakpawis Partylist na si Randall Echanis (Ka Randy) noong Agosto 17. Nagsagawa ng karaban ang mga kaanak, kasamahan at kanyang tagasuporta mula Quezon City tungong Marikina City kung saan siya inilibing. Brutal […]

Inambus ng Bagong Hukbong Bayan (BHB)-Central Negros ang nag-ooperasyong mga tropa ng 62nd IB sa Sityo Tabago, Barangay Sandayao, Guihulngan noong Agosto 14. Hindi alam ng mga sundalo na batid ng mga Pulang mandirigma ang kanilang presensya. Paglapit nila sa kampo ng BHB, pinasabugan sila ng bomba. Sampung sundalo ang napatay at dalawa ang nasugatan. […]

Isang lokal ng Batangas na naging pinuno ng armadong kilusan sa Southern Tagalog ang pinaslang ng Armed Forces of the Philippines noong Agosto 8. Tulog ang sugatan at wala nang kakayahang lumaban na si Mario Caraig (Ka Jethro) nang barilin siya ng mga sundalo ng 1st IB sa tinuluyan niyang bahay sa Barangay San Antonio, […]

Binaril at napatay ng mga elemento ng estado sa isang mataong lugar ang manggagawang pangkalusugan na si Zara Alvarez, 39, sa Eroreco Subdivision, Barangay Mandalagan, Bacolod City noong Agosto 17. Aktibong kasapi si Alvarez ng Negros Island Integrated Health Program, isang organisasyong nagbibigay ng serbisyo at pagsasanay medikal sa mga maralitang komunidad sa isla. Isa […]