Tatay Lery estimated that his rice stock, his share from the harvest in an adjacent barrio, would only last a week to feed his family. His son who works in Manila could not remit money to him because he lost his job due to the lockdown. The lockdown has further cut the income of farmers […]

Elements of the Philippine National Police (PNP) successively arrested 76 activists and relief volunteers in Metro Manila, Rizal and Iloilo on Labor Day, May 1. Ten volunteers were arrested in Marikina while conducting a feeding program for urban poor residents. Marikina City Mayor Marcy Teodoro ordered the release of the victims asserting that they have […]

On April 30, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) declared that it will no longer extend its unilateral ceasefire. “As the Covid-19 pandemc continues to worsen, the CPP and the New People’s Army (NPA) will give highest priority to fight the disease despite Duterte and the AFP’s order to intensify offensives and other military […]

The Cordillera People’s Alliance (CPA) marked the 36th Cordillera Day commemoration last April 24 by distributing food packs and personal protective equipment (PPE) to the poor and heath workers. It enjoined the people to make the Cordillera Day celebration meaningful by continuing to unite and defend the Cordillera people’s rights and and ancestral lands. The […]

The 88th IB concocted a story that an encounter between its troops and the New People’s Army (NPA) erupted at Sitio Mahayhay, Barangay Lipa, Quezon, Bukidnon on April 28 in the morning. What, in fact, took place in the area, was an encounter between the 88th IB’s Bravo Company and intelligence unit, according to an […]

Mining companies TVI Resource Development (Phils) Inc. (TVIRD) and Agata Mining Ventures Inc. (AMVI) continue to operate in Zamboanga del Sur and Agusan del Norte last April despite the Covid-19 lockdowns implemented in the provinces. The companies continued to erect structures and position additional mining equipment during the said period. The TVIRD which manages mining […]

Duterte is desperately trying to justify his call to reopen Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), online casinos ran by Chinese capitalists, despite its lockdown which prohibits the operation of enterprises that are “non-essential” in addressing the Covid-19 pandemic. POGOs provide exclusive gambling services to foreigners through the internet. Duterte and his minions including Finance Sec. […]

The Filipino people firmly opposed China’s move to further tighten its claim over two Philippine territories: the Kalayaan Group of Islands (international name: Spratly Islands) and the Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal.) Last April 18, China announced that it was establishing two new districts at the South China Sea. It designated the Kalayaan Group of Islands, […]

Various organizations commemorated the 47th anniversary of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) on April 24. The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People’s Army praised the NDFP for uniting the Filipino people under the banner of national democracy. The CPP said the the NDFP should strengthen its call for […]

Cuban government officials condemned the shooting against its embassy in Washington D.C. in the US on April 30. The gunman was identified as Alexander Alazo, a mentally deranged Cuban exile. Cuba believes that the hostility toward Cuba by US government officials fomented violence. Cuba likened the incident to attacks against Cuban health workers who are […]